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

  • From: Terry Harvey <tjharvey@xxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:24:17 -0700

I applaud the uptake of DTV receivers in the UK.

However, Bob, I do not think that the choice of modulation would have made 
any impact on terrestrial DTV uptake in the US. US broadcasters are 
indifferent to OTA broadcasting: they view it only as a means to secure 
cable carriage.

If US broadcasters really cared about the future of their industry, they 
would have promoted digital OTA, pushed harder for better production 
quality and extended services etc.(the often upconverted MPEG-NTSC 
mutilation is dire),  To date the broadcasters have not done so and as a 
result US terrestrial DTV continues to languish.

Terry Harvey

At 01:50 PM 10/21/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>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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