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What People Want. That’s the driver behind any successful business model – and it’s why so many operators are preparing to deliver IPTV. Delivering multiple services (i.e., voice/data/wireless/mobile/video) is highly profitable. And, clearly, people love their video.

Of course, video alone isn’t enough.

In an Internet world, people want what they want when they want it. Which is why your IPTV video services need to include Digital Video Recording – DVR.

 

Research Shows People Love DVR

DVR (also known as PVR or Personalised Video Recording), has shown enormous popularity in the U.S., where consumers have had the service for 12 months or more. According to a recent study of DVR users by the Leichtman Group:

  • 75% of DVR users rate the service between 8 and 10 on a scale in which 10 is excellent
  • 75% of DVR users have recommended the service to others
  • More than 90% say they are likely to continue to subscribe to their DVR service (with 82% saying they are “highly likely” to continue the subscription)

The Opportunity for Telcos

So, DVR has proven itself to be highly desirable. Once it launches, it proves increasingly popular, too. And European cable and satellite operators haven’t launched the service in many markets.
In other words, telco operators have an excellent opportunity to differentiate their services and leapfrog the competition.
It’s no wonder that DVR is a significant part of virtually every telco discussion about video service delivery – and why so many European operators are planning for some kind of DVR service delivery.

How to be Successful with DVR

Operators in markets where DVR has been well received know: the key to success is to work with a partner who can help you launch the service quickly and reliably today – and continue to increase the service’s desirability with more new capabilities people want going forward.

And as popular as DVR is now, people will want more. They always do. You’ve seen the trend with every rapidly evolving technology. The consumer recognizes a need wants something to fulfil that need, finally acquires it, achieves satisfaction with acceptance – then, along with acceptance of the new capabilities comes recognition of a new need, which starts the cycle over again.

According to a Customer Satisfaction and Value study conducted by cCubed and Message Factor in markets where DVR has been launched for 12 months or more, once consumers get used to DVR, they want the ability to extend the DVR capabilities to multiple televisions in the home. This is why in markets where DVR is already becoming a well entrenched service offering, operators are already offering multi-room DVR services, and are planning to continue to enhance their services going forward.

No One Knows Video and DVR Better than Scientific Atlanta

With a 50-year legacy of video innovation and five generations of DVR products currently in deployment, DVR leader Scientific Atlanta has a solid track record of continuous DVR product innovations, enhancements and success.

Set-top Products for IPTV Systems

High Definition IPTV Set-top Model IPP330HD

Digital video, DVR and HDTV are the most significant trends driving IPTV services. Scientific Atlanta’s IPP330HD consumer set-top is an affordable, powerful device designed to deliver it all.


Media Centre with PVR IPTV Set-top Model IPP430MC

Your consumers are ready for IPTV, DVR and HDTV – and they want to access it on IP set-tops throughout their homes. You can give it to them with Scientific Atlanta’s powerful, affordable IPP430 MC set-top.

 

 

 

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