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Placeshifting Hardware, Software and Services Slingbox and Other Disruptive Technologies for Anywhere-Anytime Video Services The Slingbox and similar devices are changing the way consumers access their video content. Placeshifting devices and services allow consumers to have their content follow them anywhere using the Internet and networking technology. This capability is disruptive to existing and emerging content distribution models, and large network operators as well as content distributors are watching the adoption of placeshifting technologies closely. It is also potentially lucrative, because consumer adoption of placeshifting is set to increase dramatically as awareness of the technology seeps into the mainstream. This study examines hardware, software and services for video placeshifting. It forecasts hardware revenues and unit shipments for dedicated placeshifting devices, and also forecasts the integration of placeshifting into devices such as set-top boxes and consumer electronics devices. The report examines and forecasts client placeshifting capabilities and volume, while assessing the integration of placeshifting into smart phones, handheld gaming devices and mobile media players. It surveys services for placeshifting and discusses how wireless carriers and pay-TV operators will react to placeshifting technology and services. The report also features in-depth analysis of vendors providing placeshifting products today. What Does This Report Answer? How will hardware products such as the Slingbox fare over the next five years? Will placeshifting capabilities be integrated into set top boxes? How will mobile carriers react to placeshifting as more consumers push video content onto the cellular network? Will 'placeshifted' video content displace new video offerings over mobile video networks? How will PC software and services for placeshifting fare vis-à-vis dedicated hardware offerings such as those offered by Sling? Will Microsoft offer placeshifting as a technology in Vista or through one of its service offerings? Who Needs This Report? Hardware vendors interested in adding placeshifing capabilities to their products Mobile carriers who see placeshifting as competitive or complimentary to their own service offerings IC vendors looking to capitalize on the growing placeshifting hardware opportunity Software vendors looking to add placeshifting capabilities to their products Video service providers interested in the impact of placeshifting on their product offerings and their broadband networks Set-top box manufacturers whose customers want placeshifting capabilities Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes Section 1 Strategic Overview 1.1 The Definition of Placeshifting 1.2 Placeshifting Usage Scenarios 1.2.1 Live TV 1.2.2 PC Video and Audio Files 1.2.3 PVR Files 1.2.4 Music Files 1.2.5 Other Files 1.3 Consumers and Placeshifting: Are They Ready? 1.3.1 Adoption of Placeshifting: TiVo Redux? 1.4 Alternatives to Placeshifting for “Anywhere Access” 1.4.1 Physical Media Transport 1.4.2 Cache and Carry 1.4.3 In the “Cloud” Storage 1.4.4 Remote Administration / PC Software 1.4.5 FTP Servers 1.5 Industry Stakeholders in Placeshifting Market 1.5.1 Content Companies 1.5.2 Video Service Providers 1.5.3 Wireless Carriers 1.5.4 MVNOs/Virtual Wireless Carriers 1.5.5 Online Content Aggregators/Online Broadcasters 1.5.6 Networking Hardware Companies 1.5.7 Consumer Electronics Companies 1.5.8 Set-Top Box Manufacturers 1.6 Legal Implications of Placeshifting 1.6.1 Is Placeshifting Similar to a Peer-to-Peer Service? 1.6.2 Does Sony Versus Betamax Apply 1.6.3 Does Sony Provide Legal Cover? Section 2 Placeshifting technology 2.1 How Placeshifting Works 2.1.1 Video Source 2.1.2 Digital Conversion and Transcoding 2.1.3 Delivery over Home Network 2.1.4 Internet Viewing or “Placeshifting” 2.1.5 Client Setup Section 3 Market Analysis and Forecast 3.1 A Place for Placeshifting 3.1.1 Is There a Market for Placeshifting? 3.1.2 Where Do People Placeshift Today? 3.2 Placeshifting Business Models and Monetization Strategies 3.2.1 Hardware Model 3.2.2 Intellectual Property Licensing Model 3.2.3 Subscription Model: Pay Once for Content, Then Pay Again? 3.2.3.1 Pay Once for Content, Then Pay Again? 