The Worldwide Market for High-Definition TV Equipment & Services - 2008 Edition

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 - Introduction, Scope & Methodology

• 1.0 Introduction
• 1.1 Scope
  • 1.1.1 Product Definitions
  • 1.1.2 Objectives
  • 1.1.3 Report Content
  • 1.1.4 Quantitative Analyses
• 1.2 Methodology
  • 1.2.1 Information Sources
  • 1.2.2 Forecasting Methodology

Chapter 2 - HDTV Market & Technology Trends

• 2.0 Introduction
• 2.1 Retail Trends
  • 2.1.1 Display Technologies
  • 2.1.2 HD Content Availability
  • 2.1.3 Blu-ray Disc in PCs & Laptops
  • 2.1.4 Game Consoles
• 2.2 Compression Standards & Emerging Transmission Technologies
  • 2.2.5 DOCSIS 3.0
  • 2.2.6 Tru2Way
  • 2.2.7 MFH3
  • 2.2.8 WHDI
• 2.7 Content Protection
  • 2.7.1 HDCP
  • 2.7.2 DTCP

Chapter 3 - The Worldwide Market

• 3.0 Introduction
• 3.1 Factors Considered When Forecasting the HDTV Market
  • 3.1.1 Growth in TV households
  • 3.1.2 Penetration of Digital TV Services
  • 3.1.3 HD Adoption by Digital TV Subscribers
  • 3.1.4 Multiple TVs per Home
  • 3.1.5 DVR Penetration
  • 3.1.6 Replacement Rates
  • 3.1.7 DVD Player/Recorder Penetration of TV Households
  • 3.1.8 PC Penetration of Population
  • 3.1.9 Inclusion of New Technology in New PCs
  • 3.1.10 Product Launch Plans
  • 3.1.11 General Assumptions & Forecast Vulnerabilities
• 3.2 The Worldwide Market

Chapter 4 - The Americas Market

• 4.0 Introduction
• 4.1 Americas Summary
• 4.2 Canada
  • 4.2.1 Pay-TV Platforms
    • 4.2.1.1 Cable
    • 4.2.1.2 Satellite
    • 4.2.1.3 IPTV
  • 4.2.2 DTT
• 4.3 United States
  • 4.3.1 Cable
  • 4.3.2 Satellite
  • 4.3.3 IPTV
  • 4.3.4 DTT
  • 4.3.5 HDTV Sets
  • 4.3.6 Blue-laser Disc Equipment
• 4.4 Latin America
  • 4.4.1 Argentina
  • 4.4.2 Brazil
  • 4.4.3 Mexico

Chapter 5 - The Asia Pacific Market

• 5.0 Introduction
• 5.1 Asia-Pacific Summary
• 5.2 Australia
  • 5.2.1 DTT
  • 5.2.2 Pay-TV Platforms
• 5.3 China
  • 5.3.1 DTT
  • 5.3.2 HDTV products
  • 5.3.4 Blue-laser disc products
• 5.4 Japan
  • 5.4.1 Cable
  • 5.4.2 Satellite
  • 5.4.3 IPTV
  • 5.4.4 DTT
  • 5.4.5 HDTV products
  • 5.4.6 Blue-laser disc equipment
• 5.5 South Korea
  • 5.5.1 Pay-TV Platforms
  • 5.5.2 DTT
  • 5.5.3 HDTV products
  • 5.5.4 Blue-laser disc equipment
• 5.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific

Chapter 6 - The Europe, Middle East & Africa Market

• 6.0 Introduction
• 6.1 EMEA Summary
• 6.2 Europe
  • 6.2.1 HDTV Products
  • 6.2.2 Western Europe
  • 6.2.3 Eastern European HDTV Services
• 6.3 The Middle East & Africa

Chapter 7 - HD STB Supplier Market Shares

Appendix 1 Glossary

Appendix 2 Indices of Tables and Figures