Abstract
Digital TV services are rapidly expanding around the world. By the end of
2006, there will be over 175 million households that are watching digital TV
services delivered by satellite TV service providers, IPTV service providers,
cable TV operators, or digital terrestrial TV services. However, the growing
number of digital TV households also creates a challenge for pay-TV service
providers: how to protect their valuable video content from piracy or illegal
usage.
The common industry solution to this challenge is through the use of
conditional access technologies. Conditional access (CA) technologies protect
video content by requiring that certain criteria be met before a specific
end-user is granted access to that content.
This report covers conditional access products and technologies in the pay-TV
services industry. It discusses why there is a need for conditional access in
the pay-TV industry, how it works, and highlights the basic business models in
use today.
The report also profiles leading conditional access product vendors and
provides current vendor market shares. In addition, it forecasts worldwide
revenues for pay-TV conditional access products through 2010.
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