SNL Kagan Whitepapers
Free whitepapers on Important industry issues, written by SNL Kagan’s expert analysts.

Economics of Basic Cable Networks

Despite the recession, cable networks enjoyed robust results in 2008. Last year, ad revenues grew 7.3% to $17.8 billion. For the second year in a row, TBS led all networks with the most cable TV households, followed by the Weather Channel and Discovery. At the same time, sports-based channels continued to dominate the license-fee landscape. Read SNL Kagan’s exclusive whitepaper to learn why we expect networks to continue to weather the economic storm, and how we predict that expect network revenues and cash flows will continue to grow.

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Latin America Special Report: Recession takes wind from Latin pay-TV sales... but markets motor on

Over the past two years, the Latin American pay-TV subscriber base has grown at a 10.6% compound annual growth rate. This insightful SNL Kagan whitepaper examines the current state of Latin America’s top 10 pay-TV providers, exploring the impact of consolidation, telco investment and recessionary pressures on the region’s video giants.

Asia-Pacific region special report: Advanced-service adoption, growth prospects

The Asia-Pacific region experienced steady adoption of digital TV and advanced pay-TV services in the last few years. Facing invigorated competition, operators are turning to advanced-services rollouts to drive growth. Read SNL Kagan’s exclusive report on how leading operators in Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore are incorporating digital video recorders, VOD services and HD content to drive revenues and enhance competitive differentiation.

The Development of HDTV in Eastern Europe

During the last three years, the environment for HDTV has started to boom in Eastern Europe, driven by rapid DTH adoption, cable digitization, and IPTV and DTT launches. While HDTV adoption remains nascent in Eastern Europe, advanced platforms are leveraging the service to increase ARPU, drive digitization and improve competitive viability. Read SNL Kagan’s expert analysis to learn why we predict that the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Russia will account for more than 80% of the region's DTV connections between 2009 and 2014.

Wireless carriers hang on to their future by a data thread

In this report, SNL Kagan’s expert wireless analysts take a close look at the future of mobile data. Read the exclusive study to learn why SNL Kagan anticipates continued double-digit gains for data revenue over the next four years and which services are expected to fuel that growth.

The State of Global IPTV

This exclusive study from SNL Kagan surveys the current state of IPTV and presents forecasts for the platform’s growth over the next five years in six regions: North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Read The State of Global IPTV to learn how SNL Kagan’s experts anticipate that IPTV will alter the multichannel marketplace in the years to come.

Radio’s Recession Roadmap

In the 2008-2009 financial meltdown, many broadcast stocks have been beaten down to little more than option values, but this has created a chance for opportunistic investors to enter at levels that would have been impossible a year ago. This exclusive study from SNL Kagan delves into today’s valuation benchmarks, and explores the future economics of the business.

More details on the topics covered in SNL Kagan Whitepapers are available with a subscription to SNL Kagan Unlimited. To learn more or subscribe, contact SNL Kagan Sales at  SNLKaganSales@snl.com; 866.296.3743.