255-Million HDTV Households by 2013, IMS Research Predicts

6:45 am on August 24, 2008 | Category: Business, Television

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HDTV services – delivered by cable, satellite, IPTV, or over the air – will boast a combined global customer base of 255 million households by the end of 2013, up from 45 million at the end of 2007, according to a recent study by IMS Research.

“The Worldwide Market for High-Definition TV Equipment & Services – 2008 Edition,” as the study is called, notes that direct-to-home satellite services remain the leading platform for HDTV delivery, due to its rapid transition from analog to digital format, and greater availability of high-def programming.

Satellite HDTV services are expected to continue growing at an annual rate of 27.5% through the end of 2012, when they will serve some 97 million households worldwide, according to IMS analyst, Shane Walker.

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