Japan Digital TV News

Warner Bros. International Television Distribution To Launch Branded, Ad-Supported And Subscription Video-On-Demand Channels For Film And TV Series Programming Around The Globe
Nov 20, 2007 – Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) is embarking on a new strategy to launch a number of branded, video-on-demand, non-linear channels on a subscription and advertiser supported basis over a variety of delivery platforms that will bring the Studio's film and television series to viewers around the globe in a new way.
News categories: Warner Brothers, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Japan, Latin America, UK

Renesas Technology Releases SH-MobileR2 Application Processor for Car Navigation Systems and PNDs Supporting One-Seg TV Broadcasts
Nov 13, 2007 – Renesas Technology has announced the SH-MobileR2 application processor intended for use in portable and mobile devices with support for One-Seg terrestrial digital TV broadcasts, such as car navigation systems and personal navigation devices (PNDs).
News categories: Renesas Technology, Automotive, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces October 2007 Subscriber Figures
Nov 13, 2007 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of October 31, 2007 served by J:COM's 21 managed franchises reached 2.74 million, up 478,800, or 21.2% since October 31, 2006.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), Full Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

Microtune Announces Silicon Tuner Strategy to Bring High-Speed Digital TV to Automotive Market
Nov 13, 2007 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that its MT2060 tuner technology is deployed in a car TV receiver system of Kenwood. Kenwood uses four tuners in a diversity TV entertainment system that delivers ISDB-T digital TV and other data services to a vehicle.
News categories: Microtune, Kenwood, Automotive, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

SNL Kagan Publishes Global HDTV Study
Nov 8, 2007 – "Global High Definition Television Trends," a new study from SNL Kagan, reports that pay-TV operators are increasingly using HDTV service to distinguish themselves in competitive markets.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK, USA

Liberty Global Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 8, 2007 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Digital cable additions continued to accelerate in the third quarter, with the addition of 234,000 organic RGUs, a 19% improvement over the comparable period in 2006.
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

OECD broadband statistics (June 2007)
Nov 5, 2007 – Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 24% from 178 million in June 2006 to 221 million subscribers in June 2007. Broadband penetration rates increased from 15.1 in June 2006 to 18.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later.
News categories: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Broadband Statistics Portal, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Broadband, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fibre, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Market Research, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA

Sharp Passes 5-Million Mark for One-Seg Mobile Phone Shipments
Nov 2, 2007 – On October 31, 2007, Sharp Corporation passed the five-million mark for shipments of One-Seg-compatible mobile phones in Japan.
News categories: Sharp, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Results

Imagination Technologies' Multi-Standard Receiver IP Core Family Extends Support to 1Seg, 3Seg and Full-Seg ISDB-T
Nov 1, 2007 – Imagination Technologies has announced that it has added wide support for the Japanese ISDB-T digital TV and radio standards to its licensable receiver IP core family.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Embedded Technology (ET), Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Terrestrial