Asia Digital TV News

India's GSAT-15 satellite launched successfully
Nov 11, 2015 – GSAT-15, India’s latest communications satellite, has been launched successfully by the Ariane 5 VA-227 launch vehicle. The 3164 kg GSAT-15 carries communication transponders in Ku-band as well as a GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands.
News categories: ISRO, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Satellite

SITI Cable adds 0.33 million video subscribers in 3Q 2015
Nov 9, 2015 – SITI Cable Network (BSE: 532795, NSE: SITI CABLE EQ) has announced results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2015. The company added 0.33 million digital video subscribers during the period, to end with 5.9 million.
News categories: SITI Cable, Cable TV, India, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

StarHub pay TV subscribers down 3,000 in 3Q 2015
Nov 6, 2015 – Singapore's StarHub has announced results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2015. At the end of the period the company's Pay TV subscriber base was at 542,000, up 3,300 customers since the beginning of the year.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

SKY Perfect JSAT to demonstrate 4K HDR via JCSAT-3A
Nov 4, 2015 – SKY Perfect JSAT has announced plans to transmit 4K HDR videos using its JCSAT-3A satellite. The demonstration will be shown at the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (Inter BEE), held November 18–20, 2015 at Makuhari Messe.
News categories: SKY Perfect, Shinji Takada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Japan, Satellite

South Asia STB shipments see phenomenal rise
Nov 4, 2015 – With the pay-TV industry in all major SAARC countries moving toward digitization, set-top boxes of all kinds from SD to HDTV and hybrid boxes are witnessing steady and robust growth, according to new research from Dataxis.
News categories: Dataxis, Sreeja VN, Bangladesh, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Nepal, Pakistan, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sri Lanka

Dish TV India adds 338,000 net subscribers in 3Q 2015
Oct 27, 2015 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. During the quarter, the company launched India’s first push video-on-demand service, DishFlix, and added 338 thousand net subscribers.
News categories: Dish TV India, Jawahar Goel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Airtel Digital TV adds 164,000 subscribers in 3Q 2015
Oct 26, 2015 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2015. At teh end of teh period, DTH had 10.6 million customers, an increase of 10.9% as compared to the corresponding quarter last year.
News categories: Bharti Airtel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Videocon d2h adds 0.2 million net subscribers in 3Q 2015
Oct 20, 2015 – Videocon d2h (NASDAQ: VDTH) has announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. The Company added 0.57 million gross subscribers and 0.20 million net subscribers during the quarter. Net subscribers totaled 10.84 million.
News categories: Videocon d2h, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

PCCW Media launches Viu OTT video service
Oct 20, 2015 – PCCW Media (SEHK:0008) has announced its Viu Over-the-top (OTT) video service. On October 26, Viu will debut in Hong Kong and then progressively be rolled-out across Asia including India, and the Middle East.
News categories: PCCW, Janice Lee, Asia, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Middle-East, Streaming