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Jeff Rife wrote:
> magnulus (magnulus@bellsouth.net) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
>
>> Europe may not have HDTV, but they have far more digital TV.
>
>
> No, they have *far* less digital TV.
>
> The US has over 1000 stations broadcasting digital, plus two DBS companies
> (with 100% digital channels) with close to 20 million total subscribers,
> plus countless cable companies (each with 20 to 200 digital channels) with
> 70M or so total subscribers.
>
*far* less Jeff?
This article says Europe overtakes the US in digital households by
January 1st 2006. One reason he gives why? OTA in the US to be
insignificant. And he probably doesn't realize just how incredible sales
of OTA receivers are right now (this Christmas season) in the UK, Italy
and Germany where another big piece of the country went on line a few
months ago. His figures are for the end of 2003. Just this year alone
the UK is adding 3 million just OTA digital receivers as is Italy. When
you add in ALL European countries sales for all digital TV receivers for
2004 is probably in the 10 million range so Europe is right on our heels
as we speak.
http/www.theregister.com/2004/07/23/digital_homes/
"The US is the largest and most competitive digital TV market in the
world today, with more than 45 million digital households at the end of
2003. However, Datamonitor analyst James Healey says that by 2006 Europe
will represent a larger digital TV market than the US, with some 63
million digital households.
The American market, by size, had the most digital TV households, with
more than 43 million at the end of 2003 compared to 31 million in
Europe. The intense competition for subscribers between the cable and
satellite operators will continue to be the driver for the US market.
Due to the already high penetration of multi-channel homes in the US
(some 80 per cent receive analogue or digital cable or satellite TV),
DTT is unlikely to become a significant market."
Jeff Rife wrote:
> magnulus (magnulus@bellsouth.net) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
>
>> Europe may not have HDTV, but they have far more digital TV.
>
>
> No, they have *far* less digital TV.
>
> The US has over 1000 stations broadcasting digital, plus two DBS companies
> (with 100% digital channels) with close to 20 million total subscribers,
> plus countless cable companies (each with 20 to 200 digital channels) with
> 70M or so total subscribers.
>
*far* less Jeff?
This article says Europe overtakes the US in digital households by
January 1st 2006. One reason he gives why? OTA in the US to be
insignificant. And he probably doesn't realize just how incredible sales
of OTA receivers are right now (this Christmas season) in the UK, Italy
and Germany where another big piece of the country went on line a few
months ago. His figures are for the end of 2003. Just this year alone
the UK is adding 3 million just OTA digital receivers as is Italy. When
you add in ALL European countries sales for all digital TV receivers for
2004 is probably in the 10 million range so Europe is right on our heels
as we speak.
http/www.theregister.com/2004/07/23/digital_homes/
"The US is the largest and most competitive digital TV market in the
world today, with more than 45 million digital households at the end of
2003. However, Datamonitor analyst James Healey says that by 2006 Europe
will represent a larger digital TV market than the US, with some 63
million digital households.
The American market, by size, had the most digital TV households, with
more than 43 million at the end of 2003 compared to 31 million in
Europe. The intense competition for subscribers between the cable and
satellite operators will continue to be the driver for the US market.
Due to the already high penetration of multi-channel homes in the US
(some 80 per cent receive analogue or digital cable or satellite TV),
DTT is unlikely to become a significant market."