LAS VEGAS, NV – April 8, 2003 – MRG, Inc.
(Multimedia Research Group, Inc.) announces that the worldwide
growth of digital STBs (Settop Boxes) for cable, DTH (satellite),
and DTT (digital terrestrial) should exceed 29.5 million
new units in 2005, driving the digital video subscriber
base (worldwide) to over 126 million and annual STB sales
revenue to $7.34 billion.
The new study, Home Gateway Report: Worldwide Multi-Carrier
Digital Settop & Services Analysis & Forecast –
2003-2006 reflects how digitization, storage, networking,
and distribution of video content has grown beyond regionalism
to reach an international scope. As a result of this trend
toward a new kind of multi-carrier economics for video services,
consumers are now faced with a vast array of choices including
High Definition (HD), Personal Video Recorders (PVRs), Video-on-Demand
(VOD), and multiple digital video services. Behind most
changes are the huge quality and cost-enhancements made
in Internet Protocol (IP), Gigabit Ethernet, video servers,
storage, and compression. All are driven by consumer demand
for more personalized (or on-demand) video services.
“This unique analysis provides carrier-by-carrier digital
subscriber market size, market drivers, future trends, and
opportunities for North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America,
and South Africa,” states Gary Schultz, CEO of MRG,
Inc. “There are ample short- and long-term opportunities
and rewards for cable, DTH, and DTT for those with the foresight
to exploit them.” Some examples of opportunities include
improved copyright protection for (multi-carrier) remote
access; improved channel clustering for customers to pay
only for what they want; enhanced Gigabit Ethernet (GigE)
and IP distribution architectures, 1,000-hour PVRs, and
others.
By also showing ROI scenarios for digital cable, satellite
and terrestrial carriers, the report reveals how digital
cable can reverse its loss of subscribers (or “churn”)
to satellite; and how almost any carrier can reach profitability
within 12 months by transmitting VOD over unused bandwidth
to home PVRs.
The report also includes profiles of over 35 industry innovators
such as Broadcom, Intel, Motorola, Hughes, Pace, Pioneer,
Sony, Thomson, TiVo, Liberate, Microsoft TV, NDS, OpenTV,
NBC, Concurrent, SeaChange, and many others.
This 150-page report is available for US $1,995.00. To order
or request information, contact Veronica Phanthavong
at 408-524-9767, email veronica@mrgco.com.
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