HDTV and PVR Technology Penetration in the US Will Grow as Europe Lags Behind

Business Wire, Nov 1, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44318) has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Technology Developments in the Digital TV Sector (Databook) to their offering.

This databook provides forecast market data relating to the penetration of PVRs, high definition TV and mobile TV technologies across 15 country markets.

Scope of this title:

- Forecasts uptake of PVRs, high definition TV and mobile TV across 14 western European markets and the US.

- Assesses PVR and HD market development in Europe and the US, providing overall penetration of services to TV households.

Highlights of this title:

- Over 50 million US households will be viewing high definition programming by the end of 2010, compared to fewer than 10% of European households. The UK will be the most developed European HD market by the end of the decade, although penetration rates will remain far lower than in the US.

- More than half of US households will have a PVR by the end of the decade - almost four times the penetration that will be evident across Europe by this time.

Reasons to order your copy:

- Gain an insight into how the penetration of technologies such as high definition TV and PVRs will differ between different country markets.

- Identify which country markets are set for the most rapid growth with regard to the uptake of HD and PVR technology.

Chapter 1

Introduction

What is this report about?

Catalyst

Methodology

Definitions

HIGH DEFINITION TV FORECASTS 12

HD uptake comparison: Europe vs. the US, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Austria, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Belgium, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Denmark, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Finland, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in France, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Germany, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Italy, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in the Netherlands, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Norway, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Portugal, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Spain, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Sweden, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in Switzerland, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in the UK, 2006-2010

High definition TV households in the US, 2006-2010

PVR FORECASTS

PVR uptake comparison: Europe vs. the US, 2006-2010

PVR households in Austria, 2006-2010

PVR households in Belgium, 2006-2010

PVR households in Denmark, 2006-2010

PVR households in Finland, 2006-2010

PVR households in France, 2006-2010

PVR households in Germany, 2006-2010

PVR households in Italy, 2006-2010

PVR households in the Netherlands, 2006-2010

PVR households in Norway, 2006-2010

PVR households in Portugal, 2006-2010

PVR households in Spain, 2006-2010

PVR households in Sweden, 2006-2010

PVR households in Switzerland, 2006-2010

PVR households in the UK, 2006-2010 4

PVR households in the US, 2006-2010

MOBILE TV FORECASTS

Mobile TV subscribers in Europe and the US, 2006-2009

Mobile TV handsets by broadcast technology, 2006-2009

Chapter 2

Appendix

Further reading

Ask the analyst

List of Tables

List of Figures

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Source: Datamonitor