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Merry Christmas to you too where in the right place at the right time the bottom is in the skies the limit lots of good news out there very excited and happy to be here!
In the next five to 10 years, the Chinese film market could well become the largest in the world. The market grew by almost 44 percent in 2009, and about 30 percent in 2008. In 2009, it was worth US$908 million - about a tenth of the $9.79 billion of US revenues in the previous year. At the current rate, the Chinese film market will outgrow the American market in five to 10 years.
The number of Chinese watching Chinese films has declined significantly in the past three decades. In 1977, just after the Cultural Revolution, a peak of 29.3 billion people attended films. In 1988, 21.8 billion people attended films. In 1995, 5 billion movie tickets were sold, which is still four times the number as of the United States but about the same on a per capita basis. In 2000, only 300 million tickets were sold. In 2004 only 200 million were sold. The decline has been attributed to television, Hollywood and watching pirated videos and DVDs at home. In the 1980s, about half of all Chinese still didn't have televisions and virtually no one had a VCR.http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=245&catid=7&subcatid=42
Merry Christmas 2013 is going to be a blast!
Little humor for The Christmas At Grandma's
Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs.
"I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE...
I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO...
I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR..."
His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said, "Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn't deaf." To which the little brother replied, "No, but Gramma is!"
Despite lower attach rates in emerging markets than in the US, we believe sizeable revenue opportunities for VoD and DVR services still await due to the sizeable and largely untapped markets. In China for example, we expect the number of VoD households to increase at a CAGR of 64% from 2009 to year-end 2014, while DVR households will grow at a 59% rate. By our estimates, these rapid growth curves will translate into more than $1bn in DVR revenue and nearly $240m in VoD revenue in 2014. Explosive growth will also take place in India.
At year-end 2008, pay-TV households in emerging markets totaled 426m, up 16% from 2007. By 2014, we expect emerging markets to account for 69% of all pay-TV households, up from 64% in 2008. Almost half of the world’s pay-TV subscriptions come from Asia-Pacific, mostly from China and India. The next-largest emerging pay-TV nations are Russia, Egypt, Turkey and Poland.
Growth in IPTV adoption should spur uptake of VoD services across emerging markets, although the financial crisis, if it continues, could lead to a slowing of deployments and uptake. IPTV operators and digital cable operators are in a better position than analog and satellite players to offer true VoD that includes two-way interactive features, programming that can be accessed anytime, HD and DVR services.
Our research has found that emerging-market operators are better off introducing PPV or an à la carte model in the early stages to best assess potential demand.
Even though they boost customer loyalty and reduce churn, DVRs on their own do not present a very profitable business model. We expect there to eventually be a move from DVR STBs toward network DVR service.
We highlight a number of obstacles specific to emerging-market pay-TV operators that want to offer VoD. Content licensing remains the biggest hurdle; other obstacles include a lack of affordability, regulatory hurdles, low penetration rates of pay-TV and broadband, limited digital and two-way network coverage, and bandwidth management constraints.
As operators begin to amass attractive VoD customer bases and develop new advertising models in conjunction with content providers as well as advertisers, we expect ad-funded VoD services to become more prevalent and account for a growing portion of pay-TV revenue.
By 2014, we expect 34% of pay-TV subscribers in Russia and 29% in Mexico to use VoD, whereas more than 86% of pay-TV subscribers in the US will use VoD.
Key Questions Answered
What is the status (such as adoption and revenue trends) of pay-TV in emerging markets, and how will current and future conditions affect the success of VoD?
What are the major drivers and obstacles of VoD?
Is VoD worth it for pay-TV operators? For content providers? What VoD strategies are being used in emerging markets, and which ones will be most effective?
What factors can be used to identify whether VoD will be successful in particular emerging markets?
What are the main challenges and lessons learned of emerging-market pay-TV operators?
Target audience
Operators:
Understand the technology, competitive and content challenges that await a pay-TV VoD launch in an emerging market. Evaluate your market opportunity and benchmark your own tactics and performance. This report will help you develop and refine an effective video-on-demand strategy as well as identify new approaches to provisioning, pricing and content. Use our forecasts to size the market opportunity and our case studies to assess best practices and develop your go-to-market strategy.
