Despite this, there will be opportunities for vendors through internal growth as operator demand for STB volumes continues to shift from basic STBs to those that enable more ever more advanced services. By building a global view of the market from individual operator forecasts, this webinar will highlight the internal growth opportunities that exist within the STB market.

 · Growth in the global pay TV STB market is slowing and suppliers can no longer depend on overall market growth to provide opportunities

· Whilst the market can be understood globally, its driven by the individual, local requirements of each operator

· HD TV sets and DVR are now common place in many subscribers' homes but they still present some opportunity for STBs vendors

· As well as being a threat, IP content is creating opportunities for STB vendors as operators rethink CPE strategies, introducing new Multimedia Home Gateway hardware architectures

· The STB market is far from adiabatic, with trends in STB software, content security, modulation and compression also affecting opportunities