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[Stop the Cap!] Stop the Cap! » One in Eight Americans Will Drop Cable/Pay ...: Older Americans who’ve gone back to over the air television are least susceptible to provider revenge, but content is still king and the cable industry will own an increasing percentage of it if the NBC-Comcast merger is approved.  While the two companies are currently promising not to dispense with free over the air broadcasting, an increasing amount of content could be diverted to pay television channels like cable sports networks, movie networks, and general interest basic cable channels.  Broadcasters themselves are now hungry for the same dual-revenue stream their cable competitors already enjoy – advertising income and subscription fees.

[Broadband Presentations] Pace Annual General Meeting :: Pace: Impact of the Pace acquisitionof the Philips set-top box business is included from 21 April 2008.-220-120-2080180280380480580680H1 05/06 H2 05/06 H1 06/07 H2 06/07 H1 07 H1 08 H2 08 H1 09 H2 09£Million-20-1001020304050£MillionRevenues PBT5Global revenuesSouth America£121mEurope£428mRest of World(inc Africa)£155mNorth America£429m66To put Pace at the heart of convergence in digital TV,creating a platform for long-term growthTo be the world's best set-top box company: to supply worldleading operators with leading products making a good ROIfor shareholdersTo focus on core business and add related technologies thatwill enable Pace to deliver growth and increase profitabilityas the world continues to move to digital TVTargeting medium-term 8% return on salesPace Group Strategy7Performance in main geographic markets:Executive SummaryEurope· Delivered 6.2m set-top boxes (2008: 4.7m)· Europe's number one set-top box company· Established leadership in HD and PVR - addedSky Deutschland· Launch market for Pace Networks ­ CanalDigital, Quadriga & partner programme· Leading the development of true hybrid productsahead of the competition e.g. Canal+ and Viasat· Analogue switch-off underway, creating operatorand retail opportunities· Leading NDS and Nagravision CA partnerRest of World· Delivered 1.3m set-top boxes (2008: 1.1m)· Continued success in Australasian markets· Foxtel· Sky New Zealand· Developing business in Asia ­ new Astro HDbusiness win· Using the Group's HD expertise & CApartnerships to win new business and identifyemerging opportunities· Well placed to grow African and Middle Eastbusiness through existing customer relationships8Performance in main geographic markets:Executive SummaryNorth America· Delivered 7.3m set-top boxes (2008: 6.7m)· Began HD shipments to Comcast· Leading rollout of digital converters (DTA) incable market· Launched industry first whole home product,HCS, with a series of cable operators· Product range developed to take advantage ofall market opportunities· Pace customers include the world's largest cable& satellite operators: Comcast & DIRECTVSouth America· Delivered 2.4m set-top boxes (2008: 0.6m)· One of fastest growing markets for digital TVtechnology· A large market with growing HD-ready base· Pace has a growing market position on all cable& satellite platforms· Leveraging HD leadership, existing productplatforms and CA partnerships to win newcustomer contracts: Net Brazil & Cablevision(Argentina)· First non-European partner for Pace Networks:Visionbyte in Brazil991 Consumer demand for digital home entertainment2 Continued global shift from analogue to digital3 Ongoing momentum to PVR and high definition4 Hybrid set-top box technology5 Whole home convergence6 3D & ultra HD...Market growth ­ Key features10Global TV subscribers2003004005006007008002000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012MillionsAnalogue payTV subs Digital payTV subs10The quality of, demand for and spend on digital home entertainment is growing rapidlyHigh definition is an important market with a significant base of HD-ready homesPay TV market growth drivers*0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Standard definition High definitionGrowth in high definition shipments0501001502002503002007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013HD Subscribers HD HouseholdsHD-ready homes ahead of subscribersGlobal TV subscription revenues801001201401601802002202402004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013$bnGlobal TV subscribersMillions*Screen Digest1111Global rankings for the payTV marketbased on volume shipments*482312008RankRank2009Company2009Share1 Motorola 16%2 Pace 14%3 Technicolor 14%4 Humax 6%5 Cisco 6%*Screen DigestPace is now global number 2 in the payTV market12121995 2000 2005 2010 2015SDSD PVRHDHD PVRHYBRIDWHOLE HOME3DUHDADDEDVALUEProduct EvolutionTechnology enabled servicesGlobal Annual Shipments010203040502003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013MillionsHDHD PVR1313HYBRIDHybrid:· Enhancing Broadcast with Broadbandinteractive services· Either `managed' or `over-the-top'Technology:· Flash, HbbTV, Tru2way...GamesCatch-upTVVoDSocialNetworkingShoppingTechnology: 3D & Hybrid2000 2005 2010 2015 2020Stereoscopic 3D:· Single view `half-resolution'· `Full HD resolution'· Multiview Point Coding, H.265...· `Object Wave' Holographic3DGlobal Annual Shipments010203040502009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Millions3D TVs1414Cable In2000 2005 2010 2015WHOLE HOME2020PayTV for the `Whole home'Path to ConvergenceMoCA network connectionExisting In-Home CoaxNetworked devicesRoom 2 Room 3Room 1Pace HD STB clientPace HD StorePace HD STB client Pace HD STB client15ConvergencePayTV at the heart of home entertainmentBroadcastBroadbandConnectedHomeA managed PayTV asset(TV & Video services gateway)1616Pace Unified Software161717Pace PortfolioNetworks17Set-top boxesFull range of satellite, cableand IPTV products for payTVmarkets in standard and highdefinitionIntelligent service gateways forbroadcast & broadband servicedelivery, with MultiDweller®, thefirst productFull range of xDSL, DOCSISand Gigabit residentialgatewaysand complimentaryrange of ecosystemaccessories: PLC adapters,home automation, wireless IPcameras etcResidential gateways18Pace Networks· Pace Networks products are highly cost-competitive solutions that enable service providers toextend and enhance digital services· For example· PayTV operators can target subscribers in hard-to-reach towns and regions where it is currently un-economic to upgrade to digital and high definition· The hospitality industry can offer enhanced TV and broadband services to their clients· MultiDweller®· Is an intelligent service gateway for broadcast & broadband service delivery· The first in a line of products planned for Pace Networks, extending reach into `last mile' digital distributionRoutes to market Market SegmentsDirect Sales to NetworkOperatorsGlobal distributorprogrammeSmall Cable NetworksTelco ExchangesApartmentsHospitality & specialist19Pace NetworksBusiness progress2009 Trials and first customer launches· Canal Digital, to increase its reach across hard-to-reachmultidwelling subscribers in the Nordic market· Quadriga, a strategic business partner to many of theworld's leading hotels, to deliver a unique, tailored portalfor the TV in guest roomsNetworks Approved Partner Programme· Eight distributors in place· Includes Auriga in Italy and Visionbyte in Brazil2010 Adding customers and distributors ­expecting to breakeven for year2011 Major market rollout20Outlook· Pace has entered 2010 in a strong operational and financial position· The payTV market continues to be positive and there is good demand for theGroup's products· Trading has continued in line with expectations and Pace continues to deliver wellagainst plan· Overall the Group looks forward to another successful year building on its positionas a leading global player in the digital payTV marketPace plc Annual General Meeting19 April 2010

