Carlton International's controller of operations and engineering, Simon Fell, said HD is just around the corner for UK consumers. At a conference in London last week, Fell predicted that 33 million homes will have HD in the US by 2008, and that the UK will be close behind. He added that the launch in January of the Euro Channel 1080 will help seed the market.

Carlton International's controller of operations and engineering, Simon Fell, said HD is just around the corner for UK consumers. At a conference in London last week, Fell predicted that 33 million homes will have HD in the US by 2008, and that the UK will be close behind. He added that the launch in January of the Euro Channel 1080 will help seed the market.