Asia Digital TV News

Digital TV now in 74% of Australian homes
Aug 6, 2010 – Australia's Digital Switchover Taskforce has released the latest summary of figures from its Digital Tracker survey for the second quarter of 2010. About three in four Australian households have now converted to digital television (74%).
News categories: Digital Switchover Taskforce, Australia, Market Research, Terrestrial

India to reduce digital cable STB custom duty to zero
Aug 5, 2010 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations on Implementation of Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems in India. The recommendations include a sunset date for analogue cable TV services of 31st Dec. 2013.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Regulation, Set Top Box

Hisense to Utilize Widevine Adaptive Streaming and DRM in Connected TVs
Aug 4, 2010 – Widevine has announced that Hisense Electric (Shanghai: 600060), the number one TV company in China, will include Widevine's adaptive streaming, virtual DVD-like controls, and DRM solution on their Internet-connected televisions.
News categories: Widevine, Hisense, China, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Smart TV, Streaming

STMicroelectronics Enables Dish TV Digital Set-Top Boxes in India
Aug 2, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and India's Dish TV have announced that Dish TV's latest digital set-top boxes are powered by ST's highly integrated System-on-Chip (SoC) STB decoder ICs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Dish TV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Azerbaijan's ULTEL launches IPTV with Amino
Aug 1, 2010 – Ulduz Telekom (ULTEL) of Azerbaijan has launched an IPTV service to its internet customers. The service consists of 71 channels, with set-top boxes being provided by Amino Communications (AIM: AMO.L).
News categories: ULTEL, Amino, Azerbaijan, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Indonesia's TELKOM to launch IPTV in September
Jul 27, 2010 – PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TELKOM) [IDX:TLKM; NYSE:TLK; LSE:TKIA] is planning to launch its IPTV service in September 2010 on a trial basis, with commercial roll-out at the end of 2010.
News categories: Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV

FiberHome Selects Celeno to Support Shanghai Telecom with Wireless HD IPTV
Jul 27, 2010 – Celeno Communications has announced that FiberHome has selected Celeno's CL1800 high performance Wi-Fi system-on-a-chip (SoC) to enable its HG500 and HG230 optical network gateways with carrier-grade Wi-Fi for IPTV streaming.
News categories: Celeno, FiberHome, China, Gateway, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Over half of Hong Kong households receiving digital TV services
Jul 25, 2010 – About 53.3% of Hong Kong households are receiving DTT services according to the latest public survey conducted in June 2010. This represents approximately 1.23 million households and an increase of more than 300,000 as compared to a year ago.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Harmonic Powers End-to-End HD Digital Network in the Republic of Maldives
Jul 22, 2010 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that its digital video processing and delivery solutions have been deployed by CableNET for the first high definition (HD) and near video-on-demand (nVOD) network in the Maldives.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Maldives CableNet, Cable TV, Content Distribution, The Maldives