3.2.4 Advertising-Supported Models 3.2.5 Software Models 3.2.5.1 PC-Based Server Software 3.2.5.2 Client Software 3.3 Wireless Carriers and Placeshifting 3.3.1 Impact on Carrier Networks of Digital Video Broadcast 3.3.1.1 Digital Video Broadcasting for Handhelds 3.3.1.2 Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting 3.3.1.3 MediaFLO 3.3.1.4 Digital Multimedia Broadcast 3.3.2 If Placeshifting Delivery Continues to Traverse Carrier Cellular Networks, What Will the Carrier Response Be? 3.3.2.1 Will Placeshifting Help Sell More Data Plans? 3.3.2.2 Wi-Fi May Be the Answer for Mobile in the Long Run for Placeshifting on Mobile Devices 3.3.3 What About Mobile Music? 3.4 Market Forecasts Section 4 Vendor Profiles 4.1 Avvenu 4.2 Honest Technology 4.3 Mercora 4.4 Microsoft 4.5 Orb Networks 4.5.1 Orb Product Evolution 4.5.2 Orb Analysis and Strategy 4.6 SageTV 4.6.1 SageTV Analysis 4.7 Sling Media 4.7.1 The Slingbox: The Details 4.7.1.1 Internal Components 4.7.1.2 Interfaces 4.7.1.3 Slingbox and the Network 4.7.2 Slingbox Software 4.7.2.1 SlingStream (aka “Lebowski”) 4.7.2.2 SlingRemote 4.7.3 Slingbox PC Versus MAC 4.7.4 Regional Support 4.7.5 Mobile Clients 4.7.6 Company Analysis of Sling Media 4.8 SoftTel VDM 4.9 Sony LocationFree 4.9.1 Sony LF-PK1 Details 4.9.1.1 NetAV 4.9.2 LF-PK1 Versus Slingbox 4.9.3 Sony and LocationFree Analysis 4.9.3.1 Sony’s Client and Product Support Strategy 4.10 TV2ME Appendix A Company Directory Apple Computers Avvenu Cisco Walt Disney Company Echostar Google MobiTV Motorola Netgear NTT DoCoMo Scientific Atlanta Snapstream Media Inc Sprint TiVo Inc TV2ME Verizon Virgin Mobile Yahoo Appendix B Acronyms CHARTS and FIGURES Typical Placeshifting Usage Scenario Accessibility Versus Simplicity Matrix for Personal Content Typical Placeshifting Network Setup Placeshifting Hardware Versus Other Revenue by Percentage, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Home Networks, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Media Center PC Shipments with TV Tuners, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Smartphone Shipments, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Set-Top Box Shipments, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Consumers, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Server/Source Penetration by Installed Base, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Server/Source by Installed Base, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Hardware-Based Placeshifting Vendor Market Share, World Market: 2005 Hardware Placeshifting Device Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Software Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Revenue, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Clients Installed Base, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2005 to 2011 Internal View of Slingbox Components Slingbox Back Interface Picture Basic Slingbox Configuration Diagram Slingbox Client Software Remote Control Sling Mobile Client Sony LF-PK1 Connection View Orb 2.0 Software Orb 2.0 Mobile Client TV2ME Home Networks, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Media Center PC Shipments with TV Tuners, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Smartphone Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Set-Top Box Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Consumers, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Server/Source Penetration by Installed Base, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Server/Source by Installed Base, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Hardware-Based Placeshifting Vendor Market Share, World Market: 2005 Hardware Placeshifting Device Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Software Shipments and Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Video Service Provider Placeshifting Subscribers and Service Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Mobile Service Provider Placeshifting Subscribers and Service Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Revenue, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011 Placeshifting Clients Installed Base, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2005 to 2011

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