Japan Digital TV News

Digital TV Mobile Phone Shipments Top 25M Units in Japan
Apr 9, 2008 – Cumulative shipments in Japan of mobile phones capable of receiving digital terrestrial television broadcasts topped 25 million units in February, an industry group said Wednesday.
News categories: JEITA, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Mobile

Terrestrial Digital TV Tuners for PCs to Be Authorized in Japan
Mar 31, 2008 – The broadcasting industry has confirmed its plans to authorize the sale of standalone terrestrial/BS/CS digital tuners that are externally attached to PCs.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Terrestrial

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces February 2008 Subscriber Figures
Mar 14, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of February 29, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached 2.81 million, up 178,400, or 6.8% since February 28, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

Asia-Pac braces for mobile TV fever
Mar 12, 2008 – The Asia-Pacific mobile video services market is expected to see huge growth potential as mobile operators continue to spend millions on developing innovative services and content to arrest the declining average revenue per user (ARPU).
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Australia, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Tablet, Taiwan, Vietnam

NTT Plala To Offer Japanese TV Subscribers 5,000 Unlimited Films
Mar 10, 2008 – Japan's NTT Plala has said that its new fiber-optic television service, which will debut at the end of the month, will feature a lineup of more than 10,000 movies and dramas through video-on-demand, including unlimited access to some 5,000 titles.
News categories: NTT Plala, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Japan

Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Establishes IPTV Special Committee
Mar 6, 2008 – In January 2008, the ITU-T established its IPTV Global Standard Initiative. In response to this, MIC decided to establish a new IPTV special committee to enhance the Telecommunications Council review structure for IPTV global standardization.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, ITU-T, Content Distribution, IPTV, Japan, Middleware

SKY Perfect Subscribers as of the end of February 2008
Mar 4, 2008 – SKY Perfect Communications has announced the number of total registrations and individual subscribers as of the end of February 2008.
News categories: SKY Perfect, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Satellite, Subscribers

Liberty Global Reports Fiscal 2007 Results
Feb 26, 2008 – At December 31, 2007, the Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) video subscriber base of 14.7 million included 3.4 million digital cable and 1.1 million direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Earnings Release, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Advanced TV Semiconductor Market Will Grow 25% CAGR in Units and 30% in Revenue According to New Report by Jon Peddie Research
Feb 25, 2008 – A new study released today on the Advanced Digital TV market by Jon Peddie Research is the first ever to report on the segments and semiconductor opportunities by geographical region.
News categories: Jon Peddie Research, ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, Europe, Japan, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA