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Information, Communications & Entertainment Publications
Catalogue of KPMG's Information, Communications & Entertainment online publications
The Indian Telecom Success Story
This publication provides an overview of how the Indian telecommunications industry has developed over the last few years, with a special emphasis on key trends affecting the industry today and the impact that this sector has had in promoting the agenda of inclusive growth.
Film Financing and Television Programming: A Taxation Guide
With a separate chapter for Canada, this KPMG International publication focuses on the tax considerations and business needs of the film and television industry, and provides an overview of common financing methods and their potential tax implications, including key country tax facts, typical financing structures, incentives, indirect taxation issues, and more.
Accounting under IFRS: Telecoms (January 2010)
This publication addresses practical application issues that communications companies may encounter when applying IFRS. It includes discussions of key requirements and provides interpretative guidance and illustrative examples to elaborate and clarify the practical application of IFRS.
The Road to Recovery in the Global Semiconductor Industry: A Survey of Industry Executives – Fourth Quarter 2009
KPMG International's annual survey of semiconductor industry executives provides valuable insights into current market drivers and the impact of growth in new markets, particularly alternative energy.
Executive Considerations When Building and Managing a Success Cloud Service
This publication provides insight into key business and operational issues that cloud service providers should consider, including: customer management and operations; revenue recognition and accounting for costs of development; service set-up and delivery; commissions; tax implications; and IT controls, risks, and compliance.
IFRS for Technology Companies: Closing the GAAP – R&D Activities and Related Intangible Assets
This publication shares views on how IFRS compares with US GAAP for R&D expenditures.
Technology Industry Executive Survey
Economic indicators and other measures are increasingly pointing toward an easing in the national economy's downward slide and show some signs of movement toward recovery.
Emerging Business Models to Help Serve Tomorrow's Digital Tribes
KPMG's publication Emerging Business Models to Help Serve Tomorrow's Digital Tribes, investigates how companies can understand the opportunities and how to generate revenue from their target customers in a new way-the members of Digital Tribes, who expect focused and personalized services.
Internal Controls Study of Technology Companies 2009
KPMG's third annual study on process level internal controls in technology companies. The report was designed to help companies better understand where their S-O 404 programs stand vis-à-vis peer organizations and achieve additional benefits from their S-O 404 compliance investment such as improved issues visibility, elimination of unnecessary controls, and consolidation and standardization of processes.
What happens if ... ?
Why is forecasting accuracy such a hard thing to do? This article was originally published in Canadian Gaming Business in July 2009.
The State of the Telecoms Industry in Asia Pacific
This paper looks at developments in telecoms across Asia Pacific, where preparations for the rollout of next-generation networks are having implications for the strategies of both operators and vendors.
A New Dawn: China's Emerging Role in Global Outsourcing
This paper takes a look at how China is moving up the value chain in developing the necessary infrastructure and outsourcing centers across a number of cities, and how that is going to impact the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world.
Consumers & Convergence III: Consumers Taking Charge
This KPMG International study identifies key industry trends of how consumers have embraced new digital technology.
Opportunities Exist in a Slowing Economy But Realizing Them Can Feel Like Hard Work
Originally published in Canadian Gaming Business, this article discusses how the gaming industry is dealing with the fallout from the global financial crisis.
Film Financing and Television Programming: A Taxation Guide
The new updated guide for 2008 offers many useful insights for Film executives when assessing country tax facts, film financing structures, tax and financial incentives, indirect taxation issues, and corporate and personal taxation details
Navigating a Digitized World
An overview of how KPMG can assist companies operating the digital ecosystem.
Green IT and the Bottom Line
This report looks at enhancing enterprise-wide economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
Destination Digital: Opportunities in China's media and advertising market
The report looks at the regional trends and regulatory developments across China's media sector that should be considered by any company wishing to enter the market.
Sustainable IT - The case for strategic leadership
This paper notes some sustainability strategies that can help measure, manage and limit the environmental impact of an organization’s IT.
Indian IT/ITeS Industry: Expiry of income-tax holiday needs a re-examination
This report aims to illustrate the competitive concerns faced by the Indian IT/ITeS industry as their income-tax holiday approaches expiry.
Improving Transfer Pricing Risk Management in High-Technology Companies
This series provides perspectives on managing the transfer pricing risk issues faced by high-technology companies.
IFRS for Technology Companies: Closing the GAAP
This publication addresses issues faced by technology companies currently using US GAAP as they consider transitioning to IFRS.
Software Asset Management
This survey indicates that most organizations have a long way to go with respect to SAM maturity.
Impact of IFRS on the Media Industry
This publication highlights some of the top accounting issues likely to arise when media companies adopt IFRS
Impact of IFRS on the Communications Industry
This publication highlights some of the top accounting issues likely to arise when communications companies adopt IFRS.
Identity and Access Management Initiatives
The survey report provides practical insights on how enterprises can improve the results of their identity and access management initiatives.
The Consumer Electronics Boom
This report explores how semiconductor and consumer electronics companies can improve cost, time-to-market, and product quality.
Impact of IFRS on the Electronics Industry
This publication highlights some of the top accounting issues likely to arise when electronics companies adopt IFRS.
