Asia Digital TV News

MPA launches Asia Video Consumer Panel
Nov 3, 2016 – Media Partners Asia (MPA) has launched the ASIA VIDEO CONSUMER PANEL, a research report offering detailed insights into how consumers engage, use and interact with video content in emerging and mature markets, focusing on TV and digital video platforms, including key regional and local OTT video operators.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, BDRC Continental, Aravind Venugopal, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Market Research, Mobile, Philippines, Streaming, Thailand, UX

Foxtel launches 'nbn' services
Nov 3, 2016 – Foxtel has announced that it has begun offering services on the 'nbn' network to Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) serviceable customers. The move marks Foxtel’s initial push to offer 'nbn' services to new and current subscribers, which will accelerate in the coming months.
News categories: Foxtel, nbn, Andrew Lorken, Australia, Digital TV, Fibre, Streaming

PTCL and Netflix sign collaboration agreement
Oct 31, 2016 – PTCL has becomes the first Telecommunication operator in Pakistan to sign a partnership agreement with Netflix for the Pakistan market. PTCL will support and promote original Netflix content in Pakistan.
News categories: PTCL, Netflix, Adnan Shahid, Tony Zameczkowski, Digital TV, Pakistan, Streaming

Dish TV India adds 259,000 subscribers in 3Q 2016
Oct 28, 2016 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported its second quarter fiscal 2017 results. The company added 259 thousand subscribers during the quarter to close with a subscriber base of 15.1 million.
News categories: Dish TV India, India, Results, Satellite

Videocon d2h adds 0.23 million net subscribers in 3Q 2016
Oct 26, 2016 – Videocon d2h (NASDAQ: VDTH) has announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The company added 0.59 million gross subscribers and 0.23 million net subscribers during the second quarter of fiscal 2017.
News categories: Videocon d2h, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Montage Technology standardises on Arteris interconnect IP for STB SoCs
Oct 26, 2016 – Arteris has announced that Montage Technology, a leading Chinese maker of digital set-top box (STB) systems-on-chip, has licensed Arteris FlexNoC IP for use in its next generation STB chipsets.
News categories: Arteris, Montage Technology, K. Charles Janac, CT Chen, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Worldwide

Airtel Digital TV adds 256,000 subscribers in 3Q 2016
Oct 25, 2016 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2016. DTH had 12.4 million customers at the end of the quarter, up 17.3% compared with the corresponding quarter last year.
News categories: Airtel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Pakistan's InCable selects Exset DMS middleware
Oct 19, 2016 – InCable, one of the largest Pakistani cable providers, has become the latest operator to select Exset in order to create and deploy value add and dynamic advertising services across its digital network.
News categories: Exset, Mahmood Ulhaq, Irfan Goraya, Cable TV, Middleware, Pakistan

China to push Asian SVOD – without Netflix
Oct 19, 2016 – The Asia Pacific region will have 157.78 million SVOD subscribers by 2021, up from 41.68 million in 2015 and 76.12 million expected by end-2016, according to Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers