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Digital penetration is reaching a critical mass, with 2/3 of cons...

Digital penetration is reaching a critical mass, with 2/3 of consumers saying their home is now (38%) or is about to become (26%) digital, a study by Horowitz Assoc. said. The key driver has been the competition between cable…

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and DBS, it said, with cable now having the lead with 21% penetration, vs. satellite’s 17%. The study, Transitioning to the Digital Home, found that 21% of cable operators were offering video-on-demand (VoD) from content packages, 11% server-based VoD and 6% PVR. “There is no doubt the consumer is going digital and the competition for digital customers is driving the launch of the most advanced services -- PVR, VoD and HDTV,” Pres. Howard Horowitz said.