MEDIA RELEASE PR36152
UK's Pay-TV Market Climbs to $8.2 Billion by 2014, finds Pyramid Research
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Pay-TV revenue in the U.K. will climb from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2
billion by 2014 as IPTV grows at an impressive CAGR of 26 percent within the
forecast period, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research
(www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications
Communications Markets in the United Kingdom offers a precise, incisive
profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology
sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the U.K. market. The
30-page report provides detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and
mobile sectors, tracks the market shares of technologies and services, and
monitors the introduction and spread of new technologies such as WiMax, IPTV,
and VoIP. This executive study provides a comprehensive view of the U.K.
communications market by analyzing key trends, evaluating near-term
opportunities, and assessing upcoming risks factors. Download an excerpt of
this report here:
The U.K. communications market is one of Europe's largest and most
dynamic markets, expected to generate US$47.1 million in revenue for 2009.
Like most mature European markets, the major sources of growth, in absolute
revenue terms, are mobile data and fixed broadband, notes Andrei Tchadliev,
analyst at Pyramid Research and author of the report. "However, it is
expected that IPTV revenue will grow at a CAGR of 26 percent from $75 million
in 2009 to $237 million in 2014, while triple-play packages surpass double
play, both contributing to the overall growth in the pay-TV market."
"The pay-TV market remains dominated by satellite provider Sky with close
to 9.9 million subscriptions estimated for 2009, while IPTV remains
concentrated to a small share of the market with only 4 percent of total
pay-TV households choosing the service," Tchadliev says. The breakup of Sky's
market control over exclusive sporting events, notably football and premier
entertainment content, will likely result in an increase in the share of
cable and IPTV as a percentage of pay-TV households.
Tchadliev adds that growth in pay-TV services will also be boosted by the
growing popularity of multiplay packages on account of cost. "We believe that
by 2013, triple-play services, namely fixed voice, broadband, and pay-TV,
will overtake double play," he says. "It is estimated that in 2009, close to
19.4 million households will have signed up for triple-play services, largely
on account of the value the offer over stand-alone Internet, voice, mobile,
and pay-TV packages."
Communications Markets in the United Kingdom is part of Pyramid
Research's Western Europe Country Intelligence Report Series. Pyramid
Research's premium Country Intelligence Reports are the industry's best
available analysis on market trends, regulatory environments, and competitive
dynamics for 60 countries worldwide. Download an excerpt of this report here:
Communications Markets in the United Kingdom is priced at $990 and can be
purchased online here:
Amalia Vega via email at avega@pyr.com or telephone at +1 809 330 4520.
For more information about Pyramid Research's products and services,
please visit www.pyr.com or contact us at info@pyr.com.
About Pyramid Research
Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com) offers practical solutions to the complex
demands our clients face in the telecommunications, media and technology
industries. Our analysis is uniquely positioned at the intersection of
emerging markets, emerging technologies and emerging business models, powered
by the bottom-up methodology of our market forecasts for over 100 countries -
a distinction that has remained unmatched for more than 25 years. As the
telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network, Pyramid
Research works with Heavy Reading, providing the communications industry's
most comprehensive market data, trusted research and insightful technology
analysis.
About Light Reading
online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion
worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for
technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the
media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's
research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most
comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis
in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20
targeted communications events including TelcoTV, Ethernet Expo New York and
Ethernet Expo London, The Tower Summit @ CTIA, and Optical Expo, as well as
focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives.
Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and
operates as a unit of TechWeb.
About TechWeb
technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of
technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most
respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today,
more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in
our communities created around our global face-to-face events, Interop, Web
2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network,
Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and
The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning
InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, and Wall Street &
Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services including
next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and
analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global
provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a
market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on number of monthly
connections
About United Business Media Limited
UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information
distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization
of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve
professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from
journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists - with integrated
events, online, print, and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in
more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these
communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do
business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more
Press contact:
Jennifer Baker
+1 617 871-1910
jbaker@pyr.com
SOURCE: Pyramid Research
CONTACT: Jennifer Baker,
Pyramid Research,
+1-617-871-1910,
jbaker@pyr.com
To view this and other AsiaNet releases please visit http://www.asianetnews.net
NEWS 
