2008 European - Convergence and Broadcasting Market

Publication Date	March 2009
Publisher	BuddeComm
Product Type	Report
Pages	105
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BUD00363

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Summary

This report covers developments in Europe's markets for convergent services and broadcasting. Europe's media market is on the cusp of massive changes driven by new technological developments in fixed-line broadband, while from 2010 mobile technologies led by LTE will enable a range of media services to be delivered on the mobile platform. Fast Internet access has brought content to the forefront, and content providers are in a position to move into the telecom arena. Quad play models based on fibre, DSL, cable and HSPA/LTE networks will deliver a growing number of services.

Operators are fast upgrading their communications networks to IP packet-switched technology, providing convergence and enabling voice, video and data applications to be delivered over the same physical network. Consumers are in the meantime exploiting the possibilities inherent in Digital and Personal Video Recorders, VoD and user-generated content to transform the way content is delivered and managed.

The availability of convergence offerings in Eastern Europe is expanding but has largely depended on the maturity of broadband markets, with many still in the nascent stages of development in terms of subscriber numbers. Yet the continuing deployment of ADSL2+ and FTTx infrastructure is laying the foundation for future convergence offerings. Technological developments coupled with competition are shaping digital media. TV broadcasters, the traditional distributors of media content, are competing with and at the same time turning to Internet delivery platforms. While new players have entered traditional media markets, new markets based on digital media products have emerged and are growing on the back of the region's high broadband penetration.

The transition to Digital Terrestrial TV continues to take place, with countries such as Sweden having already switched off analogue signals. Regulators are assigning digital dividend spectrum released from this process to improve mobile broadband across the region, so accelerating the possibilities for convergent services in rural areas.

The countries covered in this report include: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (FYROM), Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom.

Henry Lancaster

March 2009

Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.

The following notes provide some background to our scenario forecasting methodology:

This report includes what we term scenario forecasts. By describing long-range scenarios we identify a band within which we expect market growth to occur. The associated text describes what we see as the most likely growth trend within this band.
The projections shown in the tables in this report are based on our own historical information, as well as on telecommunication sector statistics from official and non-official, national and international sources. We assume a possible deviation of 15-20% around this data.
All statistics for GDP, revenue, etc are shown in US$, in order to maintain consistency within and between markets. At the same time we acknowledge that this can introduce some irregularities.

