Abstract
High-Def is hot, and the number of worldwide High-Definition television (HDTV)
households now exceeds 15 million. Total worldwide HDTV households, which are
defined as households that receive and watch HD programming on an HD-capable
TV set, grew by 60% in 2005. The total is projected to increase by another 46%
in 2006.
This report covers the availability and growth of high-definition television
services around the world. It covers market and industry drivers for HDTV
service subscribers and viewers, and discusses how the development of
different HD business models is impacting the market for HDTV services.
The report also takes an in-depth look at existing HDTV service providers, and
provides five-year forecasts for worldwide HDTV households by transmission
platform (satellite, cable, telco, and terrestrial), worldwide HDTV households
by geographic region, US HDTV households, and the installed base of US HDTV
sets.
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