US: Interactive multimedia will drive the economy in the 1990s, according to Deloitte & Touche (New York, NY), management consultants. Content providers currently generate some USDlr600 bil/y while packagers, such as on-line data networks and broadcast TV networks, generate USDlr40 bil/y. Revenue for cable, telephone and satellite comms services distributors is nearly USDlr200 bil/y and hardware and software vendors record revenue of some USDlr100 bil/y.
