Pay-TV on the PC

Cable, Satellite, and Other Premium Video Services Come to Windows Vista

This Research Brief is part of the Digital Media Research Service


The release of Windows Vista will be the beginning of a new era for PC delivery of pay TV content over video network systems. Cable and satellite TV providers are looking to the PC platform as the second screen for many consumers, and want to be able to provide a counterpunch to the increasing threat they see from Internet video delivered to consumers. This report examines the efforts made by CableLabs and Microsoft to realize CableCard-compliant HD video to the PC, as well as investigating developments in the satellite space for delivery of pay TV services to the PC.




Executive Summary

Section 1.
PAY TV ON THE PC: WHY YOUR CABLE AND SATELLITE PROVIDER SEES THE PC AS A NEW DESTINATION FOR CONTENT
1.1 Over-the-Top Broadband Video Distribution Is an Increasing Threat
1.2 If You Go TV, We’ll Go PC
1.3 New Platform in Vista
1.4 Home Theater PC Growth
1.5 Media Center Extender Growth

Section 2.
SATELLITE PAY-TV ON PC
2.1 DirecTV
2.2 DISH/EchoStar on Vista
2.3 BSkyB on Vista Media Center?

Section 3.
CABLE PAY-TV ON VISTA
3.1 Specifics on CableCARD in Vista
3.2 PIKA/Media Center Extender Support
3.3 AMD’s TV Wonder

Section 4.
OTHER PAY-TV TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PC
4.1 VBox’s Cat Eye Premium
4.2 SmarDTV USB Pay-TV Adapter
4.3 Widevine and Pay-TV Content Protection on the PC

Section 5.
FORECASTS
5.1 CableCARD Media Center PCs
5.2 DIRECTV and Dish Network Media Center PCs
Charts and Figures
  • CableCARD and DirecTV/DISH Network Media Center PC Shipments
  • Occur CableCard with Media Center Extender
  • CableCARD Media Center PC Forecasts 2007 to 2012
  • Media Centers with CableCARD and Satellite Cards, World Market: 2007 to 2012
Report Code: RB-DMDM-105

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