U.S. HD cable network revenues to reach $1.9 billion by 2010: report

MONTEREY, CA – As penetration of HDTV sets explodes in the United States, revenues for HD cable networks will jump as well, according to a new research report. Last year, revenues for American HD networks were only about $182 million, but that’s expected to balloon to more than $1.9 billion in 2010, says Kagan Research, which published “Economics of High-Definition Cable Networks.” "Due to capacity constraints and the fact that the number of HD households remains rather small, the market for HD cable networks is still nascent,” said Derek Baine, senior vice president of Kagan Research. “While some HD nets...