Worldwide set top box revenue, as a whole, will decline slightly in 2011 over 2010, with Latin America and Middle East/Africa the only regions showing any increase in shipments. However, despite the general maturation of the market, IP set top box shipments are forecast to increase by over 1 million units in 2011 according to In-Stat.

Recent research findings include:

• North American IP set top box revenue will increase by 22% in 2011.
• In 2011, 17% of all set top boxes will include a DVR.
• In 2011, 72% of all satellite set top boxes in Europe will be high definition.
• Nearly 670,000 cable set top boxes will be shipped in Latin America in Q3’11.

Recent In-Stat research, 1Q'11 Set Top Box Database Update, covers the worldwide market for set top boxes. This research tracks:

• STB unit shipments, revenues, and average selling prices on a quarterly basis.
• Operator segmentation for cable, satellite, telco IPTV, and digital terrestrial TV.
• Regional segmentation for North America, Europe, Middle East/Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
• Functional segmentation for HD, SD, and DVR.