DFC Intelligence  

Paul A. Palumbo
Digital Broadcast and Programming/ Webcast Track
What you need to know about Interactive Broadcasting, on-air and online.

IBV: Interactive Broadcast Video Streaming Video Market 1998-2000 Report
Now includes 100-page Streaming Video Market Analysis Q1 2001 Update

This 250-page report from DFC Intelligence contains a comprehensive analysis of the streaming video market. Included is a complete list of streaming video activity from 1998 through 2000, as well as forecasts through 2004.  There is a breakdown of streaming activity by content categories including news/information, film, general entertainment, interactive television, music and sports. Also included is an analysis of narrowband vs. broadband streaming, bandwidth providers, cable TV channels, broadcast networks and broadcast affiliates with online extensions. The report contains an overview of the digital set-top box market and an analysis of important issues like media player installed base/usage, digital rights management and ad insertion.

"DFC Intelligence's Interactive Broadcast Video: Market Forecasts and PC/TV User Studies report profiles exactly what broadcasters, cable companies, and the media are doing with the Internet, Interactive TV, and enhanced TV/datacasting.   It details narrowband, broadband, station by station use, as well as network by network programs.   I haven't seen a better or more detailed report.  The report explains exactly what companies are doing, how much they making, who is watching, and forecasts the future.

"It's essential for anyone doing business planning in this space.  It is the new media bible for CEO's and Marketing Executives to understand the entire convergence picture."

Peggy Miles
President
intervox.com

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Q1 2001 Update Table of Contents

OVERVIEW

6

RAPID MATURATION OF VIDEO DEPLOYMENT

6

MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND DRIVERS IN 2001 AND BEYOND

8

THE BUSINESS AND CONSUMER FUNDAMENTALS OF STREAMING VIDEO

9

CONTENT CATEGORY VIEWING "SHARE" ONLINE HAS RATINGS SIMILAR TO ON-AIR VIEWING

9

FIRST QUARTER 2001 ANALYSIS

10

FIRST QUARTER 2000 AND 2001 STREAMING VIDEO COMPARISONS

11

CONTENT CATEGORY ANALYSIS BY MONTH--FIRST QUARTER 2000

15

CONTENT CATEGORY ANALYSIS BY MONTH--FIRST QUARTER 2001

22

STREAMING USAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL SITES

31

STREAMING USAGE COMPARISONS: FULL-YEAR 2000 AVERAGES VS. FIRST Q. 2001 AVERAGE

32

VIDEO STREAMS FORECASTS 1999-2004

33

NARROWBAND VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY

37

BROADBAND VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY

38

TOTAL YEAR 2000 STREAMING BY MONTH AND CONTENT CATEGORY

40

Film content (trailers, shorts, long form)

40

Internet Television

44

News and Information

49

General Entertainment

54

Sports

59

Music videos, concerts and events

63

TOP STREAMING SITES AND EVENTS: Q1 2001

67

TOP FIFTEEN STREAMING VIDEO DESTINATION—JANUARY 2001

74

TOP FIFTEEN STREAMING VIDEO DESTINATION—FEBRUARY 2001

75

TOP 25 STREAMING VIDEO DESTINATIONS—MARCH 2001

76

TOP RANKED STREAMING SITES: FIRST QUARTER 2000

78

TOP RANKED STREAMING SITES: 1999

83

STREAMING USAGE GROWTH FOR INDIVIDUAL SITES

87

OEM BANDWIDTH PROVIDERS

97

BANDWIDTH PROVIDERS AND PLATFORMS

98

BANDWIDTH PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS WITH NETWORKS: Q1 2001

99

BANDWIDTH PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS WITH NETWORKS: Q1 2000

106

Main Report Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

5

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

9

STREAMING YEAR 2000 IN REVIEW

11

VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY

11

VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY

12

RAPID MATURATION OF VIDEO STREAMING CONTENT

13

MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND DRIVERS IN 2000 AND BEYOND

