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More than 40% of UK and US homes use DVRs

More than 40% of broadband households in the US and UK and over 30% of broadband households in Belgium and France have a DVR, according to new research by Parks Associates.

In its ‘Cloud DVR: The New Face of Television’ report, Parks says that more than 45% of US pay TV subscribers find cloud DVR technology “very appealing” and that consumers show “particular interest” in unlimited storage space and two-week catch-up services.

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