SNL Kagan Whitepapers

May 2012 The 2012 edition of our multichannel industry update and geographic white paper is now available as a specially formatted full-color PDF document. It includes some of our recent research on U.S. multichannel video sub growth, geographic analysis, and shows enhanced mapping to the DMA and zip code level now available through SNL Kagan MediaCensus.

November 2011 Latin America’s top 10 multichannel operators maintained continuous growth over the six quarters ending second quarter 2011, despite mounting competition, collectively adding more than 7 million (mostly organic) pay TV subs during that period. Download this whitepaper to get expert analysis on Latin America’s top 10 pay TV providers.

August 2011 After a frightening two years for most of the media industry, the ad market saw a remarkable rebound in 2010. Cable networks were among the chief beneficiaries, with 2010 ad revenue growth of 9.4%. Read this informative report to find out why the sector weathered the economic storm better than others.

June 2011 The U.S. multichannel industry gained over 220,000 subscribers in 2010 despite the competition from over-the-top substitution and weakness in the housing and labor markets. Download the whitepaper to get the full update on the U.S. multichannel subscriber market and in-depth geographic analysis. You’ll also find a full-width map showing the geographic overlap and clustering of the top 20 tier companies.

May 2011 This report surveys the current state of IPTV worldwide and presents SNL Kagan's forecasts for the platform's growth from 2010 to 2014 in six regions: North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Download this informative whitepaper now.

May 2011 Examine the current state of over-the-top video services in Western Europe's largest markets of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Read the report to see why the U.K. and France host the most diverse advanced video services, among the markets surveyed.

April 2011 While mobile video technology experts had strong revenue growth in 2010, it was a mixed bag for programmers as on-deck deals fizzled and their emerging replacements, apps, have yet to deliver. Read this informative whitepaper to get the complete overview of the U.S. mobile programming industry.

February 2011 Examine the state of Latin America’s largest fixed-broadband providers and explore the effect of telco investment, consolidation and recessionary pressures on the region’s major ISPs. Download this special report to find out why the Latin American broadband subscriber base has grown at a 21.5% CAGR over the past three years.

January 2011 The UK’s over-the-top content delivery market is developing at breakneck speed, propelled by a melee of interests from broadcasters and service providers to startup online aggregators, device-makers and traditional Internet players. Read this special report to discover why the UK is regarded as one of the most advanced online markets.

October 2010 This special report 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. Download the whitepaper to find out why triple-play and consolidated regional revenues are fueling investment in network infrastructure, HD content and continued M&A in Latin America.

October 2010 Mobile phone location-based services (LBS) spent the last decade as a non-starter, but its time has finally arrived as entry barriers have all but disappeared for both developers and consumers. Get a comprehensive overview of economics of LBS with this SNL Kagan whitepaper.

August 2010 In this special report, senior SNL Kagan analysts provide a detailed analysis of the Eastern European broadband market, including regional subscriber penetration metrics and subscriber growth projections into 2014. Download the whitepaper to learn why broadband in Eastern Europe is proving resilient to macroeconomic woes.

June 2010 Adding 9.8 million subscribers in the two years through the end of 2009, Eastern Europe's top ten pay-TV operators have grown robustly. This exclusive report thoroughly examines why these top providers account for effectively half of the subscribers in the Eastern Europe pay-TV market and are poised to capture a higher share in the future.

June 2010 In this special report, SNL Kagan’s broadcast experts explore the ways that retransmission revenues have revitalized the broadcast model. Read this exclusive study for a complete analysis of the economics of retransmission, and learn why SNL Kagan’s analysts expect retrans fees to grow at an average annual rate of 19% through 2016,increasing from 2.4% of TV station revenues in 2008 to 13.3% by 2016.

May 2010 Despite steady growth over the last decade, the multichannel video market keeps expanding, from 97 million video subscribers at year-end 2008 to 99.9 million as of year-end 2009. But performance among the three distribution categories was mixed last year. Download the whitepaper for details on how cable, DBS and telco stacked up nationwide and by market.

May 2010 This detailed report from SNL Kagan examines the current state of Asia-Pacific’s largest fixed broadband providers, exploring the impact of telco investment, consolidations, and recessionary pressures on the region’s major ISPs. Get profiles for Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, as well as a regional summary.

March 2010 IPTV is emerging as a strong market alternative in the increasingly competitive global multichannel space. IPTV, which accounted for only 0.01% of global multichannel households at year-end 2003, grew to include 4.9% of pay-TV subscribers in 2009. Download this detailed whitepaper to learn why we expect the number of IPTV subscribers to grow to 59.7 million by 2013 (an 8.3% subscriber share). Plus, get forecasts for the platform’s growth over the next five years in six world regions.

November 2009 This special report from SNL Kagan provides an in-depth analysis of the world's second-largest fixed broadband market. Despite contracting GDP and rising unemployment, Western Europe's broadband subscriber base grew 12% in 2008, nearing household penetration of 60%. Read the study for a detailed look at the current state of Western Europe's top 10 largest fixed broadband providers, exploring the impact of telco investment, consolidation and recessionary pressures on the region's major ISPs.

October 2009 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.

September 2009 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.

July 2009 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.

April 2009 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.