Content Providers:
Discover what is holding back adoption in emerging markets and which strategies can overcome obstacles such as piracy. Evaluate markets to target those that best suit your products and capabilities. Develop strategies to expand the audience for your content and to increase your revenue from it. This report will also help you evaluate the different types of pay-TV VoD and their competitive advantages to develop a practical growth strategy.
Vendors:
Understand market dynamics and assess the needs of both VoD operators and content providers in emerging markets. Use our forecast to develop sales plans and identify key market opportunities.
Investors:
Locate opportunities in challenging environments. This report will help you evaluate and develop strategies that will position your portfolio investments to take advantage of one of the more challenging growth areas of pay-TV in emerging markets.
Companies mentioned in this report:
ABC
ABC.com
Akado
AT&T
Brasil Telecom
BSkyB
BT
Cablemas
Cablevisión
Cartoon Network
CBS Television Network
China Telecom
China Unicom
Cinemax
Comcast
Comstar
Corbina Telecom
DirecTV
DirecTV Latin America
Discovery Channel
Dish Network
E! Entertainment Television
Etisalat
Fox
Fox Broadcasting
Freeview
Grupo Televisa
HBO
Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN)
Hulu.com
i-Cable
Internet Group
Megacable
Millicom
Movie Channel, The
MTN
MTV
Multimedia Polska
NBC
NET Serviços
Nickelodeon
NTV (???????????? ???)
NTV Plus
Oi
Orange France
PCCW
Qwerty (Central Telegraph)
Rede Globo
SeaChange International
Shenzhen Media Group
Shenzhen Topway Video Communication
Showtime
Sistema Mass-Media
Sky
Sky Mexico
Starz
Stream
Svyazinvest
Tata Sky
Telefónica
Telefônica Brasil
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic
Televisa (Grupo Televisa)
Time Warner Cable
TiVo
Topway
Tricolor TV
Tudou
TVB Pay Vision
TVN (Telewizja na karte)
UPC Czech Republic
UTStarcom
Verizon Communications
VimpelCom
Virgin Media
VTR Chile
Warner Brothers
Youku
YouTube
Zain
China is the world’s biggest wire and cable manufacturer, with the largest industrial output value. In 2003-2010, the operating revenue of China’s wire and cable industry grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.6%, towering over the global level; from January to September 2011, the operating revenue increased by 30.9% YoY to RMB767.5 billion.
During the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), China’s investment in ultra high voltage (UHV) and rural power grid will reach up to RMB540 billion and RMB200 billion respectively. Following the expanded investment in power grid, the power cable industry will usher in a new round of development opportunities.
The development of telecommunication industry has provided constant impetus for China’s optical fiber cable construction, with the accumulated cable length increasing from 2.71 billion meters in 2003 to 9.95 billion meters in 2010 at a CAGR of 20.4%. Larger-scale manufacturers include Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable, Fiberhome Telecommunication, Heng Tong Group, Zhongli S&T, etc.
In 2010, China’s automotive wiring harness market scale reached RMB82.2 billion, mainly occupied by Japanese and South Korean multinational corporations, of which, Japanese enterprises took over 60% market share. Major automotive wiring harness manufacturers in China include Shanghai-based Delphi Packard Electric System, Huizhou Zhurun Wiring Systems, Hangzhou Yazaki Parts, THB Group, etc.
In China, major enterprises in the high voltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV) power cable industry include Baosheng Science & Technology, Qingdao Hanhe Cable and Shenyang Furukawa Cable.
Nexans is a French wire & cable manufacturer, with products mainly applied in infrastructure, construction industry and local area network (LAN). In 2011, Nexans acquired the power cable business of Shandong Yanggu Electric Cable Group Co., Ltd. and developed 500kV EHV cable products, marching towards China’s high-end power cable market.
Far East Holding Group is the largest wire and cable enterprise in China. In July 2011, it raised RMB1.15 billion, mainly invested in projects including Smart Grid EHV Cable, New-energy Special Cable, and High-strength Energy-saving Environment-friendly Special Wire.
KEY FEATURES
China Wire and Cable Industry Report, 2011 highlights:
- Global and China Wire and Cable Industry Development, including market scale, competition characteristics and pattern, China wire and cable industry by region, import and export, and development trends;
- Key Market Segments of China Wire and Cable Industry, referring to market scale, demand, major enterprises, etc. of three market segments, i.e., power cable, communication cable & optical fiber cable, and automotive wiring harness;
- Research on Global and China Key Wire & Cable Manufacturers, covering operation and development strategies of four multinational corporations including Nexans and 16 Chinese enterprises including Qingdao Hanhe Cable.
