A heads-up that we'll be publishing a press release shortly on a recent report on Europe's transition to HDTV and video. In summary, European sales of high definition TV and video devices will reach 28.1 million units this year, a 158% growth rate. We also predict that 70% of European homes will own at least one HD-capable TV by 2012, up from 8% in 2006. Most of these homes will also buy a high definition set-top box, disc player, games console or digital media player. Here's a forecast that will go with the release: