Asia Digital TV News

PPTV to Offer Cloud-Based Online TV Platform with Microsoft
Aug 6, 2012 – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and PPTV, China's leading Internet TV service provider, have signed a strategic partnership memorandum to launch PPTV Asia TV Networks (ATN) platform on Windows Azure.
News categories: Microsoft, PPTV, China, Content Distribution, Streaming

China's SARFT submits plan for national cable operator
Aug 6, 2012 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has submitted a proposal to the State Council for the establishment of a national company to lead the integration of China cable networks.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, MandA, Regulation

India Set Top Box Market to Cross 60 million plus units by 2017
Aug 1, 2012 – Introduction of Conditional Access System (CAS), mandatory government & regulations, popularity of DTH platforms, declining prices of set-top boxes are some of the factors that are spurring the India Set Top Box market, according to 6Wresearch.
News categories: 6Wresearch, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

India adds another 2 million DTH subscribers in 1Q 2012
Aug 1, 2012 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released its Performance Indicator Report for the first quarter of 2012. At quarter-end, India's DTH subscriber base was 46.25 million, up from 44.21 million at the end of the previous quarter.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Global IPTV subscribers to triple
Aug 1, 2012 – The number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 165 million by end-2017, up from 51 million at end-2011 and from only 7.5 million at end-2007, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Digital TV, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Subscribers, Taiwan, UAE, USA

China Telecom issues tender for 4.86 million IPTV set-top boxes
Jul 30, 2012 – China Telecom (HKG:0728, NYSE:CHA) has released an RFP for the purchase of IPTV set-top boxes. The requirements is for a total of 4.86 million units, divided into three types - HD and SD IPTV STBs, and a new category of smart IPTV set-top box.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Satellite TV boom to continue
Jul 25, 2012 – According to a report from Digital TV Research, the number of pay DTH (DBS) homes for the 80 countries covered will be 220 million by end-2017, up from 154 million at end-2011 and 91 million at end-2007. India will lead the sector with 50.9 million pay DTH homes in 2017.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Brazil, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Italy, Market Research, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, UK, USA

'One TV' DTT soft launches in Cambodia
Jul 25, 2012 – General Satellite and the Royal Group of Companies have announced the launch of a Pay Digital Terrestrial TV Platform for Cambodia. The 'One TV' service will have 60 channels in Khmer, English, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese and other languages.
News categories: General Satellite, Royal Group, One TV, Cambodia, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces June 2012 Subscriber Figures
Jul 17, 2012 – Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM, JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of June 30, 2012 served by J:COM's 16 consolidated franchises reached approximately 3.69 million, up 204,100 or 5.9% from June 30, 2011.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Japan, Subscribers