Content

1. ALBANIA
- 1.1 Broadcasting market overview
2. AUSTRIA
- 2.1 Convergence
  - 2.1.1 Key general trends
  - 2.1.2 Triple play models
  - 2.1.3 Regulatory issues
3. BELARUS
- 3.1 Broadcasting market overview
4. BELGIUM
- 4.1 Convergence
  - 4.1.1 Key general trends
  - 4.1.2 Triple play models
  - 4.1.3 Regulatory issues
5. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
- 5.1 Broadcasting market overview
6. BULGARIA
- 6.1 Convergence
  - 6.1.1 Overview
  - 6.1.2 Triple play
  - 6.1.3 Overview of broadcasting market
7. CROATIA
- 7.1 Convergence
  - 7.1.1 Triple play models
- 7.2 Broadcasting market overview
  - 7.2.1 Regulatory issues
8. CYPRUS
- 8.1 Convergence
  - 8.1.1 Overview of triple play models
- 8.2 Broadcasting market overview
9. CZECH REPUBLIC
- 9.1 Convergence
  - 9.1.1 Key general trends
  - 9.1.2 Triple play models
- 9.2 Broadcasting market overview
  - 9.2.1 Czech Television (CT)
  - 9.2.2 TV Nova
  - 9.2.3 Prima TV
  - 9.2.4 Regulatory developments
    - 9.2.4.1 Broadcasting licences awarded
10. DENMARK
- 10.1 Convergence
  - 10.1.1 Key general trends
  - 10.1.2 Triple play models
  - 10.1.3 Regulatory issues
    - 10.1.3.1 Overview
    - 10.1.3.2 VoIP
11. ESTONIA
- 11.1 Convergence
  - 11.1.1 VoIP
    - 11.1.1.1 Elion
    - 11.1.1.2 Skype
  - 11.1.2 Triple play
- 11.2 Broadcasting market overview
12. FINLAND
- 12.1 Convergence
  - 12.1.1 Key general trends
  - 12.1.2 Triple play models
13. FRANCE
- 13.1 Convergence
  - 13.1.1 Key general trends
  - 13.1.2 Triple play models
    - 13.1.2.1 SFR/neuf Cegetel
    - 13.1.2.2 Orange
    - 13.1.2.3 Canal+
    - 13.1.2.4 Other operators
  - 13.1.3 Quadruple play models
  - 13.1.4 Regulator issues
    - 13.1.4.1 VoIP
14. GERMANY
- 14.1 Convergence
  - 14.1.1 Key general trends
  - 14.1.2 Triple play models
    - 14.1.2.1 Operators
  - 14.1.3 Regulatory issues
    - 14.1.3.1 VoIP
    - 14.1.3.2 Fragmented legal framework
- 14.2 Broadcasting market overview
  - 14.2.1 Digital TV
15. GREECE
- 15.1 Convergence
  - 15.1.1 Overview
  - 15.1.2 Triple play
- 15.2 Broadcasting market overview
16. HUNGARY
- 16.1 Convergence
  - 16.1.1 Overview
  - 16.1.2 VoIP
  - 16.1.3 Triple play models
- 16.2 Broadcasting market overview
17. ICELAND
- 17.1 Convergence
18. IRELAND
- 18.1 Convergence
  - 18.1.1 Key general trends
  - 18.1.2 Triple play models
    - 18.1.2.1 Smart Telecom
    - 18.1.2.2 Magnet Networks
    - 18.1.2.3 UPC Ireland
  - 18.1.3 Regulatory issues
    - 18.1.3.1 VoIP
    - 18.1.3.2 Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Systems (MMDS)
- 18.2 Broadcasting market overview
19. ITALY
- 19.1 Convergence
  - 19.1.1 Key general trends
  - 19.1.2 Triple play models
  - 19.1.3 Quad play models
  - 19.1.4 Regulatory issues
    - 19.1.4.1 VoIP
20. LATVIA
- 20.1 Convergence
  - 20.1.1 Overview
  - 20.1.2 Triple play models
21. LITHUANIA
- 21.1 Convergence
- 21.2 Broadcasting market overview
22. LUXEMBOURG
- 22.1 Convergence
23. MACEDONIA (FYROM)
- 23.1 Convergence
- 23.2 Broadcasting market overview
24. MALTA
- 24.1 Convergence
  - 24.1.1 Triple play models
- 24.2 Broadcasting market overview
25. MOLDOVA
- 25.1 Convergence
- 25.2 Broadcasting market overview
26. MONTENEGRO
- 26.1 Broadcasting market overview
27. NETHERLANDS
- 27.1 Convergence
  - 27.1.1 Key general trends
  - 27.1.2 Triple play models
  - 27.1.3 Regulatory issues
    - 27.1.3.1 VoIP
    - 27.1.3.2 Cable tariffs
28. NORWAY
- 28.1 Convergence
  - 28.1.1 Key general trends
  - 28.1.2 Triple play models
  - 28.1.3 Regulatory issues
    - 28.1.3.1 VoIP
  - 28.1.4 VoIP
29. POLAND
- 29.1 Convergence
  - 29.1.1 Overview
  - 29.1.2 Triple play
- 29.2 Broadcasting market overview
  - 29.2.1.1 TP Emitel
  - 29.2.1.2 TVP
  - 29.2.1.3 Telewizja Polsat
  - 29.2.1.4 TVN
30. PORTUGAL
- 30.1 Convergence
  - 30.1.1 Overview
  - 30.1.2 Key general trends
  - 30.1.3 Triple play models
31. ROMANIA
- 31.1 Convergence
  - 31.1.1 Triple play
- 31.2 Broadcasting market overview
  - 31.2.1 Romanian Television Company (TVR)
  - 31.2.2 Commercial broadcasters
32. RUSSIA
- 32.1 Convergence
