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Report: Global HDTV Households to Reach 20.3 Million by Year's End

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 14, 2006 - 2:24pm.
Scottsdale, Ariz. - The number of worldwide households with an HDTV set that receives HD programming is expected to grow from 15 million in mid-2006 to 20.3 million by the end of the year, and to over 55 million in 2009, according to a report from market research firm In-Stat. Right now, the U.S. and Japan account for 91% of all worldwide HDTV households, while Canada, Australia and South Korea also claim significant numbers. Growth this year has been spurred this year by the World Cup and the emergence of HDTV service in new countries like China, Singapore and Mexico, In-Stat said. Tempering growth will be a "disconnect" between HD services and the penetration of HDTV sets, such as in the U.S., where only one-third of households with HD-capable TV sets are actually using them to watch HD programming.

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