HDTV 2008: Global uptake, strategies and business models

Introduction - Definitions

Executive Summary

• HDTV roll-out and market forecasts
• Availability of HD content
• HD on digital terrestrial television
• HD display readiness
• HD-enabled homes
• Pay TV operators

• HDTV content
• HDTV channels
• Hi-def home video
• Hi-def gaming
• Online HD content

• HDTV business case
• Typology of HDTV benefits
• Factors influencing optimal HD strategy
• The demand for HDTV

• MPEG4 and HDTV business case
• MPEG4/HD routes
• MPEG4 switchover
• Business case of HD simulcasts

• Western Europe: Key markets
• Benelux markets
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Nordic markets
• Spain
• United Kingdom

• EMEA: Other markets
• Austria
• Czech Republic
• Estonia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Poland
• Portugal
• Russia
• Switzerland
• Turkey

• Asia Pacific
• Australia
• China
• Hong Kong
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• South Korea

• North America
• Canada
• USA

• Notes on other markets
• South Africa
• Thailand
• Taiwan

• Annex 1 : High Definition ' for dummies'
• Annex 2: Glossary
• Annex 3: Detailed forecasts
• Annex 4: High Definition channels lists

• Scope of the report

• Introduction - Definitions

• Executive Summary
• HDTV uptake: Key figures

• HDTV roll-out and market forecasts
• Availability of HD content by market and by platform (details)
• Availability of HD content by platform (summary)
• Cable operators and HDTV (selection)
• Bandwidth required for HDTV
• TV platforms and their capacity to deliver HDTV
• IPTV operators and HDTV (selection)
• Satellite operators and HDTV (selection)
• Pros and cons of free-to-air HDTV over
• DTT (UK case)
• HD penetration concepts
• Chronology of TV innovations
• HD-ready households (000s)
• HD-ready households (%)
• Western Europe HD uptake 2007
• Western Europe HD uptake 2012
• Western Europe HD uptake (2005-2012)
• Western Europe HD uptake (2007)
• Western Europe HD uptake (2012)
• HD-enabled homes Western Europe 2005-2012: pay TV v. free TV
• Global HD uptake 2005-2012
• Key success factors for HD markets uptake
• HD-enabled households (000s)
• HD-enabled households (%)
• Digital TV and HDTV migration in Western Europe
• Digital TV and HDTV migration in the US
• European pay TV operators: HD line-up and performance at end - 2007
• Key HD operators (analysed in Part 2)
• HD subscribers for major pay TV operators (selection)
• HD conversion rate for major pay TV operators (selection)
• HDTV channels available by delivery mechanism
• HDTV channels by satellite system

• HDTV content
• HDTV channels by genre and launch year
• HDTV channels by genre and launch year
• HDTV channels by genre and launch year
• HDTV channels by country and launch year
• HDTV channels by business model and launch year
• HDTV channels by business model and launch year
• HDTV channels by pay TV operator and launch year (selection)
• HDTV channels by pay TV operator and launch year (selection)
• Number of HD channels available by country
• HDTV channels by pay TV operator and launch year (selection)
• HD Channels in Europe
• Home video v. broadcast TV: the race for higher quality
• BD player/recorder penetration
• BD games console penetration
• BD player/recorder penetration of HDTV households
• BD games console penetration of HDTV households
• HD console installed base market share by territory
• USA: Installed base by platform
• HD consoles in % of all installed base
• Installed base by platform (Japan)
• Installed base by platform (Europe)
• Installed base by platform (Global)
• Sales of HD consoles (global)
• Installed base of HD consoles (global)
• Categories of benefits associated with HDTV

• HDTV business case
• Revenues from HD boxes and HD fees
• HD line-up and pricing (selection)
• The optimal HD timing and trade-off etween costs and opportunities

