Finland - Convergence - Triple Play & Digital TV

Synopsis

Finland’s broadcasting market was one of the first in Europe to become entirely digital. Digital Terrestrial TV has been operating since August 2001, interactive TV has progressed well, and mobile TV, with two competing providers, is among the most advanced in Europe. TeliaSonera, cablecos and other providers offer bundled services to a growing market, while network upgrades have helped consumer access to services. The government’s plan for every household to have fibre-based 100Mb/s connections by 2015 will dramatically improve the commercial potential of convergent services and IP-delivered content providers. This report presents a comprehensive overview of Finland’s broadcast platforms and major service providers in 2009, and notes the status of digital TV and emerging triple play services.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Convergence
  
  • 2.1 Key general trends
    
  • 2.2 Business models -triple play
    
• 3. Digital TV
  
  • 3.1 Overview
    
  • 3.2 National licences
    
  • 3.3 Regional licences
    
  • 3.4 Digital dividend
    
  • 3.5 Broadband (IPTV)
    
  • 3.6 Cable TV
    
    • 3.6.1 Helsinki Television Ltd (HTV)
      
    • 3.6.2 Sonera Cable
      
    • 3.6.3 Canal+
      
    • 3.6.4 Elisa
      
  • 3.7 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
    
  • 3.8 Free-to-Air (FTA) TV
    
    • 3.8.1 Yleisradio (YLE)
      
  • 3.9 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
    
  • 3.10 VoIP
    
  • 3.11 Interactive TV (iTV)
    
• 4. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Digital TV subscribers and penetration rate – 2003 - 2010
• Table 2 – Digital TV reception by technology – 2007; 2009
• Table 3 – Cable TV subscribers – 1995 - 2010
• Table 4 – Elisa cable TV subscribers – 2005 - 2009
• Table 5 – Satellite TV subscribers and penetration rate – 1995 - 2009

• Exhibit 1 – Overview of media convergence