15

UNIVERSE OF STREAMING VIDEO SITES AND DESTINATIONS

16

THE BUSINESS AND CONSUMER FUNDAMENTALS OF STREAMING VIDEO

16

CONTENT CATEGORY VIEWING "SHARE" ONLINE HAS RATINGS SIMILAR TO ON-AIR VIEWING

17

CONTENT CATEGORY USAGE "SHARE" RANKINGS

18

CHANNEL DIVERSITY CONTINUES TO RULE VIDEO STREAMING MARKET SEGMENTS

19

DBP/WEBCAST TRACK'S TOP 20 STREAMING VIDEO DESTINATIONS

19

ON-DEMAND VS. "LIVE" VIEWING DATA REVEALS MULTIPLE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS

20

ON-DEMAND VS. "LIVE" VIEWING PATTERNS 1999/2000 YTD EVENTS AND NETWORKS

21

BROADBAND USERS CONSUME SIGNIFICANTLY MORE VIDEO PROGRAMMING PER MONTH THAN NARROWBAND COUNTERPARTS

22

MOVIES, "LIVE," WEBCAMS, SPORTS AND TV SHOWS ARE TOP CATEGORIES

24

A PROGRAMMING HISTORY OF STREAMING VIDEO EVENTS: 1998-2000

25

CHAPTER 1:   

STREAMING VIDEO EVENTS: DATA LISTING AND ANALYSIS

27

TOP INTERACTIVE VIDEO EVENTS ANALYSIS

29

TOP INTERACTIVE VIDEO EVENTS 2000

32

TOP INTERACTIVE VIDEO EVENTS 1999

33

TOP INTERACTIVE VIDEO EVENTS 1998

37

CHAPTER 2:   

VIDEO STREAMING MEDIA CONSUMPTION BY BANDWIDTH TYPE

39

NARROWBAND STREAMS AND UNIQUE USER ANALYSIS 2000 YTD

41

NARROWBAND STREAMS AND UNIQUE USER ANALYSIS 1998-1999

46

BROADBAND STREAMS AND UNIQUE USER ANALYSIS—2000 YTD51

 
CHAPTER 3:   

OEM BANDWIDTH AND APPLICATIONS PROVISIONING

53

ANALYSIS FOR BANDWIDTH PROVIDERS

55

STREAMING VIDEO CHANNELS, NETWORKS AND EVENTS RANKED BY BANDWIDTH PROVIDER (S)

56

BANDWIDTH PROVIDER RANKING

73

CHAPTER 4:   

STREAMING VIDEO BY CONTENT CATEGORY: FROM NEWS TO MUSIC

75

CATEGORY DEFINITIONS, AND USAGE DATA ANALYSIS: "LIVE" VS. ON-DEMAND

77

VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY

83

NARROWBAND ESTIMATES FOR 1999/2000

83

VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY

83

BROADBAND ESTIMATES FOR 2000

83

TOP STREAMING CHANNELS, NETWORKS, EVENTS AND DESTINATIONS--1999

85

FILM 1999 (SHORT, LONG-FORM/TRAILERS)

85

INTERNET TELEVISION 1999

85

NEWS AND INFORMATION 1999

86

GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT 1999

87

SPORTS 1999

88

MUSIC 1999

88

CONTENT CATEGORY ANALYSIS BY MONTH--2000

90

FILM (TRAILERS, SHORTS, LONG FORM) 2000

90

INTERNET TELEVISION 2000

95

NEWS AND INFORMATION 2000

99

GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT 2000

105

SPORTS 2000

110

MUSIC VIDEOS, CONCERTS AND EVENTS 2000

114

CHAPTER 5:   

THE UNIVERSE OF STREAMING VIDEO DESTINATIONS ONLINE: FILM, SPORTS, MUSIC, INTERNET TV AND NEWS PROGRAMMING

119

UNIVERSE OF STREAMING VIDEO SITES AND DESTINATIONS

121

FILM AND MOVIE SITES ONLINE

123

MUSIC VIDEO DESTINATIONS ONLINE

125

SPORTS VIDEO CONTENT

126

INTERNET TV WEBSITES

127

INSTALLED BASE OF MEDIA PLAYERS

128

CHAPTER 6:   

IFILM AND ATOM FILMS USAGE ANALYSIS

131

MOVIE SITE ANALYSIS

133

TOP FILMS ON IFILM.COM: MAY 2000-DECEMBER 2000

134

ANATOMY OF "405" AN INTERNET FILM "HIT"

144

ATOMFILMS VIEWING ANALYSIS

145

CHAPTER 7:   

