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Getting Into Mobile TV: Financing, Producing and Distributing TV and Video Content

Published by: Informa Media and Telecom

Published: Oct. 1, 2006


Table of Contents


CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


Figure 1.1: Mobile TV and video content revenues by region, 2006-2011


Technology

Mobile TV & video users



Figure 1.2: Mobile video content users by region, 2006-2011

Figure 1.3: Worldwide broadcast mobile TV users by technology, 2006-2011


Mobile TV & video usage


Financing mobile TV and video content


Types of funding

Sources of funding


Mobile TV and video formats


Figure 1.4: Mobile content production costs


Mobile video distribution


Off-portal/Direct-to-consumer


Mobile TV distribution

Revenue models



Figure 1.5: Mobile TV & video revenue flow


Advertising

Interactivity




CHAPTER 2 MARKET OVERVIEW

Why mobile TV & video?


Figure 2.1: Mobile TV and video content revenues by region, 2006-2011

Figure 2.2: Importance of mobile TV and video to the mobile entertainment market, 2006-2011


Technology


Mobile video

Mobile TV


Figure 2.3: Mobile broadcast technology groups

Figure 2.4: Mobile TV technology comparison


Broadcast vs. streaming

Alternative delivery methods


Mobile TV & video users



Figure 2.5: Total worldwide mobile subscribers, by region 2006-2011

Figure 2.6: Mobile video content users by region, 2006-2011

Figure 2.7: Worldwide broadcast mobile TV users by technology, 2006-2011


Mobile TV & video usage

Demographics


Figure 2.8: TU Media user demographics

Figure 2.9: MobiTV users by age



Introducing the value chain


Figure 2.10: Mobile TV and video value-chain




CHAPTER 3 FINANCE

Financing mobile content


Convergence

Friction in the financing process


Figure 3.1: Mobile video content financing landscape



Types of funding


Corporate funding

Project funding


Pre-sales and minimum guarantees

The role of film festivals



Sources of funding


Mobile operators

Broadcasters

Aggregators


Case study: i-Rights


Public funds


Case study: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg


Tax incentives and tax funds

Venture Capital

Angel investors

Banks


Figure 3.2: WestLB investment criteria for credit financing



Finance strategies




CHAPTER 4 PRODUCTION

Licensing/rights


Types of rights

Rights generating interest

Regulation


European Television without Frontiers Directive

Ofcom


Figure 4.1: Ofcom proposal for primary rights window




Mobile TV and video formats



Figure 4.2: Industry expectations for mobile TV channel demand

Figure 4.3: Likely success of mobile TV content formats


Costs of mobile TV and video production

Simulcast


Figure 4.4: TU Media daily viewing patterns, July 2006


Re-purposed content


Figure 4.5: Re-framing a TV shot for mobile viewing

Case study: ITN

Figure 4.6: ITN News


Ancillary content


Case study: FremantleMedia


Made-for-mobile content


Production and distribution considerations


Case study: 20th Century Fox

Case study: Pure Grass films



User-generated


Case study: Soccer Addicts

Figure 4.7: Soccer Addicts



Genres


Figure 4.8: Popular channels on TU Media’s S-DMB service, July 2006


Production strategies




CHAPTER 5 DISTRIBUTION

Mobile video


On-portal


Outsourcing


Off-portal/Direct-to-consumer


Figure 5.1: Hypothetical data charges for D2C video downloads on Vodafone UK


Microsites

Aggregators

Content discovery


Figure 5.2: T-Mobile’s UK video categories (t-zones)


User-generated content services


Mobile TV


Mobile TV business models


Figure 5.3: Mobile TV business models


‘Discrete’ business model

‘Principal’ business model

‘Converged’ business model

‘Bypassed’ business model

Mobile TV: The Wild West

A new generation of aggregators


Distribution strategies


Content owners and production companies

Broadcasters & media companies




CHAPTER 6 REVENUE MODELS

Billing methods


Premium SMS


Limitations of premium SMS


WAP billing


Pricing


Mobile video


Figure 6.1: Selected operator pricing for mobile video services


Mobile TV


Figure 6.2: Likeliness of mobile TV pricing models

Figure 6.3: Selected operator pricing for mobile TV services



Revenue models



Figure 6.4: Mobile TV & video revenue flow


Revenue shares


Figure 6.5: Industry perception of fair revenue shares


Minimum guarantees, royalties and advances

Advertising



Case study: MobiTV

Figure 6.6: MobiTV Jeep ad

Case study: 3 UK


Barriers to mobile TV and video advertising

Sponsored content

Advertainment


Interactivity


Background for success: SMS voting


Figure 6.7: American Idol messaging activity

Case study: NRK and Ericsson

Figure 6.8: Results of NRK/Ericsson trial


Cross-selling and upselling



A launching pad to bigger screens


Revenue strategies




APPENDIX INDUSTRY SURVEY

Methodology


Figure A1.1: Profile of survey respondents by industry sector

Figure A1.2: Profile of survey respondents by location

Figure A1.3: Profile of survey respondents by role


2Q06 Mobile Content Industry Survey


Respondent profile

Mobile content revenues

ARPU and revenue splits

Mobile TV and video


Abstract

The report covers the entire mobile video and TV production process, from financing a project through generating revenue.

Getting into mobile TV management report explores the way in which mobile video and television content is financed, produced and distributed - and how it generates revenue.

Key areas discussed include:

Based on over 30 original interviews with mobile operators, content providers, aggregators, broadcasters, production companies and financiers, the report offers an introduction to this exciting space, along with in-depth coverage of key topics and suggested strategies for companies throughout the value chain.
  • Sources of finance for mobile video & TV projects: private equity, banks, government funds, mobile operators and more
  • Producing mobile video: from original made-for-mobile series to repurposing existing film and TV content
  • Mobile advertising: key to unlocking the revenue potential of mobile TV and video
  • Licensing, rights and regulation: navigating the complexities of rights ownership
  • Direct-to-consumer (D2C) vs. on-portal, and the role of broadcasters and content aggregators in distribution
  • Mobile TV and video overview: understanding the underlying technologies and business models, as well as users and usage
Essential reading for:
  • Film and television production companies - gain insight into the differences between mobile TV/video and TV/film, and discover the opportunities for cross-platform concepts
  • Mobile content providers - learn about sources of funding, distribution channels and the role of interactivity in driving usage and revenues
  • Banks, venture capital firms, and media funds - identify potential investments and understand the capital requirements, risk and upside in mobile video content production
  • Media companies and broadcasters - explore how premium brands can be leveraged on mobile


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