Asia Digital TV News

Chunghwa Telecom MOD/IPTV subscribers stable at 1.2 million in 1Q 2013
May 2, 2013 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) has reported results for the first quarter of 2013. Using video streaming technology over its FTTx and ADSL networks, Chunghwa customers can access TV programs, video-on-demand and other services. Chunghwa served approximately 1.2 million customers as of March 31, 2013.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Taiwan

Jupiter Telecommunications releases 1Q 2013 results
Apr 24, 2013 – Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM, JASDAQ: 4817) has released results for the 1st Quarter of 2013. The company had 3,102,900 cable TV RGUs at the end of the period, up 1.1% compared with the same period in 2012.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Japan, Results, Subscribers

STMicroelectronics powers Smart IPTV Set-Top Boxes from NTT Plala
Apr 22, 2013 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has revealed that its Orly system-on-chip (SoC) is powering a new generation of advanced set-top boxes announced from NTT Plala, an Internet / IPTV service provider in Japan. The STB was developed by Sumitomo Electric Networks.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, NTT Plala, Sumitomo, Digital TV, IPTV, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

13.6 million digital set-top boxes installed in India's Phase-II cities
Apr 12, 2013 – According to India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting the total number of installed cable TV STBs stands at 9.15 million whereas DTH operators have installed a total of 4.45 million STBs during Phase II of the switch over from analogue cable to digital in 38 cities.
News categories: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

ZTE wins Telkom Indonesia IPTV network construction contract
Apr 9, 2013 – ZTE (0763.HK / 000063.SZ) has announced that it has signed a four-year IPTV network construction contract with Telkom Indonesia. ZTE will construct, operate, and maintain a low-bit-rate IPTV network for Telkom from 2013 to 2016.
News categories: ZTE, Telkom Indonesia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Set Top Box

Gaming Consoles Lead Global Connected TV Usage
Apr 9, 2013 – With growing interest in streaming content, online gaming, and apps on TVs, households are increasingly finding ways to connect their TVs to the Internet. In several developed countries, game consoles have become the most popular way to make that connection, according to NPD DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Blu-ray, China, Digital TV, DVD, France, Gaming, Germany, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, USA

Mongolia's SkyC&C deploys Minerva iTVFusion
Apr 8, 2013 – Minerva Networks has announced that SkyC&C, the largest broadband service provider in Mongolia, has deployed Minerva's iTVFusion to offer TV services within the region. The Minerva platform will enable SkyC&C to offer pay TV over its broadband and mobile networks.
News categories: Minerva Networks, SkyC&C, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mongolia, TV Everywhere

Asia Pacific pay TV boom to continue
Mar 27, 2013 – Pay TV revenues in Asia Pacific will be $12 billion higher in 2018 ($43.9 billion total) than in 2012, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Asia Pacific report estimates that pay TV revenues will grow by $2.1 billion in 2013 to $33.9 billion.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Asia, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Digitization Reaches 67% in India's Phase II Cities
Mar 26, 2013 – According to India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on 23rd March 2013 a total of 10.8 million set top boxes had been installed in the 38 cities set for digitization by 31st March, against a target of 16 million.
News categories: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box