ANALYSIS OF ON-DEMAND VS. "LIVE" STREAMING VIDEO USAGE

147

USAGE BASED ON CONVENIENCE AND AWARENESS

149

ON-DEMAND VS. "LIVE" VIEWING PATTERNS DURING ELECTION 2000

151

ON-DEMAND VS. "LIVE" VIEWING PATTERNS 2000

151

CHAPTER 8:   

ON-AIR NETWORKS WITH ONLINE EXTENSIONS

155

CABLE NETWORKS' ONLINE BRAND EXTENSION ANALYSIS

157

CABLE TV NETWORKS WITH ON-DEMAND OR VIDEO EXTENSIONS ONLINE

160

ANALYSIS FOR MSNBC.COM MONTHLY USAGE DATA

163

ANALYSIS FOR UNIQUE AUDIENCE TRAFFIC DATA

165

UNIQUE AUDIENCE DYNAMICS

168

NETWORK AUDIENCE TRAFFIC COMPARISON: CABLE, BROADCAST AND ONLINE

170

UNIQUE AUDIENCE TRAFFIC 2000

170

CABLE, BROADCAST AND ONLINE NETWORKS

170

ANALYSIS OF BROADCAST AFFILIATE ONLINE BRAND/SIGNALS EXTENSION

177

AFFILIATE LINKS TO NATIONAL ON-DEMAND VIDEO

178

AFFILIATE LINKS TO NATIONAL ON-DEMAND VIDEO AND LOCAL VIDEO

178

AFFILIATES WITH ON-DEMAND/SIMULCAST LOCAL VIDEO PROGRAMMING

179

AFFILIATE SUPPORT OF STREAMING MEDIA PLAYER FORMATS

179

BROADCAST AFFILIATES WITH INTERACTIVE VIDEO ONLINE

181

RANKED BY INTERACTIVE VIDEO PROGRAMMING TYPE

181

BROADCAST AFFILIATES WITH INTERACTIVE VIDEO ONLINE

191

RANKED BY STATION GROUP OR AFFILIATION

191

SELECTED STATION GROUPS ONLINE WITH ON-DEMAND/SIMULCAST VIDEO PROGRAMMING

201

CHAPTER 9:   

THE ERA OF THE 24/7 BROADCAST BRAND

204

TV/PC CROSS-PLATFORM PROGRAMMING TRENDS AND ANALYSIS: YEAR 2000

206

DIGITAL SET-TOP BOXES

207

ADVANCED ANALOG/DIGITAL SET-TOP BOX SURVEY

210

CASE STUDY: ABC'S SATURDAY MORNING KIDS PROGRAMMING, A TRUE CROSS-PLATFORM BRAND FACTORY

212

ENHANCED TV PROGRAM CASE STUDY REPORT FOR PROGRAMMING YEAR 2000

214

ABC/ESPN

214

CNNSI/CNNSI.COM

215

SONY/COLUMBIA TRI-STAR INTERACTIVE TV

216

NBCOLYMPICS.COM/QUOKKA SPORTS

217

CROSS-PLATFORM PROGRAMMING 2000

221

CROSS PLATFORM PROGRAMMING FOR NASCAR

225

CHAPTER 10:   

MONETIZING THE STREAM AND PROTECTING IP RIGHTS

227

DIGITAL AD INSERTION: MAKING A LINE-OF-SIGHT BUSINESS OUT OF STREAMING VIDEO

229

PRIMETIME TV RATINGS AND CPM ANALYSIS

229

A CONVERGENCE OF DIGITAL AD INSERTION SOLUTIONS

230

DIGITAL AD INSERTION PLATFORMS AND PARTNERS

230

DIGITIAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

236

DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS

240

DRM RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS

243

CHAPTER 11:   

FORECASTS FOR STREAMING VIDEO 1998-2004

245

VIDEO STREAMING FORECAST ANALYSIS

247

TOTAL VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY 1999-2004

248

VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY

255

NARROWBAND ESTIMATES FOR 1999-2004

255

VIDEO STREAMS SERVED BY CONTENT CATEGORY

256

BROADBAND ESTIMATES FOR 2000-2004

256

CHAPTER 12:  

INTERACTIVE VIDEO PROGRAMMING 2000: MASTER ALPHABETICAL LIST

259

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