IMS Research has updated its Online Digital Set-top Box & iDTV Database with new information regarding TV households split by reception platform, STB and iDTV shipments and revenues, and profiles for operators in 68 countries. The update reveals that:

• On a global basis, digital TV households grew by 30% during 2009 with the IPTV and FTA DTT platforms experiencing the strongest growth, both near 60%. CAGR for all digital platforms between 2010 and 2014 is expected to be 8.2%.
• Despite the economic crisis, STB shipments increased by 18% over 2008, due in large part to analog switch-off in large terrestrial markets. A slight decline in total STB shipments is expected in 2010 and 2011. Lease-only equipment arrangements, pre-paid TV service cards, and government subsidies are being used to promote the digitization of various TV platforms both pay and FTA, hence increasing the adoption of digital TV in lower income households worldwide.
• More after the jump.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "IPTV Market Leaders Report 2010 Edition" report to their offering. This new MLR tracks the top 120 IPTV Vendors in 24 sub-sectors that are leading the IPTV market globally and in four global regions based on their deployments in over 850 IPTV Service Providers (SPs) worldwide. Almost 50 new SPs have begun offering IPTV service since October 2009, most of those in North America, Europe and the Rest of World regions. The report ranks and evaluates the position of Vendors that provide IPTV Access Systems, Video Headends, Video-on-Demand servers, Set-top Boxes, Middleware, and Content Protection.

MRG Inc. announces new leaders in the global IPTV Market Leaders Report — APRIL 2010, which semi-annually ranks IPTV Vendors and Operators worldwide. Including over 6 million new subscribers and 50 new IPTV Operators since October 2009, the report ranks over 100 Vendors in 24 regional sectors within the six product categories of Access Ports, Content Protection/DRM, Set-top-Boxes, Middleware, Video Headend, and Video-on-Demand.

IMS Research is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a one-of-a-kind TV forecast model and online database. For each of the 64 countries, it provides extensive country-by-country data on a large number of parameters including:

• TV households
• # of TVs per household
• TV installed base
• % of TV sets replaced each year
• Days of retailer inventory
• TV shipments by technology – CRT, LCD, PDP, Projection and OLED
• TV shipments with and without tuners
• Cable, satellite and terrestrial households
• Analog, digital and IPTV households
• Cable, satellite and IPTV share by operator

Once viewed as a rising star in the digital television ecosystem, IPTV has largely failed to deliver on its promise, according to a report just published by analyst firm Strategy Analytics. As a result, many industry watchers—including Strategy Analytics—have revised their IPTV estimates downward.

“IPTV service providers have failed to answer the fundamental ‘why’ question,” according to Ben Piper, Director of the Strategy Analytics Multiplay Market Dynamics service. “Why would an otherwise satisfied customer drop an existing service and sign up for IPTV? What features, content, or functionality does IPTV have that cable and satellite lack? Interactivity was IPTV’s promise, but so far we’ve seen little delivered.”

According to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media, the IPTV market continues to expand with global IPTV subscriptions reaching 29.7 million at the end of 2009, up from 19.4 million a year earlier. In particular, IPTV has started to win significant share in several emerging markets and has made inroads into some developed mid-sized ones, albeit at a slow pace.

The number of quarterly net new subscriptions, or net additions, for broadband-based TV services from telecoms operators and ISPs reached a record high of 3.2 million in the last three months of last year. But just four countries accounted for nearly two-thirds of all IPTV subscriptions: France, the US, China and South Korea.

IPTV subscriptions are poised to grow from over 30 million in 2010 to 68 million by the end of 2014, according to forecasts from analyst firm Strategy Analytics. Asia Pacific and Western Europe will lead in deployments, says the firm. The findings are announced as industry leaders prepare to attend the IPTV World Forum in London this week.

According to SNL Kagan, IPTV is emerging as a strong market alternative in the increasingly competitive global multichannel space. IPTV, which accounted for only 0.01% of global multichannel households at year-end 2003, grew to include 4.9% of pay-TV subscribers in 2009. SNL Kagan projects the number of IPTV subscribers will grow to 59.7 million by 2013, translating to an 8.3% subscriber share. IPTV video service revenues are expected to reach $22.6 billion by 2013, accounting for 9.8% of total global pay-TV revenues. IPTV operations have weathered the global recession with subscribers growing 46.9% year-over-year between 2008 and 2009 while revenues grew 69%.

IMS Research’s forthcoming 2010 study on The World Market for Set-top Boxes and iDTVs has revealed that hybrid set top boxes are becoming more prevalent than a year ago in the marketplace. The study reveals that continued growth is being driven by operators initiatives to increase ARPUs through additional services including push-VOD services, progressive download services and access to web content.

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute's new report "Outlook for the Worldwide Digital IP, Cable, and Satellite STB Industries in 2010 and Beyond," to their collection of Digital TV/HDTV Satellite market reports.

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

IPTV over FTTx

The relationship between IPTV and FTTx is at the heart of this report which explores operators' key strategies through a detailed examination of their offerings. An analysis of existing technologies, combined with national market conditions allows us to understand the motives behind innovative solutions and the respective issues inherent in the development of IPTV services and FTTx networks.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "IPTV Global Hospitality (In-Room and In-Flight Entertainment) Markets - 2010" report to their offering.

This hospitality IPTV market report is comprised of In-Room Entertainment and In-Flight Entertainment. This report discloses how large the entire hospitality video market is, what percentage already has Triple-Play or at least video services (Broadcast and on-demand services), and what part of that market is ready to buy (or lease or engage in a partnership) to offer a new or upgraded bundled IPTV service.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "IPTV Services - Advantages of FTTx. Key issues for Operators" report to their offering.

The relationship between IPTV and FTTx is at the heart of this report which explores operators key strategies through a detailed examination of their offerings. An analysis of existing technologies, combined with national market conditions allows us to understand the motives behind innovative solutions and the respective issues inherent in the development of IPTV services and FTTx networks.

“Despite the economic downturn, telco TV market growth was strong in 2009. As a result, service revenue for the global telco TV market increased to nearly $12 billion in 2009 and will increase to nearly $17 billion by the end of 2010,” says Serene Fong, industry analyst at ABI Research. Western Europe generates the largest share of global revenue which will continue to grow from $6.8 billion in 2009 to $18.4 billion in 2014, a 22% compound annual growth rate.

IMS Research’s report Market Opportunities for Internet Video to the TV reveals demand for connected CE devices are being driven by increased bandwidth, the evolution of content delivery methods and the convergence of media industries. These market drivers are resulting in new delivery methods, new content and evident changes in consumer behavior.