More strength in IPTV growth

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Fresh data shows that IPTV-based subscriber growth is steady, particularly in Asia and Europe. But while Europe's subscriber size in 2012 will remain dominant, Asia's subscriber base will nearly equal Europe's in 2012, followed by North America.

The Research & Markets study says that IPTV subscribers will grow from 24.4m to 92.8 million in the 2008-2012 time frame, and service revenues totalling $37.1bn by 2012, with CapEx growing to $5.5bn.

The report also reviews Mergers and Acquisition activity. "While the IPTV industry will continue on its M&A path toward consolidation in certain sub-sectors, such as DRM and Middleware," states MRG President, Gary Schultz, "there is no question that the IPTV industry will see unique new mergers and partnerships in the next 3 years."

"We believe strongly that IPTV as a technology and as a business is already having major impact on the entire Telecoms world, and will continue beyond 2012," states Steve Hawley, Sr. IPTV Analyst of MRG, Inc. "The Telecoms sector is thriving partially because of distressed sectors like transportation, housing and fuel, while investment continues in advanced communications technologies."


Source: Rapid TV News