Asia Digital TV News

India's Doordarshan selects Harris for nationwide digital transition
Jan 15, 2014 – Harris Broadcast has announced that it has been selected by national broadcaster Doordarshan to deploy a new DVB-T2 transmission infrastructure across India.
News categories: Harris Broadcast, Doordarshan, Joe Khodeir, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, India, Terrestrial

Philippine Long Distance Telephone launches TVolution IPTV STB
Jan 14, 2014 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) has announced the launch of TVolution, a small device that can turn an ordinary TV to an Internet TV. The device allows streaming of movies and series straight from the Internet to televisions.
News categories: PLDT, Ariel P. Fermin, Digital TV, IPTV, Philippines, Set Top Box

LG Uplus ends 2013 with 1.55 million IPTV subscribers
Jan 13, 2014 – According to the December 2013 Factsheet published by LG Uplus (KRX: 032640), the company had 1.549 million IPTV subscribers at the end of 2013, up from 1.054 million at the end of 2012.
News categories: LG Uplus, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

SK broadband ends 2013 with 2.1 million IPTV subscribers
Jan 10, 2014 – SK broadband (KOSDAQ: 033630) has released subscriber figures to the end of December 2013. The company ended the year with 2.1 million subscribers to its ‘B tv’ IPTV service, up from 1.45 million at the end of 2012.
News categories: SK broadband, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

India's KCCL deploys Cardless security from Conax on ALi chipset
Jan 7, 2014 – Conax has announced that Kerala Communicators Cable has entered a pilot project to deploy Conax Cardless security. KCCL is a consortium of over 3000 independent cable TV networks in Kerala, South India.
News categories: Conax, KCCL, ALi Corp, Nassir Hassan Anwar, Tom Jahr, Tony Chang, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, India, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Skyworth selects Pixelworks video display processors for Ultra HD 4K TVs
Jan 3, 2014 – Pixelworks (NASDAQ: PXLW) has announced that its PA168 MotionEngine™ video display processor has been selected to power Skyworth’s Ultra HD 4Kx2K Dual Core Android 3D Smart TVs.
News categories: Pixelworks, Skyworth, Graham Loveridge, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV

2014 4K×2K TV shipments to rise dramatically in China
Dec 24, 2013 – According to DisplaySearch, interest in 4K×2K TVs is at a fever pitch as a critical moment is approaching in the market: 4K×2K is transitioning from early adopters to more mainstream consumers. Rapidly falling prices will fuel adoption.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Paul Gagnon, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

Taiwan Cable, IP and OTT STB shipments estimated at 13 million units in 4Q 2013
Dec 20, 2013 – According to Taiwan's MIC, Taiwanese cable, IP and OTT STB shipment volume is estimated at approximately 12.99 million units, in the fourth quarter of 2013, up 13.4% year-on-year; shipment value is to reach at US$889.8 million.
News categories: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, Taiwan

LG Uplus IPTV subscribers pass the 1.5 million mark
Dec 13, 2013 – According to LG U+’s November 2013 Wireline Factsheet, the number of subscribers to LG’s Uplus IPTV service passed the 1.5 million mark in November.
News categories: Uplus, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers