The latest digital TV forecast from Strategy Analytics shows that global sales of digital set-top boxes surpassed 100m units for the first time during 2007, rising 12% to reach 102.4m units sold writes DTG News. IPTV’s market share for the year grew 5.9% (from 3.6% in 2006). Cable’s share also increased to 36.2% while both […]
The latest digital TV forecast from Strategy Analytics shows that global sales of digital set-top boxes surpassed 100m units for the first time during 2007, rising 12% to reach 102.4m units sold writes DTG News. IPTV’s market share for the year grew 5.9% (from 3.6% in 2006). Cable’s share also increased to 36.2% while both satellite and terrestrial saw declines. The report predicts that global sales will surge during 2008 in reaction to the coming switch-off of analogue TV services in the US and that annual sales of set-top boxes will reach 200m units by 2012.
From DTG News: http://www.dtg.org.uk, 22/02/2008
Strategy Analytics: http://www.strategyanalytics.net
