Heavy Reading to Present 'Making TV Pay: The Telco Challenge?' at TelcoTV 2008

Heavy Reading to Present 'Making TV Pay: The Telco Challenge?' at TelcoTV 2008

Exclusive consumer survey on pay TV services from telcos, satellite and cable operators gathers critical data on provider preferences, satisfaction levels and churn drivers in current economic climate

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- TelcoTV, the premier meeting place for the massive convergence of the entertainment and communications markets, announced today that Heavy Reading, the leading independent service provider market research organization, will be announcing the results of its new consumer video study at TelcoTV 2008. The study explores consumer attitudes towards pay TV services, with particular emphasis on consumer perceptions of telcos as providers of TV services. The study results will be presented by Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Aditya (Adi) Kishore, on Wednesday, November 12th, at 1:00 PM in room 207A, at the Anaheim Convention Center, as part of the TelcoTV Conference and Expo.

The industry's most current consumer video services study will examine the current mindset of Pay TV subscribers and the key capabilities required for gaining new subscribers and keeping existing ones in this increasingly competitive market. This is the first survey to explore the mindset of pay TV subscribers after the credit crunch has hit the US, and offers a glimpse into the impact of the current economic climate on the pay TV business. The survey will cover the following key issues:

-- Current pay TV subscriptions, length of tenure and selected providers
(cable, satellite, telco.)
-- Primary decision drivers for selecting current pay TV providers.
-- Churn drivers and reasons for leaving previous provider.
-- Satisfaction levels with current services across various criteria such
as price, channel choices, dependability, and customer care.
-- Interest in advanced services such as DVR, VOD, Interactive TV, and
HDTV.
-- Multiservice bundling, and plans to change providers, and likelihood
of selecting telco for TV service.

Kishore has more than 12 years' experience in consumer media. His coverage areas at Heavy Reading include digital media applications and services, and their distribution over broadband networks. Prior to joining Heavy Reading, Kishore was the Director of Global Media and Entertainment at the Yankee Group. He was responsible for managing digital media research across Yankee Group analyst teams in North America, Europe, and Asia.

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces almost 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Expo London, The Tower Summit @ CTIA, and Optical Expo, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005, and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About TechWeb

TechWeb (www.techweb.com/aboutus) the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.

About NTCA

The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association is the premier association representing more than 580 locally owned and managed telecommunications cooperatives and commercial companies throughout rural America. NTCA provides its members with legislative, regulatory, and industry representation; meetings; publications and educational programs; and an array of employee benefit programs. Visit us at www.ntca.org.

CONTACT:
Tony Fisch
President, Tony Fisch Consulting
(323) 461-7878
tony@fischconsulting.com

Source: Heavy Reading

CONTACT: Tony Fisch, President, Tony Fisch Consulting, +1-323-461-7878,
tony@fischconsulting.com

Web Site: http://www.lightreading.com/
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