United Kingdom Convergence Triple Play & Digital TV Report Features Statistics and Analysis on the Closing Analogue FTA Environment and the Pay TV and Cable Sectors

Business Wire, Oct 14, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6bf6a3/united_kingdom_c) has announced the addition of the "United Kingdom - Convergence - Triple Play & Digital TV" report to their offering.

The UK is in the forefront of media convergence in Europe. The country's excellent broadband infrastructure, served by universal DSL and extensive cable networks, offers a fast delivery platform for triple play and emerging quad play services. The digital broadcasting industry is well-established, and the UK now has the highest level of digital TV penetration in Europe, with a substantial multichannel environment and successful digital satellite TV, digital cable and digital terrestrial TV platforms. The country has also benefited from BT's all-IP network to deliver digital services. This report examines the UK's markets for triple play and digital services in 2008, including developments in Video-on-Demand, IPTV and VoIP. It also assesses the country's broadcasting markets, providing statistics and analysis on the closing analogue FTA environment and the pay TV and cable sectors.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Synopsis

2. Convergence

2.1 Overview of media convergence

2.2 Key general trends

2.3 Triple play models

2.4 Regulator issues

2.4.1 Ofcom

2.4.2 Digital Dividend Review

2.4.3 Releasing dividend spectrum

2.4.4 DTTV pay services

2.4.5 Digital switchover licensing

2.4.6 High Definition issues

3. Digital TV (DTV)

3.1 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)

3.1.1 Set-top Boxes (STBs)

3.1.2 Personal Video Recorders (PVRs)

3.1.3 BBC

3.1.4 Freeview

3.1.5 BSkyB

3.1.6 Virgin Media

3.2 TV-over-DSL (IPTV)

3.2.1 British Telecom

3.2.2 BBC

3.2.3 BSkyB

3.2.4 Virgin Media

3.2.5 Other developments

3.3 Video-on-Demand (VoD)

3.3.1 Virgin Media

3.3.2 BBC

3.3.3 Video Networks

3.3.4 Other developments

3.3.5 Kangaroo

3.4 VoIP

3.4.1 Regulatory issues

3.4.2 VoIP issues to be addressed

3.4.3 British Telecom

3.4.4 Orange

3.4.5 Global Crossing

3.5 Interactive TV

3.5.1 Sample services

3.5.2 ITV on cable

3.6 Cable TV

3.6.1 Virgin Media

3.7 Satellite TV

3.7.1 Ofcom pay-TV market review

3.7.2 BSkyB

3.7.3 Freesat from Sky

3.7.4 FreeSat from the BBC

4. Related reports

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