The Worldwide Market for Digital Set-Top Boxes & iDTVs - 2009 Edition

Abstract

During 2007, digital cable overtook digital satellite to become the leading platform for pay digital TV. While free-to-air (FTA) digital satellite services remain the leading platform in terms of digital households, digital cable is forecast to pass it during the forecast period. The continuing digitization of cable households in North America and Europe combined with aggressive new digital cable rollouts in developing countries such as China, India, and Russia will push digital cable subscriptions to more than 330 million by the end of 2014.

This is a primary finding of the latest IMS Research study of worldwide digital set-top boxes and iDTVs. The report quantifies and analyses the current worldwide market for digital set-top boxes and iDTVs in terms of number of units shipped, dollar value of manufacturer revenues, and market shares by platform. The market statistics will use 2008 as the base year, provide estimates for 2009, and forecasts through 2014.

• in-depth qualitative and quantitative analyses of the digital TV transition across 64 countries
• TV household splits for analog and digital cable, pay satellite, FTA analog and digital satellite, IPTV, FTA analog and digital terrestrial, and pay digital terrestrial segments
• Set-top box shipments and revenues split by feature class for SD 1-way, SD 2-way, HD 1-way, HD 2-way, SD DVR, and HD DVR boxes
• A detailed discussion of current trends influencing the set-top box market
• 2008 worldwide market shares for set-top box manufacturers and 2008 market shares by platform.

This report is a key strategic tool used by many companies in the digital TV industry. Set-top box manufacturers, software and component suppliers, and operators will all find the detailed analyses provided in this report to be invaluable decision-making assets at any stage of business strategy.

The report will quantify and analyze the current worldwide market for digital set-top boxes and iDTVs in terms of number of units shipped, dollar value of manufacturer revenues, and market shares by platform. The market statistics will use 2008 as the base year, provide estimates for 2009, and forecasts through 2014.