• The MPEG4 and HDTV business case
• HDTV and MPEG4, the virtuous circle
• Basic cost assumptions (default model)
• The ' sit-back' scenario (spontaneous switchover over 10 years)
• Switching mid-sized platform in year 4: a € 178m loss
• Switching mid-sized platform in year 7: a € 102m gain
• Switching mid-sized platform in year 4: a € 178m loss
• Switching mid-sized platform in year 7: a € 102m gain
• Switching a small platform in year 3: a € 227m gain
• Switching big platform in year 4: a € 586m loss
• Outcome of the cost-benefit modelling (transponder cost € 4m in year 1)
• Outcome of the cost-benefit modelling
• Revenues and costs of an HD simulcast
• Number of subscribers to break-even an HD simulcast

• Western Europe: Key markets
• Key data: Benelux
• Key HD forecasts: Benelux
• Key data: France
• HD channels available
• Native HD output: TF1/M6 roadmaps
• Native HD output on TF1
• Range of set-top boxes of Canal Plus
• HD DTT plans in France by multiplex
• Numericable' s set-top box range
• Key HD forecasts: France
• Key data: Germany
• Comparing Premiere HD and Sky HD
• Premiere box pricing
• Key HD forecasts: Germany
• Key data: Italy
• Key HD forecasts: Italy
• Sky Life' s HD packaging
• Key data: Nordic
• Canal Digital Boxes
• Key data: Denmark
• Key HD forecasts: Denmark
• Key data: Finland
• Key HD forecasts: Finland
• Key data: Norway
• Key HD forecasts: Norway
• Key data: Sweden
• Key HD forecasts: Sweden
• Key data: Spain
• Key HD forecasts: Spain
• Key data: United Kingdom
• HDTV feeds in the UK
• Sky+ and Sky HD comparison (quarters following launch)
• Sky HD quarterly net addition since launch
• Sky HD subscriber forecasts
• DTT multiplexes in the UK
• Key HD forecasts: United Kingdom

• EMEA: Other markets
• Key data: Austria
• Key HD forecasts: Austria
• Key data: Czech Republic
• Key HD forecasts: Czech Republic
• Key data: Estonia
• Key HD forecasts: Estonia
• Key data: Ireland
• Key HD forecasts: Ireland
• Key data: Israel
• HDTV channels available in Israel at end - 2007
• Key HD forecasts: Israel
• Key data: Poland
• Key HD forecasts: Poland
• Key data: Portugal
• Key HD forecasts: Portugal
• Key data: Russia
• Key HD forecasts: Russia
• Key data: Switzerland
• Cablecom box range pricing
• Key HD forecasts: Switzerland
• Key data: Turkey
• Key HD forecasts: Turkey

• Asia Pacific
• Key data: Australia
• Key HD forecasts: Australia
• Key data: China
• Key HD forecasts: China
• Key data: Hong Kong
• Key HD forecasts: Hong Kong
• Key data: Japan
• Key forecasts: Japan
• Key data: New Zealand
• Key HD forecasts: New Zealand
• Key data: Singapore
• Key HD forecasts: Singapore
• Key data: South Korea
• Korea' s mandatory HD DTT tuner roadmap
• Key HD forecasts: South Korea

• North America
• Key data: Canada
• Cogeco' s HD Box range and prices
• Key HD forecasts: Canada
• Key data: USA
• DirecTV packages and box cost
• DirecTV set-top box range
• Dish Network HD options
• Dish Network set-top box range (overview)
• International TV brands - HD channels distribution overseas (selection)
• Key HD forecasts: USA

• Annex 1 : High Definition ' for dummies'
• Comparison of TV format (signals and displays)
• HD has four times more pixels than SD

• Annex 2: Glossary

• Annex 3: Detailed forecasts
• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Benelux
• Canada
• China
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Netherlands
• Nordic (4 countries)
• Norway
• New Zealand
• Poland
• Portugal
• Russia
• South Korea
• Singapore
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
• USA

• Annex 4: High Definition channels lists

List of European HDTV channels

List of US HDTV channels