Regulation of the IPTV value chain

Regulation of the IPTV value chain published by Ovum, Ltd. in February, 2007. This report consists of 24 PAGES and the price starts from US $ 1755.

Introduction

Abstract

IPTV services are seen by many as the future for telecoms operators who wish to make up for the decline of revenues from traditional voice. Currently, their diffusion is still limited but growing. One of the main concerns is around regulatory aspects, as the IPTV value chain cuts across both the traditional broadcasting and telecoms network infrastructure worlds. In this report we provide an overview of where regulation stands today in the different layers of the IPTV value chain.

Table of Contents

Key messages

Overview and definitions

• IPTV value chain
• Regulation applied across the value chain
• The EU regulatory framework

EU Authorisation Directive

• EU Universal Service Directive
• EU Access Directive
• TVWF Directive

Countries

• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• Italy
• Japan
• UK
• US

Table of figures

• Figure 1 IPTV value chain
• Figure 2 Summary of regulation applied to value chain
• Figure 3 TVWF Directive rules
• Figure 4 Key changes to the TVWF Directive
• Figure 5 Summary of regulation across countries profiled

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