Japan Digital TV News

PacketVideo's CORE™ Multimedia Player for Video and Music Powers 10 New Models in NTT DoCoMo 906i & 706i Series
May 27, 2008 – PacketVideo (PV), a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ: WAVE), has been selected by NTT DoCoMo to power 10 new advanced multimedia player handset options with PV's universal player software, also known as CORE™ multimedia client framework.
News categories: PacketVideo, NTT DoCoMo, DRM, Japan, Media Player, Mobile

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces April 2008 Subscriber Figures
May 16, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of April 30, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached approximately 2.85 million, up 180,000, or 6.7% since April 30, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

Liberty Global Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
May 7, 2008 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced financial and operating results for the first quarter. At March 31, 2008 total RGUs of 24.4 million included 14.7 million video and 5.6 million broadband subscribers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Broadband, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

SHARP To Offer Ultra-thin LCD TV with Wireless HDTV Link by AMIMON
Apr 30, 2008 – AMIMON has partnered with leading LCD TV manufacturer Sharp Corporation to offer a wireless HDTV link for the new X-Series ultra-thin LCD TVs.
News categories: AMIMON, Sharp, Digital TV, Japan, Smart Home, Smart TV

J:COM Releases Consolidated Quarterly Financial Results
Apr 30, 2008 – Since March 31, 2007, the number of J:COM (JASDAQ: 4817) Digital Cable TV subscribers has risen by 397,800 households (34%) to 1,563,500 households as of March 31, 2008, accounting for 70% of all cable television subscribers.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Results, Subscribers

Flexible Movie Player Video/Audio Playback Software Achieves High-Performance Video Processing on the SH-Mobile Application Processor for Mobile Phones
Apr 24, 2008 – Renesas Technology has announced the development of the Flexible Movie Player video/audio playback software package for embedded systems using the SH-Mobile application processor for mobile phones.
News categories: Renesas, Digital TV, Japan, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Software

Clarion's New Navigation Systems Feature 4 Digital TV Tuners
Apr 24, 2008 – Clarion have announced four models from their new 'CRASVIA' and 'Smoonavi' 2DIN car navigation system series including a high-end model "NX808" that supports full 13-segment reception.
News categories: Clarion, Automotive, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Terrestrial

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces March 2008 Subscriber Figures
Apr 17, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of March 31, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached approximately 2.83 million, up 185,300, or 7.0% since March 31, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

High-definition viewing to reach 44 million homes by year-end
Apr 10, 2008 – According to an Informa Telecoms & Media report 'Global HDTV Forecasts 3rd Edition,' only 4% of global homes will actively watch HD programming by the end of this year. However, this means nearly 44 million active HD households.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA