Ireland - Convergence - Triple Play & Digital TV

Synopsis

The market for converged media and applications in Ireland has been hampered by poor broadband infrastructure. The position has become brighter since 2008 as the main cable operator UPC Ireland has upgraded its network, and as the incumbent eircom has invested in its NGN and expanded its bundled services offers. Nevertheless, convergence in Ireland continues to suffer from limited fibre deployment beyond a few greenfield sites. This report presents an overview of all these platforms and major service providers in 2010. It also notes the status of digital TV via the terrestrial, cable and satellite platforms, as well as interactive TV services.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Convergence
  
  • 2.1 Key general trends
    
  • 2.2 Business models
    
    • 2.2.1 Bundled services
      
    • 2.2.2 Smart Telecom
      
    • 2.2.3 Magnet Networks
      
    • 2.2.4 UPC Ireland
      
  • 2.3 Regulatory issues
    
    • 2.3.1 VoIP
      
    • 2.3.2 Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Systems (MMDS)
      
• 3. Digital TV
  
  • 3.1 Overview and statistics
    
    • 3.1.1 Digital dividend
      
  • 3.2 Broadband TV (IPTV)
    
  • 3.3 Cable TV
    
    • 3.3.1 Analogue
      
    • 3.3.2 Digital cable TV
      
    • 3.3.3 UPC Ireland
      
    • 3.3.4 Casey Cablevision
      
  • 3.4 Satellite TV
    
    • 3.4.1 Digital satellite TV
      
    • 3.4.2 BSkyB
      
  • 3.5 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
    
  • 3.6 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
    
  • 3.7 VoIP
    
  • 3.8 Digital cinema
    
  • 3.9 Interactive TV (iTV)
    
• 4. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Statistical overview of Ireland’s broadcasting market – 2006 - 2010
• Table 2 – Uptake of broadcasting services, % of total – 2002 - 2010
• Table 3 – Digital TV: cable and satellite market share – 2004 - 2010
• Table 4 – Digital Pay TV subscribers as percentage of pay TV – 2004 - 2009
• Table 5 – Cable TV subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 - 2009
• Table 6 – Digital cable TV subscribers – 2005 - 2010
• Table 7 – UPC Ireland subscribers – 2006 - 2009
• Table 8 – UPC Ireland revenue – 2006 - 2009
• Table 9 – Satellite TV antennae and home penetration – 1992 - 2010
• Table 10 – BSkyB satellite TV subscribers – 2003 - 2008

• Exhibit 1 – Overview of media convergence