Lots of good news looking forward to! Infrastructure is set 2013 let's rock 'n roll!
Goog luck!
I'm sure this has been posted here before! http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/07/10/business/100000001655023/business-day-live-july-10-2012.html
Quite interesting check it out... http://www2.wreckingballmedia.com/work/you-on-demand/
Nice to see someone else post I know you've been here for a while hopefully will all make it this looks pretty promising!
Similar but interesting to read! Rising HD, IPTV to drive global pay-TV market to 907MN subs in 2013
Joseph O'Halloran | 18-12-2012
Whether in 2013 economies face the edge of the fiscal cliff or not, the pay-TV sector is set to remain robust throughout the year, according to a new survey from ABI Research.
In its Pay-TV Subscribers’ Market Data report, ABI predicts that the global pay-TV market will add nearly 47 million subscribers by the end of 2012 to reach a total of 864 million subscribers. The analyst observed growth across satellite, cable, and IPTV markets but a flattening digital terrestrial TV (DTT) market. In all, it expects that the pay-TV market will continue to grow in 2013 to reach 907 million subscribers.
The main growth drivers highlighted in the ABI report are high definition TV services and, interestingly, IPTV, which the analyst said has been increasing rapidly over the past few years. In 2013, ABI forecasts that the worldwide IPTV subscriber base is expected to add over 9 million subscribers to reach 79.3 million. More than half of the net addition will be from Asia-Pacific; China alone is expected to add more than 3 million subscribers.
Growth in Asian Pacific markets such as China and India will impact positively on the cable market in the short term, maintaining the largest market share of the overall pay-TV market in 2013. However, ABI notes that the rapidly growing IPTV sector will cause cable’s market share to decline to 65.4% in 2013, from 66.2% in 2012.
Furthermore, says the report, at present a third of worldwide pay-TV subscribers are using HDTV services, with penetration highest in North America followed by Western Europe which account for 84% and 76% of total pay-TV subscriptions respectively. “Worldwide HD service adoption is expected to grow. ABI Research forecasts that 38% of global pay-TV subscribers will be subscribing to HDTV services in 2013,” commented Khin Sandi Lynn, research analyst.
Read more: Rising HD, IPTV to drive global pay-TV market to 907MN subs in 2013 | Rapid TV News http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/25501/rising-hd-iptv-to-drive-global-pay-tv-market-to-907-mn-subs-in-2013.html#ixzz2FYqckNkM
Press Release: ABI Research – Mon, Dec 17, 2012 2:21 PM EST Worldwide pay-TV Subscriber to Reach 907 Million in 2013 as HD and IPTV Services Advance, Says ABI Research SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Global pay-TV market added nearly 47 million subscribers in 2012 reaching a total of 864 million subscribers. “The growth in satellite, cable, and IPTV markets was strong, although digital terrestrial TV growth was flat in 2012. ABI Research expects that the pay-TV market will continue to grow in 2013 to reach 907 million subscribers,” said Jake Saunders, VP and practice director of core forecasting.
Worldwide IPTV subscriber base has been increasing rapidly over the past few years. In 2013, the worldwide IPTV subscriber base is expected to add over 9 million subscribers to reach 79.3 million. More than half of the net addition will be from Asia-Pacific; China alone is expected to add more than 3 million subscribers.
The cable TV market will remain strong, especially due to the growth in Asian Pacific markets such as China and India. Cable TV will maintain the largest market share of the overall pay-TV market in 2013. However, rapidly growing IPTV will cause cable’s market share to decline to 65.4% in 2013 from 66.2% in 2012.
At present, 33% of worldwide pay-TV subscribers are using High Definition (HD) TV services. HDTV penetration is the highest in North America followed by Western Europe; accounting for 84% and 76% of total pay-TV subscriptions respectively. As many of the countries in different regions are trying to switch over to digital transmission, the number of HD channels and packages offered by the operators increase. “Worldwide HD service adoption is expected to grow. ABI Research forecasts that 38% of global pay-TV subscribers will be subscribing to HDTV services in 2013,” noted Khin Sandi Lynn, research analyst.
