SNL Kagan Whitepapers

January 2013 Multichannel operators have a love-hate relationship with the owners of cable networks, and much of the hate has recently been directed at two segments, sports networks and those channels with extremely low ratings which provide little value to subscribers. Operators have been providing more channels every year, which adds to the bill and it's already been rising due to the payment of retransmission fees to broadcasters. In addition, license fees have been escalating dramatically for national cable networks and regional sports networks. This has been exacerbated by new expensive channel launches like Time Warner Cable SportsNet, which outbid Fox Sports for the Lakers and Time Warner Cable also will be launching another channel featuring the Dodgers.

May 2012 The 2012 edition of our multichannel industry update and geographic white paper is now available as a specially formatted full-color PDF document. It includes some of our recent research on U.S. multichannel video sub growth, geographic analysis, and shows enhanced mapping to the DMA and zip code level now available through SNL Kagan MediaCensus.

November 2011 Latin America’s top 10 multichannel operators maintained continuous growth over the six quarters ending second quarter 2011, despite mounting competition, collectively adding more than 7 million (mostly organic) pay TV subs during that period. Download this whitepaper to get expert analysis on Latin America’s top 10 pay TV providers.

August 2011 After a frightening two years for most of the media industry, the ad market saw a remarkable rebound in 2010. Cable networks were among the chief beneficiaries, with 2010 ad revenue growth of 9.4%. Read this informative report to find out why the sector weathered the economic storm better than others.

June 2011 The U.S. multichannel industry gained over 220,000 subscribers in 2010 despite the competition from over-the-top substitution and weakness in the housing and labor markets. Download the whitepaper to get the full update on the U.S. multichannel subscriber market and in-depth geographic analysis. You’ll also find a full-width map showing the geographic overlap and clustering of the top 20 tier companies.

May 2011 This report surveys the current state of IPTV worldwide and presents SNL Kagan's forecasts for the platform's growth from 2010 to 2014 in six regions: North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Download this informative whitepaper now.

May 2011 Examine the current state of over-the-top video services in Western Europe's largest markets of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Read the report to see why the U.K. and France host the most diverse advanced video services, among the markets surveyed.

April 2011 While mobile video technology experts had strong revenue growth in 2010, it was a mixed bag for programmers as on-deck deals fizzled and their emerging replacements, apps, have yet to deliver. Read this informative whitepaper to get the complete overview of the U.S. mobile programming industry.

February 2011 Examine the state of Latin America’s largest fixed-broadband providers and explore the effect of telco investment, consolidation and recessionary pressures on the region’s major ISPs. Download this special report to find out why the Latin American broadband subscriber base has grown at a 21.5% CAGR over the past three years.

January 2011 The UK’s over-the-top content delivery market is developing at breakneck speed, propelled by a melee of interests from broadcasters and service providers to startup online aggregators, device-makers and traditional Internet players. Read this special report to discover why the UK is regarded as one of the most advanced online markets.