Video-on-demand (VOD) and personal video recorders (PVRs) are changing the way consumers watch TV. This report will analyze the competitive landscape, hardware solutions, and consumer demand for VOD and PVRs, as well as the wider implications and impact of VOD/PVR adoption. Table of Contents The Bottom Line 1.0 Notes on Methodology Consumer Data Definitions 2.0 Overview and Market Adoption Background Market Adoption Service and Product Cannibalization 3.0 Advanced Video Providers Overview Cable MSOs Satellite Companies Internet Based VOD Providers Case Study - FastWeb: La Dolce Video Vita Consumer Electronics Players Telecommunication Video Providers 4.0 Hardware and Technology DVRs VOD vs. DVRs and Streaming vs. Downloading Distribution within the Home Compression Technologies Content Protection and Digital Rights Management The Role of Standards Conditional Access and Open Cable 5.0 Forecasts DVRs VOD 6.0 Implications Resource Book Section I: Demographic Profile of Advanced Video Service Users Section II: Advanced Video Households: Technology Adoption and Other Video Services Section III: DVR Historical Adoption Patterns and DVR Intenders Section IV: DVR Intenders Section V: DVR Intenders and Other Video Services Section VI: Cable Provider Profiles Charter Comcast Cox Communications Inc. Time Warner Cable Section VII: Satellite TV Provider Profiles DirecTV EchoStar Communications Corp. Section VIII: Internet-Based VOD Provider Profiles CinemaNow Movielink LLC. RealNetworks STARZ! Ticket Section IX: Hardware Provider Profiles 2Wire Motorola Broadband Communications Sector NDS Group Pace Micro Technology Americas Pioneer North America ReplayTV Scientific-Atlanta Sony America TiVo Toshiba America Section X: Hybrid Provider Profiles Akimbo MovieBeam |