Japan Digital TV News

Sony Adds TV to Video Walkman Players
Sep 27, 2007 – Sony's new video Walkman will be launched on Nov. 17 and will be compatible with Japan's "OneSeg" digital TV system for mobile and portable devices.
News categories: Sony, NW-A910 Press Release (Japanese), Digital TV, Japan, Mobile

Hitachi Unveils 3/4 Inch Thin Next Generation Flat Panel TV at CEATEC 2007
Sep 26, 2007 – Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501) has announced that it would present "New Style Visual Life" at the upcoming CEATEC JAPAN 2007, October 2 - 6, 2007.
News categories: Hitachi, Blu-ray, DVD, HD-DVD, IPTV, Japan, Smart TV

Japan - August 2007 Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment
Sep 21, 2007 – Japan Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (August 2007) - TVs (Plasma, LCD TV), DVD players/Recorders, Tuners for satellite broadcasting, ...
News categories: JEITA, Digital TV, DVD, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

CEATEC JAPAN 2007 to Become Largest International Showcase of Emerging Technology Trends
Sep 18, 2007 – The CEATEC JAPAN Organizing Committee announced the keynote lineup for CEATEC JAPAN 2007, one of the world's leading, comprehensive exhibitions of cutting-edge information technology (IT) and electronics technologies, scheduled to be held Oct. 2-6 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan.
News categories: CEATEC JAPAN, Japan

Japan Municipal Roadmap for Terrestrial Digital TV Broadcasting
Sep 13, 2007 – In view of a smooth transition of analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting, MIC and the National Council for Promotion of Terrestrial Digital Broadcasting have recently developed a municipal roadmap, following the roadmap to construct relay stations that was revised last December.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, Terrestrial, TV Services

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces August 2007 Subscriber Figures
Sep 13, 2007 – Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM; JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of August 31, 2007 served by J:COM's 21 managed franchises reached approximately 2.72 million, up 478,100, or 21.4% since August 31, 2006.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

1-seg Mobile Phone Shipments Grow 6 Times YoY
Sep 12, 2007 – Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) has announced Japanese domestic mobile phone shipments increased 54.9% year-on-year (YoY) to 5.108 million units in July 2007.
News categories: Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Mobile

OpenTV Integrated Browser Solution Selected by Jupiter Telecommunications for Video-On-Demand Launch
Sep 10, 2007 – OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV) has announced that Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM; JASDAQ: 4817) has selected OpenTV Integrated Browser™ as the standard browser for its next generation Video-on-Demand (VOD) and interactive television services launched in September.
News categories: OpenTV, Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Middleware, Software

SKY Perfect Selects Harmonic's Video Compression for High Definition MPEG-4 AVC Satellite Service
Sep 6, 2007 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that SKY Perfect Communications is deploying Harmonic's DiviCom® Electra™ 7000 high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) video encoders for its new direct-to-home (DTH) HDTV platform to be launched in 2008.
News categories: Digital TV, IBCShow, Japan, Satellite