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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Blu-Ray Discs in Thousand Units and US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2008 through 2017. The report profiles 37 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as CMC Magnetics Corporation, Falcon Technologies International LLC, Hitachi Maxell Ltd, Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Moser Baer India Limited, Panasonic Corporation, Paramount Pictures Corporation, RITEK Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Sony Corporation, Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd, TDK Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox, Umedisc Limited, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Co, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BLU-RAY DISCS MCP-6704
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3
2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 4
A Quick Primer 4
Blu-Ray Survives Early Setbacks 4
Blu-ray Disc Wins the Hard-Fought Format War Against HD-DVD 5
Why to Upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray? 5
A Comparison of Blu-ray and DVD Features 6
Cost Savings: A Sharp Edged Benefit Driving the Uptake of
Blu-ray 7
Emergence of AVC and DTS-HD as the Blu-ray Standard 7
How Sensitive Blu-Ray Discs Have Been to the Recession? A Review 7
World Beyond Recession: Outlook 8
Blu-Ray Storage in IT Environment: A Review 8
Outlook 9
Growth Drivers In a Capsule 9
HDTVs Propel Popularity of Blu-Ray 9
Table 1: Projected Breakdown of Household Penetration (%)
for HDTV Displays and HDTV Broadcast by Select Country for
the year 2015(F) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 10
Rising Mobile Storage Market Boost and for Blu-ray Format 11
Support from Consumer Electronics and IT Manufacturers: A
Shot in Arm 11
Low Cost Hardware Spur Blu-Ray Popularity 11
Table 2: Average Retail Price ($) of Blu-ray Player in
Comparison to DVD Player for the year 2006 through 2014F
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 12
Popularity of PS3 Augur Well for Blu-Ray 12
Table 3: Global Blu-Ray Technology (2009): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Sales by Platform (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 13
Blu-ray Disc Association Announces New Specifications to
Improve Data Backup 13
3D Touted to Become Key Ingredient for Blu-ray Adoption 13
Challenges to Reckon with 14
Blu-ray Success Limited in PC Segment 14
Mandatory Managed Copy Still Far From Reality 14
Does Blu-Ray Region Codes Really Offer Safety Blanket for
Movie Studios? 15
Will Rising Delivery Channels for Movie Distribution Hamper
Blu-Ray Prospects? 15
Will Fourth Generation Optical Disc Cause Blu-ray Discs to
Extinct? 16
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 18
Introduction 18
Types of Blu-ray Discs 18
Blu-ray Format 19
(i) Blu-ray Recordable (BD-R) 19
(ii) Blu-ray ReWritable (BD-RE) 19
(iii) Blu-ray ROM 19
Blu-ray Format Specifications 20
Advantages 21
A Comparison of Storage Technologies 21
Major End-Use Markets 22
Consumer Electronics 22
HD Television Recording 22
HD Video Distribution 22
HD Camcorder Archiving 22
PC and PC Peripheral 23
Mass Data Storage 23
Digital Asset Management and Professional Storage 23
4. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 24
Sonic Solutions® Integrates Dolby® TrueHD Audio Stream Editing
Tools in Scenarist® 24
Sharp Corporation to Unveil VR-100BR1 Triple Layer Blu-ray
Disc Media 24
Sharp Corporation to Launch New Disc Drives 24
Imation Unveils TDK Life on Record 6x BD-R 24
Sony Launches Novel Blu-Ray Disc Line 25
Sony and Panasonic Launch i-MLSE 25
CyberLink Rolls out PowerProducer 5.5 25
Kaleidescape Introduces the 100-disc Blu-ray Disc Vault 25
Sony India to Roll out Blu-Ray Audio Visual Products 25
Sony Optiarc Unveils Blu-ray Disc Rewritable Drives 26
CyberLink Rolls out BDXL Blu-ray Format for PowerDVD 26
Fengtao Software Launches DVDFab Blu-ray Copy 26
Tipard Studio Introduces the Tipard Blu-ray Converter 26
Sony Corporation Introduces BDX-S500U Slim External Blu-ray Drive 26
Sonic Solutions Unveils Novel Version of Scenarist® BD Workgroup 27
Sharp to Launch Blu-ray Disc 27
Samsung Electronics Rolls out SH-B123 ODD 27
Hitachi Unveils HyDrive Blu-ray Drive 28
Corel to Unveil WinDVD with Blu-ray 3D certification 28
Panasonic Rolls out New Blu-ray Disc Media 28
Buffalo Technology Introduces the BR-PX68U2 6x Blu-ray Drive 29
Sony Creative Launches Blu-print 6 Blu-ray Disc 29
NetBlender to Launch 3D Authoring and Encoding Capabilities
for DoStudio™ Blu-ray Tools 29
Sony Corporation to Discontinue Production at Hungarian Plant 30
Wipro Inks Partnership Agreement with Philips to Provide Blu-
ray Solutions 30
Panasonic Establishes Blu-ray 3D™ Advanced Authoring Center 30
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Divests BLULINE II Replication System 30
MCE Introduces 8X Blu-ray Recordable Drive for Mac Operating
Systems 31
Sony Introduces Blu-Ray Discs with Interactive BD-Live Video
Editing Functionality 31
DTS Launches Blu-ray Audio Production Tools 31
Sonic Introduces Sonic BD PowerStation™ for Professional
Videographers 32
Verbatim Americas Unveils New Line of Blu-Ray Disc Products 32
Samsung Electronics Unveils SH-B083 Drive 33
Media Distributors Launches Line1 Media 33
GZ Digital Media to Establish Facility Blu-Ray Disc
Manufacturing Facility 33
Sony Australia Establishes a New Replication Facility for Blu -
ray Discs 34
Pioneer and Sharp to Enter into Joint Venture 34
Panasonic Establishes 3D Blu-ray Research Laboratory 34
Sony Establishes New Blu-ray Software Production Facility in
China 34
Ascent Media Group Collaborates with Sofatronic and Akamai
