IPTV has its work cut out, says report

IPTV SUBSCRIPTION WILL be quick, but not particularly profitable in the short term, according to a new report from European research firm Informa Telecoms and Media. IPTV: A Global Analysis predicts that there will be 57 million IPTV homes globally by 2013, but that will be only 4% of the world’s TV households by then. In fact, only 14 countries will have more than a million IPTV subs by that time."This fairly limited penetration comes from having to migrate subscribers away from long-established cable and DTH services, as well as the impact of (digital terrestrial television) to a lesser extent. However, there...