PC-TV tuner market expected to surge

WHEN ANALOG OVER-THE-AIR television is shut off Stateside in February, that should help drive the adoption of digital PC-TV tuners, according to research firm In-Stat. “The adoption of digital PC-TV Tuners will accelerate in Europe as Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) services continue to expand there. Asia, China and India will present strong growth opportunities. North America is expected to see a surge during 2009, when analog TV is cut off, and new mobile digital broadcast TV (MDTV) services are introduced by major US TV stations,” reads a new report by the company. The high-tech research firm does caution, however, that...