TV International Sourcebook 2008

TV International Sourcebook 2008 is out (and now available in ASC Reference). From Informa Telecoms & Media, this useful resource supplies global television industry data for over 70 countries, featuring
-- TV databases for all of the major territories, featuring year-on-year subscriber figures, subscription revenues and average subscription costs across pay TV platforms
--Channel profiles: country-by-country, daily hours of broadcasting, household penetration rates and revenue source for the national channels
--Viewing and programming: information on average daily viewing, share of viewing by channel, split of transmission hours by programme genre, top 10 program listings as well as program budgets for leading national channels
--Pay TV figures: including growth and penetration rates across all pay TV platforms, subscriber figures by operator and subscription revenue data
--Advertising data: for tracking advertising expenditure, share of advertising revenue by channel, top 10 advertisers and product categories and TV advertising limits
--Company specific data: subscriber information, financial highlights and ownership structure information for many of the leading broadcasters
--IPTV figures, including penetration rates and broadband data
--Comparison tables and rankings for all of the featured countries

Countries Covered: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia & Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, US, US Hispanic, Venezuela