Japan Digital TV News

Newport Media Unveils World's First 65nm System-on-Chip (SoC) for Japan/Brazilian ISDB-T Mobile TV
Sep 9, 2008 – Newport Media has unveiled the world's first complete 65nm CMOS single-chip solution for the mobile version of Japan's Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) digital television standard.
News categories: Newport Media, Brazil, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

From 26.3 Million Mobile TV Users in 2007 to 51.6 Million at the End of 2008
Sep 4, 2008 – On the basis of monthly adoption data for all commercial broadcast Mobile TV networks, Issue No 5 of the quarterly TeleAnalytics Mobile TV Tracking Service calculates that the end 2008 Mobile TV user count will be 51.6 million.
News categories: TeleAnalytics, Austria, Brazil, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, Subscribers, Switzerland, USA

Japan July 2008 domestic terrestrial digital TV broadcasting equipment shipments
Aug 28, 2008 – According to Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), shipments of digital terrestrial TV receiving equipment in July were 1.252 million units, giving a cumulative total of nearly 8 million units so far this year.
News categories: JEITA, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, ISDB-T, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

July 2008 Japan Domestic Shipments of Major CE Products
Aug 28, 2008 – Japan Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (July 2008) - DVD players/Recorders, HD DVD/Blu-ray, Camcorders, Satellite Tuners, ...
News categories: JEITA, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVD, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Mitsubishi to Launch New Wireless HDTV With Embedded AMIMON Wireless Chips
Aug 21, 2008 – AMIMON's technology has been selected by Mitsubishi for its High-Definition LCD TV for the Japan. The wireless HDTV is a two-piece system comprised of an LCD panel and a separate HDTV receiver unit that connects to the LCD panel wirelessly.
News categories: AMIMON, Mitsubishi Electric, Digital TV, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Japan - Over 70% of new mobile phones One-Seg enabled
Aug 20, 2008 – 3.738 million phones capable of One-Seg mobile TV reception were shipped in Japan in June, representing 73.5 percent of phones shipped - the first time that One-Seg penetration has exceeded 70 percent.
News categories: JEITA, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Mobile

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces July 2008 Subscriber Figures
Aug 15, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of July 31, 2008 served by J:COM's 19 managed franchises reached approximately 2.89 million, up 179,600, or 6.6% since July 31, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Japan, Subscribers

Sigma Designs' Media Processors Power I-O DATA's New Set-Top Boxes for Japan's Free GyaO TV/internet Service
Aug 11, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) and I-O DATA have announced that Sigma's industry leading SMP8634LF media processors are being used in I-O DATA's new, updated set-top box models, the AV-LS500L and AV-LS500UL.
News categories: Sigma Designs, I-O DATA, USEN Corp, GyaO NEXT, Digital TV, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

ULDAGE Releases Joint Patent License for Japanese Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards
Aug 8, 2008 – ULDAGE has announced that the Patent Pool License for Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards is scheduled to be available in October, 2008. The License includes essential patents owned by at least following 13 companies.
News categories: ULDAGE, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Licensing, Patent