  - 32.1.1 Overview
  - 32.1.2 Triple play
  - 32.1.3 VoIP
  - 32.1.4 Digital content
- 32.2 Broadcasting market overview
  - 32.2.1 Free-to-Air (FTA) TV
    - 32.2.1.1 Channel One (ORT)
    - 32.2.1.2 Russia TV channel (RTR)
    - 32.2.1.3 NTV
    - 32.2.1.4 Ren TV
    - 32.2.1.5 DTV/CTC
33. SERBIA
- 33.1 Convergence
  - 33.1.1 Triple play models
- 33.2 Broadcasting market overview
  - 33.2.1 Serbia
  - 33.2.2 Kosovo
  - 33.2.3 Regulatory issues
34. SLOVAKIA
- 34.1 Convergence
  - 34.1.1 Triple play models
- 34.2 Broadcasting market overview
35. SLOVENIA
- 35.1 Convergence
  - 35.1.1 Overview
  - 35.1.2 Triple play models
- 35.2 Broadcasting market overview
  - 35.2.1 Regulatory environment
36. SPAIN
- 36.1 Convergence
  - 36.1.1 Key general trends
  - 36.1.2 Triple play models
  - 36.1.3 Regulatory issues
    - 36.1.3.1 VoIP
37. SWEDEN
- 37.1 Convergence
  - 37.1.1 Overview
  - 37.1.2 Key general trends
  - 37.1.3 Triple play models
  - 37.1.4 Regulatory issues
    - 37.1.4.1 Digital dividend
38. SWITZERLAND
- 38.1 Convergence
  - 38.1.1 Key general trends
  - 38.1.2 Triple play models
  - 38.1.3 VoIP
  - 38.1.4 Regulatory issues
39. UKRAINE
- 39.1 Convergence
  - 39.1.1 Overview
  - 39.1.2 Triple play
- 39.2 Broadcasting market overview
40. UNITED KINGDOM
- 40.1 Convergence
  - 40.1.1 Key general trends
  - 40.1.2 Triple play models
  - 40.1.3 Regulatory issues
    - 40.1.3.1 Ofcom
    - 40.1.3.2 Digital Dividend Review (DDR)
    - 40.1.3.3 Releasing dividend spectrum
    - 40.1.3.4 DTTV pay services
    - 40.1.3.5 Digital switchover licensing
41. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES
- Table 1 Population coverage by broadcaster in Belarus August 2008
- Table 2 TV station audience share in Bosnia-Herzegovina November 2008
- Table 3 Audience share by broadcaster prime time in Croatia 2004 - 2007
- Table 4 Audience share by broadcaster all day in Croatia 2004 - 2007
- Table 5 Audience share by broadcaster prime time in the Czech Republic 2005 - 2007
- Table 6 Audience share by broadcaster all day in the Czech Republic 2005 - 2007
- Table 7 Triple play subscribers in Denmark 2005 - 2007
- Table 8 Cable TV subscribers by provider in Estonia 2004 - 2007
- Table 9 Subscribers to bundled services in Germany - July 2007
- Table 10 Statistical overview of Ireland's broadcasting market - 2006 - 2008
- Table 11 Take-up of broadcasting services, % of total in Ireland - 2002 - 2008
- Table 12 Bundled offers by operator in Italy 2008
- Table 13 Broadcasting sector revenue & investment in Moldova 2004 - 2007
- Table 14 Pay TV subscribers by operator in Montenegro September 2008
- Table 15 Proportion of households with products from a single provider in the Netherlands 2004 - 2006
- Table 16 Number and type of multiplay bundles in the Netherlands 2006 - 2007
- Table 17 VoIP revenue in Norway 2006 - 2007
- Table 18 Telenor VoIP subscribers 2005 - 2008
- Table 19 Telio VoIP subscribers 2006 - 2007
- Table 20 Broadband telephony, business and residential sectors in Norway 2000 - 2007
- Table 21 VoIP market share by provider in Norway 2006 - 2007
- Table 22 Proportion of households with VoIP in Norway 2003 - 2007
- Table 23 VoIP traffic in minutes and market share in Norway 2005 - 2007
- Table 24 Nationwide all-day audience share by broadcaster in Poland 2003 - 2007
- Table 25 Nationwide primetime audience share by broadcaster in Poland 2003 - 2007
- Table 26 Subscribers to bundled packages in Portugal July 2007
- Table 27 Broadcasting operational statistics in Portugal 2006 - 2008
- Table 28 VoIP subscribers in Romania 2004 - 2007
- Table 29 Broadcasting subscribers by platform in Romania 2005 - 2007
- Table 30 Prime time audience share by broadcaster in Romania 2004 - 2007
- Table 31 All day audience share by broadcaster in Romania 2004 - 2007
- Table 32 TV households by broadcasting method in Russia 2007
- Table 33 VoIP connections in Slovakia 2005 - 2007
- Table 34 Audience share by broadcaster prime time in Slovakia 2005 - 2007
- Table 35 Audience share by broadcaster all day in Slovakia 2005 - 2007
