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Exhibit 99.2
[LOGO OF CAHNERS IN-STAT GROUP]
CONSENT
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Cahners In-Stat Group hereby consents to the reference to Cahners In-
Stat Group and the use of information provided in Cahners In-Stat Group's
February 2000 report entitled, "Video Over DSL: Beyond the Trial Phase?"
(rpt # MB0002VS), the most recent report on the subject by Cahners In-Stat
Group, in ImagicTV Inc.'s registration statement on Form F-1 and the prospectus
contained therein (collectively, the "Registration Statement"). Specifically,
Cahners In-Stat Group consents to the use in the Registration Statement of the
following data from the Report:
[see attached]
Cahners In-Stat Group further consents to the filing of this consent as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Date: 9/13/2000
Cahners In-Stat Group
By: /s/ Dennis C. Ashton
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Name: Dennis C. Ashton
Title: VP Sales
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For example, Cahner's In-Stat Group projects that the number of residential
customers subscribing for video over xDSL services worldwide will grow to
approximately 22 million by 2005.
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DSL services will be lower than that of the U.S. Table 4
shows subscribers of video over DSL services.
Table 4. Residential Subscribers to Video over DSL Services
(Subscribers in Thousands)
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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North America 16 94 226 568 1,304 3,082 7,143
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Annual Growth % 487.9% 140.4% 150.9% 129.8% 136.3% 131.7%
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% of WW total 59.3% 55.5% 34.5% 29.2% 24.7% 27.1% 31.3%
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Western Europe 1 13 88 365 1,095 2,497 5,709
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Annual Growth % 1214.0% 566.7% 316.7% 200.0% 128.0% 128.7%
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% of WW total 9.7% 7.8% 13.3% 18.8% 20.8% 22.0% 25.0%
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Asia-Pacific 10 62 338 998 2,841 5,698 9,818
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Annual Growth % 522.5% 442.3% 195.5% 184.8% 100.6% 72.3%
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% of WW total 37.0% 36.7% 51.4% 51.4% 53.9% 50.2% 43.1%
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ROW 0 0 5 12 30 80 130
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Annual Growth % 140.0% 150.0% 166.7% 62.5%
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% of WW total 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6%
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Total 27 169 656 1,942 5,270 11,357 22,799
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% Annual Growth 527.6% 287.3% 195.9% 171.4% 115.5% 100.8%
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Source: Cahbers In-Stat Group
Beginning in 2001, Asia-Pacific will have the largest
percentage of worldwide subscribers. Deployments in MDUs in
China will account for a large number of those subscribers.
Video over DSL will not have as much competition in the
digital video delivery market in China as it will in Europe
and North America.
