Regulation Of The Iptv Value Chain

Publication Date	February 2007
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	24
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00291

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Summary

IPTV services are seen by many as the future for Telecoms operators who wish to make up for the decline of revenues from traditional voice. Currently, their diffusion is still limited but growing. One of the main concerns is around regulatory aspects, as the IPTV value chain cuts across both the traditional broadcasting and Telecoms network infrastructure worlds. In this report we provide an overview of where regulation stands today in the different layers of the IPTV value chain.

Content

Key messages
Overview and definitions
IPTV value chain
Regulation applied across the value chain
The EU regulatory framework
EU Authorisation Directive
EU Universal Service Directive
EU Access Directive
TVWF Directive
Countries
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Italy
Japan
UK
US
Table of figures
- Figure 1 IPTV value chain
- Figure 2 Summary of regulation applied to value chain
- Figure 3 TVWF Directive rules
- Figure 4 Key changes to the TVWF Directive
- Figure 5 Summary of regulation across countries profiled