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Digital Broadcasting

Published by: Key Note Publications Ltd

Published: Aug. 1, 2008 - 102 Pages


Table of Contents


Executive Summary

1. Market Definition

REPORT COVERAGE

MARKET SECTORS

Television

Radio

MARKET TRENDS

Television Viewing

Radio Listening

Digital Uptake

ECONOMIC TRENDS

Population

Table 1: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2003-2007

Households by Size

Table 2: Households in Great Britain by Size (%, million and number of people), 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2007

Gross Domestic Product

Table 3: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Annual Chain-Linked Prices (£m), 2003-2007

Inflation

Table 4: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2003-2007

Unemployment

Table 5: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2003-2007

Household Disposable Income

Table 6: UK Household Disposable Income Per Capita (£), 2003-2007

MARKET POSITION

The UK

Overseas

2. Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

Licence Fee Revenues and Expenditure

Advertising and Sponsorship

Table 7: Advertising Revenues for Media by Sector (£m and %), 2007

Table 8: Share of Advertising Revenues for Media by Sector (%), 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007

BY MARKET SECTOR

Digital Television Market

Sector Background

Current Television Market

Digital Television Penetration

Digital Radio Market

Sector Background

Current Radio Market

Digital Radio (DAB) Penetration

3. Industry Background

Recent History

Number of Companies

Table 9: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in Radio and Television Activities by Turnover Sizeband (number and %), 2004 and 2007

Employment

Table 10: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in Radio and Television Activities by Employment Sizeband (number and %), 2004 and 2007

Regional Variations in the Marketplace

Distribution

How Robust is the Market?

LEGISLATION

KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Industry Groups

4. Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

Market Leaders

Table 11: Selected Leading Companies in the UK Broadcasting Market by Activity, 2008

British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) and BBC Trust

Background

Income

BBC Review

BBC Trust

Financial Information

Future Plans

MAIN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (`BSkyB')

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Channel 4

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Global Radio Holdings Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

ITV PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

SMG PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Virgin Media Inc

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

OTHER COMPANIES

Bauer Radio

CanWest Global Communications

DTV Services Ltd (Freeview)

Bertelsmann (Five)

Guardian Media Group

The Local Radio Company

Tiscali TV

Top-Up TV Europe Ltd

UTV Group

Virgin Radio

OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS

Content Suppliers

Computer and Internet Majors

MARKETING ACTIVITY

Main Media Advertising Expenditure

Table 12: Main Market Advertising Expenditure on Television Services (£000), Year Ending March 2008

Table 13: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Radio Services by Station by Owner (£000), Year Ending March 2008

Other Marketing Activity

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

6. Buying Behaviour

Introduction

Ownership By All Adults

Table 14: Penetration of Television and Radio Equipment and Services (% of adults), October 2005, April 2007 and May 2008

Demographic Differences in Ownership

Television Ownership

Table 15: Penetration of Television Reception Equipment by Sex, Age, Social Grade, Region and Tenure (% of adults), May 2008

Ownership of Other Digital Equipment

Table 16: Penetration of Other Reception Equipment by Sex, Age, Social Grade, Region and Tenure (% of adults), May 2008

7. Current Issues

INDUSTRY REGULATION

Digital Dividend

BSkyB/Virgin Media Litigation

TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES

Freeview Playback

DTT Broadcasting Upgrades

Radio Technology

Standards

iPhone

NEW SERVICES

High Definition

Freesat

Kangaroo

DAB

DAB Prospects

Closure of Stations

Commercial Radio Consolidation

8. The Global Market

OVerview

The US

Japan

Europe

News Corporation (Australia)

9. Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

The Economy

Population

Table 17: Forecast UK Resident Population by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2008-2012

Gross Domestic Product

Table 18: Forecast UK Growth in Gross Domestic Product in Real Terms (%), 2008-2012

Inflation

Table 19: Forecast UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2008-2012

Unemployment

Table 20: Forecast Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2008-2012

FORECASTS 2008 to 2012

Table 21: Forecast Consumer Expenditure on Home Viewing Equipment and Services in the UK (£m and %), 2008-2012

Figure 1: Forecast of Consumer Spending on Home Viewing and Listening (£m), 2008-2012

Market Growth

Figure 2: Forecast Growth of Consumer Spending on Home Viewing and Listening by sector (£m), 2003-2012

Figure 3: Forecast Growth of Consumer Spending on Home Viewing and Listening (£m), 2003-2012

FUTURE TRENDS

New Models for Home Entertainment

Subscriber Systems

Advertising Revenue

BBC Investment

Commercial Television Recovery

Consumer Confusion

Radio Prospects

10. Company Profiles

Bauer Radio Ltd

British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc

Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd

Global Radio Holdings Ltd

ITV PLC

Smg Plc

11. Further Sources

Associations

Publications

General Sources

Government Sources

Other Sources

Bisnode Sources

Abstract

Broadcasting using digital, rather than analogue, technology has now been established in the UK for almost 10 years. Sky Digital, the digital version of the UK's main satellite service, was launched in 1998, and was followed by digital cable services and Freeview, a digital terrestrial broadcaster.

In television, the timetable for the analogue to digital switchover is under way in 2008, with all regions due to lose their analogue broadcast signals by 2012. However, according to Ofcom (the regulatory body), nearly 90% of households already have some means of receiving digital television. The various systems used to receive digital television include: Sky Digital by satellite; Virgin Media by cable; Freeview decoder boxes to use with analogue televisions; integrated digital television sets (containing decoders); and even watching television live on home personal computers (PCs).

Radio is a slower-moving market, with broadcasting and reception remaining mainly analogue and making use of conventional radio sets or tuners. However, the uptake of digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radios is increasing now that prices are falling. The complication for DAB as a broadcast medium is that consumers are increasingly likely to listen to the radio through digital appliances other than radio sets. Digital radio can be received through computers, mobile phones, MP3 players or digital televisions, making DAB radios a luxury purchase.

The BBC, funded by a Licence Fee rather than advertising, will remain a major force in broadcasting until at least 2016. The Corporation's overall share of television viewing might be declining, but it is well established on the Internet. It also remains pre-eminent in the radio market, where doubts over the future of the radio medium produced a series of mergers and acquisitions at the top of the industry during 2007 and 2008. Television broadcasting is also more concentrated than ever, dominated by three groups: the BBC, ITV and BSkyB (owner of Sky). Although competing at several levels, these three also share ownership of Freeview.

In the near future, watching television will remain the leading leisure pastime in the home. However, its dominance will be challenged by hours spent on home computers, a result of the growing popularity of the Internet. The Internet, as an advertising medium, is also making inroads into traditional advertising on television and radio. The challenge for broadcasters is to spread their incomes away from the reliance on advertising, towards sponsorship income, subscription services (e.g. video-on-demand, to television sets or computers), or by offering consumers a bundle of services including Internet connections, television and mobile phones (all of which are already available from the major cable company, Virgin Media).

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