Report: DTV Ready to Grow

[Gregg Lengling]

Given the Federal Communications Commission
mandate requiring that digital TV tuners be
integrated into all sets larger than 13-inches
by 2007, the DTV market will undoubtedly see
explosive growth, predicts research firm
In-Stat MDR.

In its new study, "Digital TV Sets: A New Day
Has Dawned," In-Stat predicted that the worldwide
DTV set market will reach 58 million units in
2007.

Worldwide, more European countries are expected
to go live with digital terrestrial TV in 2003,
joining the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany Spain
and Sweden. Digital terrestrial broadcasting will
begin in Japan by the end of 2003, joining the
current digital broadcast satellite transmissions,
and thus encouraging more Japanese consumers to
buy digital TV rather than analog sets.

For more on the report, go to: http://www.instat.com.