Asia Digital TV News

Philippines to begin ISDB DTT next year
Feb 28, 2011 – The Philippines' National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is targeting 2012 for the introduction of digital television, with the transition being implemented in phases, city by city.
News categories: National Telecommunications Commission, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Philippines, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Dishtv India crosses the 10 million subscriber mark
Feb 24, 2011 – Dishtv has became Asia's first DTH company to acquire 10 million subscribers. Dishtv attained this leadership position with an unparalleled over 1 million subscriber additions in less than three months.
News categories: Dishtv, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

TRAI revises timetable for move to digital cable in India
Feb 23, 2011 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has revised the schedule for cable TV operators in India to move to digital, after concerns were raised about the required speed of infrastructure roll-out, and the availability of set-top boxes.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Regulation, Set Top Box

India STB shipments exceeded 10 million units in 2010
Feb 22, 2011 – According to Screen Digest, in 2010 digital set-top box (STB) shipments in India reached 10.7 million units, with 18.1 million televisions also being sold.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Vladlink to Launch IPTV in Russia with Netris
Feb 21, 2011 – Vladlink and Netris have announced the launch of an IPTV service in the Russian Far East based on Netris' iVision Middleware. The digital TV service appears under the VladLink.TV brand.
News categories: Netris, Vladlink, Asia, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

SES WORLD SKIES Commissions SES-8 for Asian DTH Operations
Feb 17, 2011 – SES WORLD SKIES (Paris,LuxX: SESG) has announced that it has commissioned the SES-8 spacecraft from Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) for a launch in the first quarter of 2013.
News categories: SES WORLD SKIES, Orbital Sciences, Content Distribution, India, Laos, Satellite, Thailand, Vietnam

NDS and DOXTV Deliver Push VOD and DVR Services to China Cable Network
Feb 16, 2011 – NDS has announced that it is working with DOXTV to launch a range of value-adding services including HD Push Video-On-Demand (VOD) and Digital Video Recording technology (DVR) for China Cable Network subscribers in Hainan province.
News categories: NDS Group, DOXTV, Hainan Cable, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box

Azerbaijan plans analogue TV switch off
Feb 15, 2011 – Azerbaijan's government has approved plans for the conversion of its free-to-air television infrastructure from analogue to digital. The introduction of DVB-T broadcasting is to take place in two stages.
News categories: Ministry of Communications & Information Technologies, Azerbaijan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Gujarat Telelink Private Ltd. (GTPL) Ushers in Cable Digitization with Next-Generation Cisco Set-Top Boxes
Feb 15, 2011 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that it has been chosen by Gujarat Telelinks Private Ltd. (GTPL) to usher in cable digitization across the Indian states of Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
News categories: Cisco Systems, GTPL, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Set Top Box