Impact of IFRS on the Software Industry
This publication highlights some of the top accounting issues likely to arise when software companies adopt IFRS.
Effective Channel Management Is Critical in Combating the Gray Market and Increasing Technology Companies’ Bottom Line
This report assesses the opinions of business leaders at OEMs, channel partners, and brokers about the impact of the gray market on their industries to provide an analysis and recommendations.
2008 Internal Controls Study of Technology Companies
Information on internal controls in use by mid-size technology companies operating in the electronics and software segments.
Software Revenue Recognition: An Analysis of SOP 97-2 and Related Guidance
Newly updated and expanded, the third edition of this publication provides an overview and analysis of the he accounting rules around recognizing revenue for transactions involving software.
The Video Games Market in China: Moving Online
Video games are increasingly being marketed, sold and played through online environments. This report looks at how video game companies are adapting their business models to reflect this trend, with a particular focus on the China market.
Bringing Regulation into the Boardroom: A global survey of the regulatory function in the communications sector
This 2007 survey of over 60 telecom senior managers around the globe, reveals that senior management and the regulatory function may have different priorities.
Growth, Challenges, and Competition in the Global Semiconductor Industry
This annual survey captures the views of the executives who lead the semiconductor industry’s largest companies.
Impact of IFRS on the Lottery and Gaming Industry
These publications highlight some of the top accounting issues likely to arise when provincial lottery and gaming corporations adopt IFRS.
Enterprise 2.0: The Benefits and Challenges of Adoption
This survey of corporate executives across a range of industries reveals agreement that adapting consumer-based Web 2.0 tools for commercial use has the potential to transform businesses.
Is Unlicensed Software Usage Hurting Your Bottom Line?
This survey is aimed at uncovering the most vexing license compliance issues, and understanding what leading companies are doing to remedy these problems.
Mobile Payments in Asia Pacific
This paper reveals the range of mobile-payment systems currently being developed around Asia Pacific and identifies some of the challenges that accompany these emerging business models.
Consumers and Convergence II
A KPMG study finds that consumers increasingly expect to be “online, all the time” in their use of digital multimedia devices and Internet services.
Enterprise 2.0: The Business Role for Social Software Platforms
This report, available as a podcast or in print, tackles the issue of “Enterprise 2.0”, examining the suite of tools currently in use and their potential benefits and challenges.
The Digital Bubble: Balancing Operational Challenges with Growth
This white paper addresses some of the critical market conditions media and communications companies face in a digitized world.
Growth, Profit, and Expansion in the Global Semiconductor Industry
This annual survey captures the views of the executives who lead the semiconductor industry’s largest companies.
Strategic Evolution: A global survey on sourcing today
The paper focuses on the key business issues and current challenges in the sourcing arena.
The Impact of Digitalization – a generation apart
Insight into how trends in new digital media are affecting work, play and relationships across Europe.
Digital risk: The challenge for the CRO
The research for this paper is based on surveys and interviews with senior risk and information technology managers.
Competing on Strengths: The Challenge for Europe’s IT Firms
This study identifies the major opportunities and challenges facing Europe’s information technology firms.
Asian outsourcing: the next wave
This paper aims to explore the cost and productivity benefits that companies believe outsourcing can bring them, and the potential impact of outsourcing on global competitiveness.
FlashPoint: Communications and Media Sector Intensifies Commitment to Corporate Responsibility Reporting
This paper focuses on trends, risks, and drivers behind corporate responsibility in the media and communications sectors.
Transfer Pricing in the Electronics Industry in Asia Pacific
This paper discusses some of the tax implications that can arise as a result of relocating production and other processes in Asia.
Internal Controls Study of Technology Companies
Information on internal controls in use by mid-size technology companies operating in the electronics and software segments.
Improved Point of Sale Reporting Benefits Manufacturers, Channels and End Users: A Study of the High Tech Industry
This paper examines current practices and discusses strategies for making POS reporting more accurate.
Telecommunications Carriers Respond to Information Security and Privacy Protection Concerns
The publication highlights key questions that companies should consider about their privacy and data protection programs.
Counterfeiting in the IT Industry
This white paper explores the causes and effects of counterfeiting in the IT industry.
Revenue Assurance for Digital Content
This white paper looks at the risks that media and entertainment businesses run of missing out on revenues from the sale of digital content, and the tax opportunities and threats for businesses in this sector.
Global Telecommunications Financial Performance Tracker
KPMG's Global Telecommunications Financial Performance Tracker provides analysis by geographic region of seven key financial metrics. Offering a macro view of a global industry, this report examines the 2005 full-year results for the top 60 telecommunications operators in the world.
Competitive Alternatives:
KPMG's Guide to
International Business
Costs
KPMG LLP has conducted an analysis of the relative costs of doing business in nine industrialized countries in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. This report was made possible through the support of our research contributors and sponsors as identified in this report.
Contract Compliance in the High Technology Industry
This new report from KPMG International reveals that each year billions of dollars go unaccounted for in the high-technology industry because businesses are placing too much faith in trust-based relationships with their trading partners.
