Video on Demand in Europe

A report edited by NPA Conseil
for the European Audiovisual Observatory
and the Direction du développement des médias (DDM - France)

359 pages
Cover Price : 295 EUR
ISBN 978-92-871-6258-8
Strasbourg, May 2007

Also available in French and German

The purchase of this report includes the free delivery of the Second survey of VoD services as of January 2008.

This report provides a comprehensive picture of Video on Demand in 24 European countries as of early 2007 and includes descriptions of 150 operational services.

It sets out to answer a number of key questions:

1. Is there one European model for VoD, or are there several ones?
2. What major trends are emerging?
3. What long-term chances does that mean for the European audiovisual sector?
4. What strategies are the leading VoD operators in the process of developing?

Contents

Technical conditions of VoD
Business models for VoD
Regulation
The position of VoD within the film and audiovisual industry
The VoD market in 24 European countries

Each of the 24 country profiles contains:

• An overview of the national audiovisual landscape
• The state of development of regulation of non-linear services
• A detailed presentation of the VoD services in operation (or soon to be
  launched) and of the general trends of the VoD market in the country
• Data sets for each of the 150 VoD services identified include:

• Starting date
• Access
• Number and type of titles available
• Prices
• Availability
• Content providers
• Type of transmission
• Business model

• European trends
• Towards transparency standards and indicators