Technologies 34
5. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 36
CMC Magnetics Corporation (Taiwan) 36
Falcon Technologies International LLC (UAE) 36
Hitachi Maxell Ltd (Japan) 36
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (USA) 37
Moser Baer India Limited (India) 37
Panasonic Corporation (Japan) 37
Paramount Pictures Corporation (USA) 38
RITEK Corporation (Taiwan) 38
Sharp Corporation (Japan) 38
Sony Corporation (Japan) 38
Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd (Japan) 39
TDK Corporation (Japan) 39
Twentieth Century Fox (USA) 39
Umedisc Limited (Hong Kong) 40
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USA) 40
Walt Disney Co (USA) 40
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc (USA) 40
6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 41
Table 4: Global Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Units for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 41
Table 5: Global Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 42
7. THE UNITED STATES 43
A.Market Analysis 43
Blu-ray Scores High in the Home Video Entertainment Market 43
Table 6: US Home Entertainment Market (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Consumer Spending By Format (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 43
US Blu-Ray Market Looks Up 43
Product Launches 44
Strategic Corporate Developments 48
Select US Players 49
B.Market Analytics 51
Table 7: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Units for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 51
Table 8: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 52
8. JAPAN 53
A.Market Analysis 53
The Threat of Reverse-Importation 53
Recordable Blu-Ray Discs Market to Soar 53
Market Share Statistics: 53
Table 9: Japanese BD Optical Disc Drive Market (2011E):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Installed Base for BD
Rewriter Drives, and BD-ROM/Combo Drives (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 53
Product Launches 54
Strategic Corporate Development 56
Select Players 57
B.Market Analytics 59
Table 10: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Units for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 59
Table 11: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 60
9. EUROPE 61
A.Market Analysis 61
Market Overview 61
Retailers Play a Vital Role in Successful Adoption of Blu-
ray Technology 61
Market Share Statistics: 62
Table 12: EU Consumer Spending on Home Video Entertainment
(2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by Category
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 62
Table 13: European Blu-ray Disc Players Market (2010):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales by Country
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 62
Table 14: European BD-Enabled Households (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Volume Sales by Hardware Type (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 62
Table 15: European Blu-ray Disc Market (2010): Average
Consumer Price of Retail Blu-Ray Disc for Select Country
(in Euros) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 63
Table 16: European Blu-ray Disc Market (2010): Average
Consumer Price of Rental Blu-Ray Disc for Select Country
(in Euros) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 63
Strategic Corporate Developments 63
B.Market Analytics 64
Table 17: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Units for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 64
Table 18: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 65
9a. FRANCE 66
Market Analysis 66
Table 19: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Units for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 66
Table 20: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 67
9b. GERMANY 68
A.Market Analysis 68
Market Overview 68
B.Market Analytics 69
Table 21: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Units for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 69
Table 22: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 70
9c. THE UNITED KINGDOM 71
A.Market Analysis 71
Table 23: UK Retail Video Market (2010): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Revenues by Video Format (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 71
B.Market Analytics 72
Table 24: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Units for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 72
Table 25: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 73
9d. REST OF EUROPE 74
A.Market Analysis 74
Strategic Corporate Developments 74
B.Market Analytics 75
Table 26: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2008 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75
Table 27: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 76
10. REST OF WORLD 77
A.Market Analysis 77
China: Market Overview 77
Product Launches 77
Strategic Corporate Developments 79
Select Players 79
B.Market Analytics 81
Table 28: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2008 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 81
Table 29: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Blu-Ray Discs Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 82
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 37 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 49)
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Region/Country Players
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The United States 15
Japan 12
Europe 11
France 1
Germany 4
The United Kingdom 4
Rest of Europe 2
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 9
Middle East 1
Caribbean 1
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