ABI Research’s “Pay TV Subscribers” Market Data profiles global pay-TV subscription information. Detailed market trends and market forecast information for key regions and countries around the world are provided where available. The study is a part of the company’s Pay TV (http://www.abiresearch.com/research/service/pay-tv/) Database.
ABI Research provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of trends in global connectivity and other emerging technologies. From offices in North America, Europe and Asia, ABI Research’s worldwide team of experts advises thousands of decision makers through 70+ research and advisory services. Est. 1990. For more information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500.
Contact:
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I don't know if you notice the volume is been much more steady than previous volumes that
we've had.The potential here is very huge company is in the right place at the right time they got the right people behind it skies the limit here!
The potential this company has with the share outstanding this is going to be Unbelievable!
China's YOU On Demand has formed an exclusive 20-year joint venture with CCTV-6's China Home Cinema (CHC) to become the country's first national pay-per-view and video-on-demand platform.
The joint venture will operate under the national government licenses obtained by CCTV-6 and CHC and serve as their exclusive agent in China, for operating and marketing VOD, PPV, subscription-video-on-demand, and related value-added services.
CCTV-6 is the national movie channel of China Central Television (CCTV), reaching over 850mn people and consistently ranking in the top three among all Chinese TV channels in terms of annual ratings and viewership. CHC is the national pay movie arm of CCTV-6, as well as a national pay channel aggregator in China, currently covering over 50mn homes.
"We are honoured to announce our partnerships with China's leading movie network and channel," said Shane McMahon, Chairman and CEO of YOU On Demand. "Our strategic alliance with CCTV-6 and CHC marks a significant milestone for YOU On Demand as we work to position our company as the leader of premium content and value-added services in the largest market in the world."
YOU On Demand is the new identity for China Broadband, revealed earlier this month and chosen to reflect the company's aim of becoming a leading provider of TV services in the country. http://archive.iptv-news.com/iptv_news/january_2011_2/you_on_demand_to_become_chinas_first_nation-wide_vod_platform
Just put the dots together whoever is holding YOD is going to be very happy! YOU On Demand Signs Distribution Deal With 3D Content Hub
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the growing appetite for 3D programming for home entertainment in China, YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. (YOD), China's leading national Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) platform, announced today it has signed a content deal with 3D Content Hub as part of its new service offering, YOU 3D On Demand.
The deal calls for 3D Content Hub's titles, including the award winning "Timescapes: A View in America," "Microplanet," and "Alligator Kingdom," to be available through YOU On Demand's Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) services. The titles will be available in Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) as well.
3D Content Hub joins 3net, the leading U.S. 3D television channel and global production studio as content partners for YOU 3D On Demand.
"We are thrilled to be working with 3D Content Hub as we launch our 3D service, YOU 3D On Demand in China," said Shane McMahon, Chairman and CEO of YOU On Demand. "Our goal is to be the ultimate destination for the entertainment experience in the home."
"China is one of the fastest growing markets for 3D," added 3D Content Hub founder Torsten Hoffmann. "Through our partnership with YOU On Demand our content will reach millions of Chinese consumers who are demanding quality 3D content."
About YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc.
YOU On Demand is the leading national Pay-Per-View and Video On Demand platform in China. The Company offers high quality premium content to customers across China through its Near Video On Demand (NVOD), Video On Demand (VOD) and Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) services. The Company consists of a portfolio of businesses that include alliances with leading media operators, comprehensive end-to-end content delivery, an exclusive billing solution, governmental partnerships and approvals, and value added services.
YOU On Demand has secured strategic partnerships with the largest media entities in China, and has a highly experienced management team with a strong background in Cable, Television, Media and Telecom. The company is headquartered in New York, NY, with its China headquarters in Beijing. For more information, visit http://www.yod.com.
About 3D Content Hub:
3D Content Hub is a world-leading content distributor specialized in stereoscopic 3D titles. The company helps producers earning cash for their 3D films globally. For licensees it is a one-stop destination to source high-quality 3D content, both short-form and long-form, including many award-winning films. The library currently consists of 100 hours of professionally produced films, mostly non-fiction, from 25 international producers.
Home Grown Movies vs Imported
In most countries, the revenues accruing from a film are split between box-office from theaters, home video revenues and television. In the U.S., only 27 % of that total comes from theatrical box-office with 39% coming from home entertainment and 34% from television. In China, however, 94% of the total comes from theatrical box-office with TV and home entertainment currently being very minor contributors.
