Demand for Home Media Gateway Set-Top Boxes on the Upswing

A new type of set-top box is appearing in the homes of some pay-TV subscribers. This box, called a home media gateway, supports advanced features such as multi-room personal video recording, streaming IP video, and multi-screen video service (commonly called “TV Everywhere”).

Some home media gateway products are already well-known. The Hopper by DISH, Comcast’s X1, and Liberty Global’s Horizon have all received widespread attention. However, other products, such the Freebox Revolution and the ARRIS Moxi Gateway, are also widely being deployed.

This report covers the market for home media gateway set-top box products, with special emphasis on product manufacturers, pay-TV service provider deployments, and market development trends. It specifically focuses on deployments of first-generation home media gateway products and discusses expected product deployments over the next year.

Executive Summary 1

Overview: Home Media Gateways 5

So What Exactly Is a Home Media Gateway? 5

The Home Media Gateway 6

Market Drivers and Challenges 9

The Changing Competitive Environment of the Global Pay-TV Industry 9

The Need for Pay-TV Service Providers to Support IP Video. 9

The Need for Pay-TV Service Providers to Support Multi-room PVR Service. 10

The Attractive Profit Margins of Home Media Gateway Products 10

Increasing Interest in Cloud-Based TV Services 11

Resources Needed for Product Installation. 11

Potential Ecosystem Complexity 12

Price of the Home Media Gateway 12

Home Media Gateway Products 13

ARRIS 13

Cisco Systems 14

DirecTV. 15

DISH Network. 16

Free. 18

Humax. 19

Netgear 19

Pace. 20

Sagemcom. 21

Samsung. 22

Technicolor 24

TiVo. 25

Home Media Gateway Models: Availability 26

Other Home Media Gateway Products 27

Forecasts: Home Media Gateway Products 29

Unit Shipments 29

IPTV. 29

Satellite. 30

Cable. 31

Digital Terrestrial 31

Global Unit Shipments 32

Headed vs. Headless Unit Shipments 34

US Unit Shipments 36

Revenues 37

Global Revenues 37

Methodology 39