Asia Digital TV News

Tsinghua Tongfang Releases SARFT-Compliant Internet TV
Jun 1, 2010 – Tsinghua Tongfang (Shanghai: 600100) has released its first Internet TV product following the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) recent issuance of new regulations on Internet TV.
News categories: Tsinghua Tongfang, China, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming

Tajiktelecom adopts CMMB for mobile TV
May 31, 2010 – According to the INTERFAX news agency, Tajiktelecom, the national telecommunications operator of Tajikistan, has adopted China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) as its mobile TV standard.
News categories: Tajiktelecom, Digital TV, Mobile, Tajikistan

Frbiz Forecasts Future Development Trends in Set-Top Box Devices
May 27, 2010 – Frbiz.com has forecast future development trends in set-top box devices. When focusing on future development, the function of set-top boxes could be further evolved for use as a family information center.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Frbiz, China, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

AVG To Launch DTH Service in Vietnam
May 27, 2010 – SES WORLD SKIES (Paris:SESG; LuxX:SESG) has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with AUDIO VISUAL COMPANY JSC (AVG) to provide transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite for their new DTH satellite television service in Vietnam.
News categories: SES WORLD SKIES, An Vien Group, Digital TV, Satellite, Vietnam

Motorola IPTV Set-top Brings Innovative Media Experiences to KDDI Customers
May 25, 2010 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that KDDI (Tokyo:9433) has deployed Motorola's innovative high-definition (HD) IPTV set-top (model VIP2060), providing enhanced personal media experiences to its Fiber to the Home (FTTH) subscribers.
News categories: Motorola, KDDI, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, ISDB-T, Japan, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Coship Selects Microtune TV Tuner for Cable HD STBs and Modems in China
May 25, 2010 – Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that Coship (Shenzhen:002052) has designed its DVB-C cable set-top box and its high-speed cable modem using Microtune's MicroTuner™ MT2066 TV tuner chip.
News categories: Microtune, COSHIP, Cable Modem, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

FOXTEL and Microsoft Sign Xbox Agreement
May 20, 2010 – FOXTEL and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) have announced a new partnership offering Australians a brand new way of receiving FOXTEL - over the internet and direct to television sets through Xbox 360's online service Xbox LIVE.
News categories: FOXTEL, Xbox, Australia, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming

Australia issues licences for 3D TV trials
May 14, 2010 – The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued licences which will allow the Nine Network and the SBS to conduct scientific trials of 3D TV in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Newcastle and Wollongong.
News categories: ACMA, Australia, Digital TV, Metaverse, Regulation, Smart TV, Terrestrial

RCom to launch IPTV in Mumbai and Delhi
May 9, 2010 – Reliance Communications (Bombay:532712) has said that it plans to launch an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in Delhi and Mumbai in the next three months.
News categories: Reliance Communications, Digital TV, India, IPTV