New Study Shows Worldwide Digital Satellite -- DTH -- Subscriptions Outpacing Digital Cable by over 80 million in 2004.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2001 MRG MRG Merge MRG Minority Rights Group International MRG Mad River Glen (Vermont) MRG Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche (French: Left Radical Movement) MRG Manyetik Rezonans Görüntüleme , Inc. (Multimedia Research Group, Inc.) announces that the worldwide growth of digital STBs (Settop Boxes) should exceed $11.5 billion in annual sales in 2004, driving the installed base (worldwide) to over 140 million. Growth of related digital services should exceed $11 billion (annually), resulting in aggregated new revenues of over $54 billion by 2004. Most service revenues will come from advanced versions of Electronic Program Guides (EPG (Electronic Program Guide) An online listing of TV or other programs. Periodically, EPGs are downloaded into set-top boxes so that viewers can preview offerings by time or category and set reminders. ), Personal Video Recorders (PVRs), Video-on-Demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ), Interactive TV (ITV), and Pay per View (PPV Positive predictive value (PPV) The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease. Mentioned in: Genetic Testing PPV porcine parvovirus. PPV Positive-pressure ventilation ), based on numerous Return-on-Investment analyses conducted. Most new subscriptions will go to DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. , which has already launched aggressive worldwide programs incorporating these new digital services. The list of over 40 key companies profiled includes industry innovators like NDS, Sony, TiVo, Motorola, Microsoft, Pace, Sarnoff, DirecTV, EchoStar, Hughes, Philips, Broadcom, Intel, National Semiconductor, Liberate, OpenTV, nCube, AOLTV (America OnLine TV) An Internet TV service from AOL that provides access via a phone line or through the DirecTV satellite from Hughes Electronics. Versions of the AOLTV set-top boxes also include the TiVo technology for digitally recording TV programs. , WebTV, Scientific Atlanta, Thomson, CacheVision, NBC, Wink, RespondTV and many others. The new study, Home Gateway Report: Worldwide Digital Settop, Service & Server Analysis & Forecast -- 2001-2004, reflects how advanced PC and communications technologies, married with open STB (Set-top Box) architectures, have created a new industry more like that of cellphones than of PCs. "Never before have we seen the 200- and 400-times performance jumps in digital processing for the STBs that we've witnessed since 1995," comments analyst Chris Schwafel. "The emergence of the PVR (Personal Video Recorder) to meet strong demand for more leisure time is changing the basic economics of video broadcasting," adds Gary Schultz, Director of Research and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . By showing ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). scenarios for digital cable, satellite and terrestrial carriers, the report reveals how digital cable could reverse its losses to digital satellite; and how almost any carrier can reach profitability within six months by transmitting VOD over unused bandwidth. The 325-page report also provides results of consumer and supplier surveys on Home Gateways and Networks. The report is available for U.S. $3,495.00. To order or request information, contact Lena or Rob at 408/524-9767 (tel.) or info@mrgco.com. About Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG, Inc.) Founded in 1990, MRG (www.mrgco.com) has headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. MRG publishes market analyses for the digital media development and distribution industries; and provides market intelligence and strategy consulting for client companies. |
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