DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40578) has announced the addition of Portable Media Players: Shipment Growth to Gain Traction in 2006 to their offering.

The year 2006 marks the first year in which we will see an uptick in consumer awareness of portable video. Market drivers include increased broadband access, more authorized video download sites, PMPs that can connect directly to PVRs in order to download video content, and an anticipated ``true`` Apple-branded PMP within the next year. In addition, consumer electronic heavy hitters, like Toshiba and Philips, have entered the PMP market. As a result, we expect that this awareness will lead to stronger PMP demand and increased shipment growth in 2007 and 2008.

This report covers market drivers for PMP devices. It also takes an in-depth look at existing video content sites, PMP manufacturers and component suppliers. This report includes the results of a US consumer survey about the use of, and knowledge of, PMP devices; and finally, it provides five-year forecasts for worldwide PMP shipments and revenues, as well as average sales prices.

Topics Covered

Executive Summary

Methodology

Survey Methodology

Introduction

PC-Centric vs. Non PC-Centric Devices

Features & Functionality of PMPs

Target Market for PMPs

Video Content Availability

BitTorrent + Warner Brothers

CinemaNow

ClickStar

DirecTV2Go

Google

iTunes

Movielink

MSN Video Downloads

MTV/Urge

Vongo

EchoStar + Archos

TiVo2Go

Portable Media Player Consumer Survey Results

Overall Respondent Demographics

Gauging Respondents Familiarity with PMPs

Future PMP Purchasers

PMP Owners

Platforms & Components

Operating Systems/Platforms

Hard Drives

Displays

Processors

Intel

Philips

PortalPlayer

Texas Instruments

Todays Manufacturers and Products

Archos

Creative Labs

HandHeld Entertainment

iRiver

Philips

Microsoft

RCA

Samsung

Sony

Toshiba

Forecasts

Market Drivers

Broadband Penetration

More Video Content

Growing Consumer Awareness

New Entrants

Speculated Apple Entry

PVR-to-PMP Transfers

Enhanced Product Features

Falling Price Points

Worldwide Unit Shipments

WW Revenues and ASPs

Conclusion

List of Tables

List of Figures

Companies Mentioned

-- Archos

-- Creative Labs

-- HandHeld Entertainment

-- iRiver

-- Philips

-- Microsoft

-- RCA

-- Samsung

-- Sony

-- Toshiba

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