Convergence Takes Hold: The Global Outlook for Information and Communications Technology Markets
The article is based on a global survey of more than 140 executives from the telecommunications and IT sectors and provides a forward-looking analysis of the key trends that are likely to shape global and regional telecoms and IT markets over the next two years.
Consumers and Convergence: Challenges and opportunities in meeting next generation customer needs
Based on a survey of 3576 cellular phone owners worldwide, Consumers and Convergence provides a detailed perspective on the experience base, attitudes, behaviors and preferences associated with various converged multimedia services, particularly those delivered via mobile handheld devices.
Content Security and Digital Distribution in the Motion Picture, Music, and Publishing Industries
The first in a series of papers on the Digital Services Framework, this report provides first-hand insight into how organizations are addressing security-related challenges.
Value, Growth and Profit in the Global Semiconductor Industry
A joint KPMG and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) (U.S.) survey report looking at key dynamics shaping the industry's future.
Current Issues…Future Implications
The essays presented in this publication highlight some critical challenges facing media organizations and offer insights into a number of pressing issues for the industry. The topics of the three essays include the convergence of the IT, telecommunications and media industries; the boundaries of regulation; the entry of private equity firms.
Consolidation and growth: Emerging trends in American ICT markets
The article highlights short-to-medium growth trends for companies in the technology and telecommunication industries and the drivers behind them. Separate outlooks are provided for telecoms and the IT market. Based on research conducted with the Economist Intelligence Unit in late 2004 and early 2005, interviews were conducted with senior executives of key players in the North American IT and telecoms industries, as well as with independent industry experts.
A New Transfer Pricing Model for Telecoms
The report outlines a new model for transfer pricing, based on a thorough review of the various transfer pricing models available, and how they best fit with current market realities for telecommunication companies.
Convergence gathers pace: Emerging trends in Asia Pacific ICT Markets
The article summarizes the major short and medium term trends at work in the Asia Pacific information and communications technology markets. It also discusses key competitive challenges, opportunities and drivers of growth.
A Tough Road to Recovery: An Outlook for Europe's Telecommunications Industry
The article combines a summary of the panel discussions from the 14th European Telecommunications Conference together with the views of senior industry professionals from KPMG member firms on Europe's telecoms industry future.
Intellectual Property Rights. Protecting Assets in the Information, Communications and Entertainment Market (China)
With increased outsourcing of multinational companies' manufacturing activities and distribution of goods to China, managing the associated intellectual property rights (IPR) and brands well will be critical. This report highlights ten key strategies to manage IPR in China.
Coming of age: Multinational companies in China
This report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit in cooperation with KPMG in China and Hong Kong acknowledges and confirms China as vital to the global corporate strategies of multinationals. It examines China not merely as a production platform, but as a market in its own right, and discusses the opportunities and challenges this represents to multinationals in a variety of industries: automotive, financial and professional services, logistics, pharmaceuticals, retailing and consumer goods and telecommunications.
Risk: From the CEO and Board Perspective
This book features case studies and interviews with Fortune 500 executives from around the world and delivers pertinent information tailored to help today's leaders better assess and respond to strategic, operational, and financial risks.
Agile Business for Fragile Times
The latest book from KPMG describes the qualities of a high-performing organization and guidance on design of resilient, responsive and competitively nimble organizations.
The Digital Challenge: Are you Prepared?
This study was conducted in July 2002 to gauge the media industry's progress in managing and delivering digital content.
Alberta Wireless and Telecom Industry Survey
This report presents the results of an online survey of senior executives from Alberta’s Wireless and Telecom sector conducted by WiTec Alberta, KPMG, and Ipsos-Reid.
Competitive Alternatives Report
This comprehensive guide compares business costs in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The 2004 KPMG study contains essential information for any company seeking a cost advantage in locating international business operations.
Replay…Fast Forward….
For the first time in several years there is a definite feeling of optimism for the sector as we look forward to the year ahead. Replay...Fast Forward showcases a selection of thought leadership publications produced by KPMG’s ICE Partners and leaders in 2003.
A Dialogue with CEOs in the Software Industry
KPMG recently conducted a series of formal dialogues with CEOs working for companies in the software industry.
Wireless Local Number Portability
This white paper, written by partners and practice leaders
Carl Geppert, Matt Medlin and Tudor Aw, outlines how carriers can mobilize their
resources to mine opportunities inherent in WLNP implementation.
The Grey Market
This KPMG study looks at the grey market that is costing information technology up to US$5 billion annually.
Managing Your Interconnect Operation to Enhance Margins
Interconnect is a key element by which operators can control outgoing costs, increase profits, and improve profit margins.
Payphone Traffic and Completing Carriers
This publication provides a summary of the FCC's recent payphone order and KPMG's qualifications to assist our wireline telecommunications clients in providing attestation examination services as required by the FCC order.
Tri-Band: Global Challenges, Regional Perspectives
Tri-Band examines the challenges facing the telecommunications industries to restructure operations and return to financial health in the US, Europe and Asia.
Current Issues, Industry Challenges
This publication offers insights into some of the industry's most pressing issues—value creation, intellectual property and advertising revenue.
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