Cesar has 20 years’ experience of the telecoms industry, and specialises in triple-play services, with a focus on pay TV. He has conducted research and delivered presentations on a wide range of topics, including fixed voice, broadband and video services, as well as bundling and convergence strategies. Before joining Analysys Mason, Cesar worked for various analyst companies, including Ovum. He has also worked for the telecoms operator BT, where he held a range of positions, including those of Competitor Analyst in the Consumer Division (now BT Retail) and Market Analyst in BT Ignite’s ASP (application service provision) unit (now BT Global Services). Cesar has a degree from the Open University, with a specialisation in politics, economics and history.
In its recently published report, Ofcom revealed that the average person in the UK now multi-tasks to cram almost nine hours’ worth of media into seven hours of their time every day ...
Triple play has emerged as one of the key success stories for fixed telecoms and cable operators in the last few years, enabling them to increase ARPU and generate additional revenue. However, as the penetration of triple-play bundles within their subscriber bases increases, operators need to start thinking about what to do next.
The pay-TV market in Europe still has growth potential, thanks to continued growth in demand for video content. However, high levels of competition will drive down the cost of entry-level services, making it increasingly challenging for pay-TV operators to increase their revenue. This report provides five-year subscriber and revenue forecasts for the region, as well as key countries within it.
Having taken the best part of the previous decade to accumulate just a 12% share of all pay-TV subscriptions, IPTV operators are now set to gain a 19% share by 2015. According to our latest European pay TV forecasts, the number of IPTV subscriptions will increase by 92% between 2009 and 2015, boosted by more-widespread deployment of NGA.
Faced with the growing threat of hybrid 'over-the-top' TV services, pay-TV operators need to reassess their strategies in order to defend their position or to capitalise upon this emerging trend.