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[Business Insider] The Television Industry Re-Made; The Rise Of The Virtual Cable Company: I think the measurement has to be fixed, the ad load has to be comparable (consistent w my general point that the biz model has to preserved) and the cost of the pipe will initially go up when unbundled. But on the last point the history of pipe/ bandwidth providers in terms of price pressures and commodotization is not a great one and the operators know that and don't want to be relegated to the pipe business -- again precisiely why they need to adapt now.

[Media Experiences 2 Go] Exclusive! Interview with Comcast's Mark Hess « Media Experiences 2 Go: Being the premier event in the PGA Tour,The Masters and Augusta National Golf Club feature some of the most scenic views in the world with breathtaking topography, countless azaleas and hundred-year-old trees lining the holes. The course itself is also one of the most physically challenging for golfers with undulating greens, steep bunkers and dramatic changes in elevation.

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[E-Commerce Times] E-Commerce News: Cable & Satellite: Hot Boxes: The Explosive ...: In markets with a high penetration of DTV subscriptions, support for advanced features such as VoD (video on demand), DVR/PVR, and other interactive applications are driving the deployment of digital STBs. Another interesting development has .

[Harold Feld's Tales of the Sausage Factory] Wetmachine » Tales of the Sausage Factory » “Will Comcast Join the ...: Bottom line, on a scale of 1-10 on the Trade Association Scale, this merger ranks a 10. That means lots of people, from big companies to cute little public interest groups like us, are all going to ask federal regulators to take a close look at this and reject the merger if Comcast cannot come up with better answers to these very real concerns than the “voluntary commitments”

[VideoNuze(Analysis)] Here's How Google TV Will Work - And What It Might Mean: The idea of doing HDMI pass-through and adding stuff to HDMI from the existing Cable/Satellite set-top-box sounds like a genius plan. If HDCP or however all those copy protection technologies of HDMI don't prevent that solution from happening or to be turned off by broadcasters, then my guess is that Google could provide a $100 retail solution including HDMI pass-through and infrared emitter that would basically be compatible with all existing set-top-boxes, no matter what Comcast and DirecTV think about this.

[POKE 53280,0: Pete Brown's Blog] Adventures with HTPC - Pete Brown's 10rem.net: At least until Ben gets older, we won't watch TV in more than one room at a time, but I'd like the flexibility of watching in one place, but any place, without having to scatter set top boxes all over the house. I'd eventually like to have integrated phone messaging, message board, weather, calendar, etc.

[blog maverick] Think the Internet Will Replace Cable ? Read this first « blog ...: I hate cliffhangers and the shows I like have a habit of being screwed by networks and cancelled mid run so I’ve adopted a policy of not watching any new series until the second or third season so I don’t get attached and disappointed (yes I realize if everyone did this it would be self defeating –

[HADNEWS.COM] FiOS adds Youtube and internet radio for all HD customers at ...: To watch YouTube on FiOS TV, customers need a FiOS TV DVR or high-definition set-top box and Verizon's Media Manager software - accessible for Window-based PCs. Users visit http://www.verizon.com/MediaManager to download and install free Media Manager software on their PC. .... In a move that I am sure will make the shareholders proud The Consumerist blog has handed the title of The Worst Company in America to Comcast - the cable company that everyone loves to hate... » ...

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