Asia Digital TV News

Zenterio shows routes to hybrid and multiscreen TV at Convergence India 2017
Feb 6, 2017 – Zenterio will showcase its solutions portfolio for TV operators targeted at increasing ARPU and driving content consumption, at Convergence India in New Delhi, on February 8-10th 2017.
News categories: Zenterio, India, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box

TRAI issues recommendations for DTT transition in India
Jan 31, 2017 – As a result of its consultation on digital terrestrial broadcasting, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations on key issues associated with the implementation of DTT across the country.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, Regulation, Terrestrial

Australian Netflix subscribers still watch (some) commercial TV
Jan 31, 2017 – According to Roy Morgan, Netflix subscribers in Australia watch less commercial TV than others - but not simply because they have now have SVOD. Many subscribers were already watching less commercial TV, which was a driving reason to subscribe in the first place.
News categories: Roy Morgan, Michele Levine, Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Dish TV India adds 204,000 subscribers in 4Q 2016
Jan 30, 2017 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported its third quarter fiscal 2017 results. The company added 204 thousand subscribers during the quarter to close with a subscriber base of 15.3 million.
News categories: Dish TV India, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Videocon d2h adds 0.25 million net subscribers in 4Q 2016
Jan 30, 2017 – Videocon d2h (NASDAQ: VDTH) has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. The company added 0.25 million net subscribers during the period. Total net subscribers finished at 12.77 million.
News categories: Videocon d2h, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Billion Plus Computing launches Watch Anything, Anytime! OTT box
Jan 30, 2017 – Watching what one loves on the TV just got easier with the ReTV X1 streaming device. This Internet set top box, launched by Billion Plus Computing, a tech startup based out of Mumbai, is aimed at enabling everyone, including Indian homemakers, parents and kids, to watch movies, shows and online videos of their choice on the TV.
News categories: Billion Plus Computing, Ashish Dinkar, Digital TV, India, Set Top Box, Streaming

Zinwell selects Opera TV OTT SDK for Asia-Pacific STBs
Jan 26, 2017 – Opera TV and Zinwell have announced a deal to integrate the Opera TV SDK on Zinwell set-top-boxes that will enable service provider partners to accelerate the delivery of OTT content directly into consumer homes.
News categories: Opera TV, Zinwell, Aneesh Rajaram, River Chiang, Asia, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

China VR market set for 4-fold expansion in 2017
Jan 24, 2017 – China's VR industry is expected to expand more than 4-fold in 2017 as more major players enter the industry and new and exciting content drives growth, IDC forecasts.
News categories: IDC, China, Market Research, Metaverse

Airtel Digital TV adds 183,000 subscribers in 4Q 2016
Jan 24, 2017 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for its third quarter ended December 31, 2016. DTH had 12.6 million customers at the end of the quarter. Net customer additions for Digital TV during the quarter were 183,000.
News categories: Airtel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers