Research and Markets: Internet Television 2012 - The New Form of Television Service - Forecasts to 2016

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9f74e1/internet_televisio) has announced the addition of the "Internet Television: 2012 to 2016" report to their offering.

Internet television is a new form of television service that is delivered over the internet to TV sets and other devices such as PCs, smartphones and tablets.

By 2016, there will be over 480 million 'Smart TVs' deployed across the globe, all of which connected to the internet - plus around 100 million more that will be connected by other devices, such as games consoles, Blu-ray players and dedicated boxes.

It will have taken the cable, satellite and IPTV (Telco) TV industries over 60 years to build in excess of 500 major broadcast television networks that can together deliver Pay-TV service to nearly 900 million households. In contrast, the fixed broadband internet will have reached a scale of 580 million in just 20 years.

Our new report 'Internet Television: 2012 to 2016' contains a detailed and comprehensive worldwide analysis of this exciting, new market.

This report, new and completely updated for 2012, builds on our last report on this subject with the following new sections:

• Country Profiles: A new section which includes market developments in the internet television space for the 24 largest economies in the world, which together account for over 82 percent of global GDP;
• Market Landscape: Another completely new section where we map the whole internet television market: all types of TV broadcaster, content producers, telecoms players, internet TV platforms, OTT internet TV services, Smart TV vendors and more. This section contains over 60 company profiles that include relevant market data and analysis;
• Regional Market Forecasts: You will be able to review over 20 pages of market forecasts from 2012 to 2016 for all the key indicators.

Key Topics Covered:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

-- Key Changes to the Television Industry

-- Distribution Points

-- Balance of Market Power

-- Definitions

-- User Benefits

-- Impact on the Television Industry's Incumbent Players

INTRODUCTION

-- Television Market Segmentation

-- Terrestrial Television

-- Pay-TV: Cable

-- Pay-TV: Satellite (DTH)

INTERNET TELEVISION

-- Definitions: Different Types of Internet Television

-- Distribution Infrastructure

-- IPTV (Telco TV)

-- OTT Internet TV

MARKET LANDSCAPE: COMPANY AND SERVICE PROFILES

-- Introduction: Mapping the Market Landscape

-- Satellite Television Networks

-- Cable Television Networks

-- Terrestrial Television Broadcast Networks

-- Television Networks

-- Film Production Companies (Studios)

-- Television Production Companies

-- Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

-- Telecom Network Operators: IPTV (Telco TV)

-- Over-the-top (OTT) Internet TV Services

-- Social Television Services

-- Internet Television Platforms

-- Smart TVs

COUNTRY PROFILES: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS & FAST FACTS

-- Asia Pacific

-- North America

-- Western Europe

-- Latin America

-- Middle East & Africa

-- Central, Southern & Eastern Europe

ANALYSIS: VALUE CHAIN, OPPORTUNITIES & THREATS

-- Value Chain & Market Structure

-- Opportunities & Threats

MARKET FORECASTS

APPENDIX

-- Regional Segmentation: Constituent Countries

-- Google TV

-- Peer to Peer (P2P) Distribution

-- Research Methodology

-- About the Authors

Companies Mentioned:

• ESPN
• Twentieth Century Fox
• Endermol
• Akamai
• AT&T U-Verse
• Apple
• Google
• hulu
• Netflix
• LoveFilm
• BBC
• ABC
• Sony
• Samsung
• LG
• Zeebox
• Yahoo

plus more

To see the full detailed Table of Contents visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9f74e1/internet_televisio