- Table 36 VoIP market share by operator in Slovenia 2006 - 2007
- Table 37 Audience share by broadcaster prime time in Slovenia 2005 - 2007
- Table 38 Audience share by broadcaster all day in Slovenia 2005 - 2007
- Table 39 Broadcasting revenue by platform in Spain - 2003 - 2008
- Table 40 Broadcasting subscribers by platform in Spain - 2003 - 2008
- Table 41 Proportion of Telefnica subscribers taking bundled services - 2005 - 2007
- Table 42 Proportion of cableco subscribers taking bundled services in Spain - 2005 - 2007
- Table 43 Bundled service subscribers, by sector in Spain - 2006
- Table 44 Residential bundled subscribers as proportion of total in Spain (historical) - 2006
- Table 45 Statistical overview of Sweden's broadcasting market - 2008
- Table 46 VoIP lines in Switzerland 2004 - 2006
- Table 47 Prime time audience share by broadcaster in Ukraine 2004 - 2007
- Table 48 All day audience share by broadcaster in Ukraine 2004 - 2007
- Table 49 Availability of digital services in the UK 2008
- Table 50 Adoption of digital services in the UK March 2008
- Table 51 Proportion of bundled services by type in the UK 2005 - 2008
LIST OF EXHIBITS
- Exhibit 1 Overview of media convergence
- Exhibit 2 Digital dividend frequency availability in Sweden - 2008
- Exhibit 3 Operators' service bundling offers in the UK June 2008
- Exhibit 4 Technology developments in bundled services in the UK 2008
- Table 17 VoIP revenue in Norway 2006 - 2007
- Table 18 Telenor VoIP subscribers 2005 - 2008
- Table 19 Telio VoIP subscribers 2006 - 2007
- Table 20 Broadband telephony, business and residential sectors in Norway 2000 - 2007
- Table 21 VoIP market share by provider in Norway 2006 - 2007
- Table 22 Proportion of households with VoIP in Norway 2003 - 2007
- Table 23 VoIP traffic in minutes and market share in Norway 2005 - 2007
- Table 24 Nationwide all-day audience share by broadcaster in Poland 2003 - 2007
- Table 25 Nationwide primetime audience share by broadcaster in Poland 2003 - 2007
- Table 26 Subscribers to bundled packages in Portugal July 2007
- Table 27 Broadcasting operational statistics in Portugal 2006 - 2008
- Table 28 VoIP subscribers in Romania 2004 - 2007
- Table 29 Broadcasting subscribers by platform in Romania 2005 - 2007
- Table 30 Prime time audience share by broadcaster in Romania 2004 - 2007
- Table 31 All day audience share by broadcaster in Romania 2004 - 2007
- Table 32 TV households by broadcasting method in Russia 2007
- Table 33 VoIP connections in Slovakia 2005 - 2007
- Table 34 Audience share by broadcaster prime time in Slovakia 2005 - 2007
- Table 35 Audience share by broadcaster all day in Slovakia 2005 - 2007
- Table 36 VoIP market share by operator in Slovenia 2006 - 2007
- Table 37 Audience share by broadcaster prime time in Slovenia 2005 - 2007
- Table 38 Audience share by broadcaster all day in Slovenia 2005 - 2007
- Table 39 Broadcasting revenue by platform in Spain - 2003 - 2008
- Table 40 Broadcasting subscribers by platform in Spain - 2003 - 2008
- Table 41 Proportion of Telefnica subscribers taking bundled services - 2005 - 2007
- Table 42 Proportion of cableco subscribers taking bundled services in Spain - 2005 - 2007
- Table 43 Bundled service subscribers, by sector in Spain - 2006
- Table 44 Residential bundled subscribers as proportion of total in Spain (historical) - 2006
- Table 45 Statistical overview of Sweden's broadcasting market - 2008
- Table 46 VoIP lines in Switzerland 2004 - 2006
- Table 47 Prime time audience share by broadcaster in Ukraine 2004 - 2007
- Table 48 All day audience share by broadcaster in Ukraine 2004 - 2007
- Table 49 Availability of digital services in the UK 2008
- Table 50 Adoption of digital services in the UK March 2008
- Table 51 Proportion of bundled services by type in the UK 2005 - 2008
LIST OF EXHIBITS
- Exhibit 1 Overview of media convergence
- Exhibit 2 Digital dividend frequency availability in Sweden - 2008
- Exhibit 3 Operators' service bundling offers in the UK June 2008
- Exhibit 4 Technology developments in bundled services in the UK 2008