According to a recent report by Strategy Analytics, Boston, MA, the success of free-to-air digital terrestrial television markets in the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany has resulted in a marked improvement in the prospects for Integrated Digital TVs over the past year or so. The report projects that digital terrestrial tuners will become the norm across the bulk of the European TV market over the coming years.
"Integrated Digital Television Global Market Forecast" says that the most significant impact in the past year or so has come from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandates to include Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) digital terrestrial tuners in all TVs sold in the US. This process has, after some initial hesitation, resulted in a surge in IDTV sales in the US. The number of integrated digital TVs installed in the US as a consequence has reached nearly 70 million units, although evidence suggests that few owners are making use of digital terrestrial services, instead opting for cable or satellite as their primary television source.
The Strategy Analytics report concludes that global demand for integrated digital TVs in 2007 will reach 61.7 million units, worth $61.8 B in retail revenues. The report's data provides detailed demand forecasts to 2012. Regions covered include the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World, segmented in 22 world markets, and estimates of unit shipments, installed base and market revenues are provided.