[opendtv] Re: UK DTV: 250,000 STBs a month

  • From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:50:05 -0400

dmenolan wrote:

>Today's paper edition of the UK broadcast magazine reports that Freeview
>STBs are now selling at the rate of 60,000+ a week with minimum STB price=
>s
>now at UK =A325. Freeview is expected to overtake Sky DBS provider by 12/=
>05
>
>Kind Regards,
>
>Dermot Nolan
>
Was predicting a million would be sold in this fourth quarter. If the 
third quarter came in at 650,000 as I think it will this will approach 6 
million receivers sold in just over two years. That would be 36 million 
in the US.

Starting in 2001, with COFDM allowed,  the US would be over 50 million 
receivers sold by now. With ventures like USDTV offering subscription 
based services and free receivers that number would be far higher. We 
could be approaching the magic 85% already.

Broadcasters would be in line trying to turn off their analog 
transmitters pre deadline. There would be no mandate just lines this 
Christmas for the most sought after COFDM receivers, DTV sets, portable, 
HD and mobile. And next Christmas we could look forward to HDTV on our 
cell phones.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-21-2004/0002290872&EDATE=


 
 
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