Future of Television in India - EY - United States

1 Future of Television in IndiaKey trendsThetrends that will drive the futureThe Indian Television industry is undergoing a seismic shift. The pace of technological change is accelerating so quickly that finding the right balance between addressing today s daily operational challenges and planning for the next big thing can be a struggle. Many executives are so focussed on the critical issues that they need to address today that looking forward is nearly impossible. And yet, looking forward is what executives need to do if they want to innovate.

2 Prosper and of content will drive new revenue models2345 Technology will enable omniplatform consumption On-tap content will lead to time-shifted bingeingIncreased materialism will move TV consumption from the living room to the bedroomIncreased broadband will result in increased piracy678910 Increased content cost will shift power to the content producerDigitization will increase importance of niche channels Transparency will lead to per-viewer carriage modelsUnicasting will lead to result-based ad modelsSocial dynamics will lead to more real-time feedback12345As seen in both music and books, with the advent of good-quality broadband and increasing per-capita income, TV content will get unbundled.

3 There will be a shift from channel loyalty and TV loyalty to program loyalty and device disloyaltyHere are ten emerging trends that we see as having the biggest impact on the Future of Television in IndiaUnbundling of content will drive new revenue modelsTechnology will enable omniplatform consumption On-tap content will lead to time-shifted bingeingIncreased materialism will move TV consumption from the living room to the bedroomIncreased broadband will result in increased piracyConsumption will move from one location to many, as viewers desire to be entertained across locations will become possible with the aid of technology like wifi.

4 They will consume content across various formats and Content will need to move seamlessly across devices and locales; story-telling will need to evolve2. Measurement of viewership will be individualized, and be based on large volumes of actual data3. Increased adoption of digital supply chain to reduce cost and timeAs there is no need for immediacy of viewing (except in sports and breaking news), viewers will access most content at their ease, and indulge in bingeing (consuming many episodes at once).1. Digital asset management would need to be strengthened to enable subscription revenues2.

5 New pricing and packaging models would emerge3. Growth of Multi Channel NetworksIncreased materialism and lower TV, broadband and PC costs will enable families to split their viewing patterns from the common or living room, to the individual or bedroom1. Lower share for GECs and increased importance of niche channels2. Ability for advertisers to target audiences one-on-oneTrend Implications1. Need for sachet pricing models - Pricing by episode, series, day, etc will be required2. Loss of traditional subscription revenues3.

6 Threat that high individual pricing could be hampered by piracyBroadband growth = Piracy growth. Specially when broadband rates reduce and come on par with cable Need for industry-level initiatives to curb piracy2. Flexible & fair content pricing models678910IP will begin to be co-owned by production houses, and not just broadcasters, as increasing content costs will result in increased risk sharingIncreased content cost will shift power to the content producerDigitization will increase importance of niche channels Transparency will lead to per-viewer carriage modelsUnicasting will lead to result-based ad modelsSocial dynamics will lead to more real-time feedbackIndia will digitize its distribution across Phases I to III.

7 And increased collections from subscribers will trickle to broadcasters. Phase IV will remain a fragmented or HITS play, with LCOs retaining their last-mile Increased revenues for niche channels2. Fragmentation of the GEC into sub-GECs with focused target audiences3. Possibility of massive viewership measurement at the household level4. Marketing will need to support Phase III viewershipCarriage is a distribution cost and will be recognized as such, till such time as MSOs begin to collect a larger share of subscription revenues1.

8 Per-viewer carriage models will come into being; split across 50 large and medium distributorsAd service will change to unicast models, targeting individual viewers, like the internet1. Advertisers will begin to pay per ad served and viewed, and increased measurement will be the norm2. Value of a served customer vs. a mass customer will be determined3. Use of return path (where possible) to drive interactivityTrend Implications1. New models of content licensing2. Need for robust content use monitoring systems3. Premium artists start to share the riskApart from viewership measurement, trends from social media like Facebook, Twitter, etc.

9 Will provide inputs to marketing, pricing and story-telling1. Need to implement social media crawlers and big data analytics2. Content supply chain needs to be flexibleThe Future of TV will have implications for every component of a media companyWe believe tomorrow s TV broadcaster will transform into omniplatform content company . We expect the business to look like:Strategy and monetizationFront officeMiddle officeBack office Customer experience management Customer and channel segmentation Digital IP: products and services Pricing and bundling Sales, service and marketing transformation Social media strategy Technology enablement: lead to service, web, contact centers, customer resource management (CRM) Support operations optimization.

10 Marketing, sales, service Enterprise cost reduction Operating model and governance Content monetization Digital/media asset management Technology enablement: non-core IT, next-gen sales, operations and engineering Supply chain and distribution Finance transformation Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Shared services optimization Intellectual property management: rights, royalties, participations IT Services Management: disaster recovery, business continuity, digital content security, cloudBusiness intelligence and advanced analyticsOrganizational design, change management and governanceTechnology selection and program managementPrivacy, security and risk managementWhat s next?