The Number Of Households Owning High Definition Televisions Grew By 60% In 2005 And Is Expected To Increase By Another 46% In 2006

August 22, 2006

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "HDTV Service Expands: Over 15 Million Households Now Watch High-Def TV" to their offering. 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. 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 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. Key Topics Covered Include: -- Background: Analog TV, Digital TV, and HDTV -- How HDTV Differs from Analog TV -- Digital Television Sets and Monitors -- Watching High-Definition TV -- Business Models for HDTV Service -- HDTV Service Market Trends -- Market Drivers -- Market Challenges -- The Growth of HD: HDTV Households from 2002-2005 -- Worldwide HDTV Households: A Mid-Year 2006 Snapshot -- Forecast Trends & Assumptions List of Tables Included In This Report: -- Table 1. Worldwide Forecast: HDTV Households, 2004-2010 (Households in Millions) -- Table 2. HD Service Provider Business Models: Equipment and Service Pricing -- Table 3. HDTV Service: Market Drivers & Market Challenges -- Table 4. Worldwide HDTV Households by Platform: 2002-2005 -- Table 5. Worldwide HD Cable TV Households: July 2006 -- Table 6. Worldwide HD Satellite/DTH Households: July 2006 -- Table 7. Worldwide HD Telco TV Households: July 2006 -- Table 8. Worldwide HD Terrestrial TV Households: July 2006 -- Table 9. Worldwide HDTV Households by Platform, July 2006 -- Table 10. Worldwide HDTV Households by Geographic Region, July 2006 -- Table 11. Worldwide HDTV Household Forecast by Transmission Platform, 2004-2010 (Households in Thousands) -- Table 12. Worldwide HDTV Household Forecast by Geographic Region 2004-2010 (Households in Thousands) -- Table 13. The US Market: HDTV Households and HDTV Set Installed Base Forecasts, 2004-2010 (Households and Units in Thousands) For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40839

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