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To: BillyG who wrote (37840)	12/17/1998 2:00:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

STUDY SEES 125,000 DVD-VIDEO PLAYERS IN EUROPEAN HOMES 12/14/98 DVD Report (c) 1998 Phillips Business Information, Inc. The end of 1998 will see about 125,000 DVD-Video players in European homes, with the installed base reaching 1 million by 2000, according to a new study by London-based trade journal Screen Digest. The study sees the largest installed base to date in France, followed by Germany and then the U.K. The study, titled DVD Video: European Market Assessment and Forecast 1998-2000, also projects European sales of 1.4 million DVD- Video titles this year, climbing to nearly 15 million in 2000. About 385 titles are on the market in Europe, including 135 movie and music video titles from Hollywood and other international distributors, according to the study. Among the challenges facing the European market, according to the study: low consumer awareness, relatively high hardware prices, and a limited selection of software, resulting in the import of Region 1 discs into Europe. The complete study may be purchased for GBP495 or $840. Estimated European DVD-Video Player Sales Sales Installed Base 1998 125,000 125,000 1999 360,000 485,000 2000 515,000 1,000,000 Source: Screen Digest, DVD Video: European Market Assessment and Forecast 1998-2000 Contact: Screen Digest, phone: +44 171 482 5842, or email: sales@screendigest.com