Asia Digital TV News

China's Tri-networks Convergence Market Speeds Up
Feb 15, 2011 – CCID Consulting (HKSE:08235)'s latest report examines the development of China's emerging Tri-networks Convergence market. In July 2010, China's Ministry of Industry and Information released the list of pilot cities for Tri-networks Convergence.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, Subscribers

China DTV subscribers reach 88 million
Feb 14, 2011 – According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) the number of DTV subscribers in China reached 87.98 million at the end of 2010.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

Freeview NZ Records Biggest Sales Month Since Launch
Feb 14, 2011 – The popularity of New Zealand's free-to-air digital television and radio service, Freeview, continues to increase following the biggest month of Freeview sales since the company began in 2007.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Significant churn for India DTH
Feb 14, 2011 – According to the Financial Express, churn is a significant problem for DTH operators in India, with 9 million subscribers being inactive out of a gross total of 32.7 million.
News categories: Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Dish TV India Uses AsiaSat 5 to Expand DTH Offerings
Feb 10, 2011 – AsiaSat (HKSE: 1135) has announced that Dish TV India (NSE: DISHTV EQ, BSE: 532839) will be utilising four 54 MHz Ku-band transponders on AsiaSat 5 to enhance its HD and SD Direct-to-Home (DTH) offerings in India.
News categories: AsiaSat, Dish TV India, Content Distribution, India, Satellite

Tata Sky is all set to launch Tata Sky+ HD
Feb 9, 2011 – Just in time for the upcoming cricketing season, Tata Sky will be rolling out its Tata Sky+ HD, a new generation Personal Video Recorder (PVR) with the capability of delivering HD pictures in 1080i, with Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound.
News categories: Tata Sky, Digital TV, DVR, India, Satellite, Set Top Box

airtel digital TV records the fastest 5 million customers
Feb 9, 2011 – airtel digital TV has announced that it has crossed the milestone of 5 million customers on its platform. airtel digital TV has been leading industry additions with over 2.8 million customers already in the first 10 months of FY 10-11.
News categories: airtel, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Pace wins PVR contract with Tata Sky, Times reports
Feb 2, 2011 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has won a contract to supply PVR set-top boxes to Tata Sky in India, according to the The Times newspaper of the UK.
News categories: Pace plc, Tata Sky, Digital TV, DVR, India, Satellite, Set Top Box

Cavium Networks Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire China-Based Celestial Semiconductor
Jan 31, 2011 – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM) has announced that it is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Celestial Semiconductor, a fabless provider of ARM-based system-on-a-chip (SoC) processor solutions for a range of digital media applications.
News categories: Cavium Networks, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet