Abstract
Overview
Introduction
This databook provides top level data charts & tables to highlight digital
rights management opportunities and trends across the media sector
Scope
- Forecasts revenue growth for digital music and mobile content to 2009.
- Considers the increasing propensity for DRM to be integrated into mobile
devices.
- Forecasts the number of IPTV households in Europe and the US to 2009.
Report Highlights
Datamonitor expects global mobile content revenues to reach increase
significantly by 2009, driven by the deployment of more robust DRM solutions.
Digital sales will help to arrest the global music industry slump; almost a
quarter of the revenues received by the content owners will come from digital
services by 2009. However, this will not be possible unless DRM solutions are
properly implemented, protecting the rights of content owners while offering
flexible services to consumers.
IPTV will reach almost 10 million households across Europe and the US by the
end of 2009, opening up significant new opportunities for providers of content
protection solutions.
Reasons to Purchase
- Understand the importance of DRM with regard to enabling revenue growth
across the music and mobile sectors.
- Identify some of the key trends - notably increasing penetration of IPTV
and home networking - that will drive adoption of DRM solutions.