According to SARFT, by the end of 2012, the total box-office movies in China will be $2.4 billion, of which 3D will account for about 28% of total box-office and rising.
However, Painted Skin 2, which was released only in 3D, was the exception rather than the rule as most other Chinese films released in 3D failed to attract audiences despite lengthy black-out periods for foreign movies and protectionist measures such as releasing The Amazing Spider-Man and Dark Knight Rises on the same day.
The domestic film business is central to the new government’s goal of boosting Chinese cultural influence overseas. Although from a business point of view, Xi Jinping and the new government may want to allow more foreign products into China, there will be great political pressure to focus on home-grown movies.
And yet, despite the government’s protectionist measures, Chinese films have had disappointing results in 2012. Even this week, two expensive, large-scale Chinese historical epics, Back to 1942 and The Last Supper, have been comprehensively beaten at the box-office by Ang Lee’s Life of Pi.
One Undeniable Factor in This Equation:
There is a Hunger for 3D Films in China
Life of Pi is in 3D. By far this year’s most successful Chinese production, Painted Skin – The Resurrection was released only in its 3D version, grossing over $100 million and breaking all records for a domestic movie.
The Reason 3D is So Popular in China
Chinese people are very willing to test new things. They love innovation and cinema-going for the younger generation is rather like New Yorkers going to see a Broadway play. They want to make the experience as unique and remarkable as possible and 3D supplies that experience, that thrill.
There’s no question: Chinese consumers welcome 3D and the cinema chains and distribution companies play their role in catering to this demand. Even the government has played its part by easing import restrictions for films in 3D. Watching a movie in 3D is more spectacular than 2D and with the quality of 3D now attaining new heights, whether originally shot in 3D like Life of Pi or films like Transformers, skillfully converted by companies by Legend3D, this love affair between the Chinese audiences and 3D films looks poised to continue for many more years.
Check it out 3D China!! http://bsandrew.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-growth-of-3d-in-china.html?spref=tw&m=1
Odds are pretty good you know what I mean!
The way it looks like it's going to start to creep up SmartMoney is buying in right now I'm sure sales are looking good they wouldn't be hiring if it wasn't!
The Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 270,000 additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, the offering is expected to close on or about December 18, 2012.
A big block of 300 thousand-shares just went through! I suppose that was part of the announcement looks like they're closing the deal Getting excited!
Thanks! Looking at the chart today I'm starting to see maybe a little move up soon!
I like it I like it check it out YOD another home run about to happen just bought some!
Me 2 and check out yod another home run about to happen!
This can get very huge I bought some today Is this the only messageboard for yod?
I like what I see here thanks!
Do you know anything about this Looks like yod trying to do this since 2003 http://finance.yahoo.com/mbview/searchview/?q=Cbbd&in=a&bn=9a1d3951-0aeb-3784-a9e4-c2c1fbceb8dd&sa=&sm=&sbd=&sdf=dd%2Fmm%2Fyyyy&sdt=dd%2Fmm%2Fyyyy
Where do you see this next year being very conservative? Look if this turns out to be like Netflix I know it could be very huge!With all due respect do you think that's a big gamble man?
Something definitely going on behind the scenes for the stock to take a hit like this I think we should concentrate on what's going on instead of pumping?
Check out the openings with this company but I got something better All wait until I buy my position to posted! https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/mobile/AvailableJobs.aspx?org=enc-13.9338603368323&ViewBy=Department&id=0
I'm about the buy truck load of this stock got some good news on this.
Are you still holding your position?
Just holding on tight and if I can buying some time
NICE!
Reverse Triangular Merger: Not to be confused with a "reverse merger" a reverse triangular merger refers to a transaction in which the acquiring company forms a subsidiary for the special purpose of merging with the target company. By virtue of the merger, the target becomes a subsidiary of the acquiror and shareholders of the target receive shares in the acquiring company.
This is a common structure for mergers, especially where it makes sense for the acquired company to be operated as a subsidiary of the acquiror rather than be merged with it.
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This makes a lot of sense, we own a small public company... we know we are gonna merge with a large generic company. It makes more sense to merge with us and make us their subsidiary.. then just merge with us.