Synopsis
Interesting IPTV developments are taking place in Europe, particularly France and Italy; as well as China, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. In 2012 there are over 50 million IPTV subscribers worldwide and the market grew by around 30% between 2010/2011.
This report provides information on the development of IPTV in terms of its development as a means to deliver television services over the Internet. It also examines it use as a feature of Smart TVs, which offer IPTV, as well as media streaming, TV apps and web browsing. The report incorporates recent industry insights and statistics on IPTV and Smart TV, as well as selected information on the leading countries, written by BuddeComm’s team of Senior Analysts. The report is designed to provide current observations which may assist investors, analysts and industry participants in making investment and business decisions.
Latest developments:
France still the world leader in terms of IPTV subscribers, followed by China. A new entrant from Asia has also joined the top ten list; Europe is the top performing region; Smart TVs which include IPTV are expected to become more popular in the next couple of years.
Companies mentioned in this report:
Shanghai Telecom and BesTV; Jiangsu IPTV project; CNTV IPTV network; Orange; SFR; Bouygues Telecom; Telecom Italia; Wind; Fastweb; Tiscali.
