One day after Leichtman Research Group reported that PVRs wouldn’...
One day after Leichtman Research Group reported that PVRs wouldn’t be widely adopted in U.S. (CED July 23 p5), Carmel Group came out with its DVR Competitive Market Report that predicted that by end of 2008 there would be…
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28.6 million PVR users in nation, representing 25% penetration. While LRG report said demand would be supply-side driven, Carmel Group said PVRs “are going to be a central media hub for cable and satellite operators” for advanced applications. Group said that by end of 2005, U.S. cable operators would have estimated 4.8 million PVR- based users and U.S. DBS operators 4.9 million PVR-based users. Carmel also said 2 “pure-play” PVR providers would emerge from pack, TiVo and Metabyte Networks, and cable operators would be more inclined to go with unbranded PVR products such as those provided by Metabyte and OpenTV. Report made no mention of RCA Scenium-branded DVD/PVR combo, announced July 10.