Asia Digital TV News

Nagravision and SkyLife Partner to Create 3D Experience for Home Viewers
Apr 13, 2010 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD.S) and SkyLife hav announced that the companies are expanding their relationship to collaborate on 3D television. Nagravision and SkyLife will create a state-of-the art 3D experience for home viewers.
News categories: Nagravision, SkyLife, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Korea, Metaverse, NABShow, Satellite

Bharti Airtel Launches DVR Service with NDS XTV Technology
Apr 13, 2010 – NDS has announced that Airtel digital TV- the DTH service from Bharti Airtel, one of Asia's leading integrated telecom services providers, has launched NDS XTV™ technology for its integrated DVR service.
News categories: NDS Group, Airtel, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Australian First: iiNet Gets Set to Play FetchTV
Apr 12, 2010 – Australia's iiNet (ASX: IIN) has announced its partnership with FetchTV, confirming it will be the first ISP to deliver the digital TV service directly to Australian lounge rooms over an iiNet customer's ADSL2+ broadband connection.
News categories: iiNet, FetchTV, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Verimatrix Secures Premium Content at FetchTV in Australia
Apr 12, 2010 – Verimatrix has announced FetchTV as the latest customer to deploy its security solution. The Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV enables the secure delivery of content for FetchTV's channels and on-demand libraries.
News categories: Verimatrix, FetchTV, Australia, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, NABShow, Set Top Box, Streaming

Fujitsu Microelectronics Shipped over 500,000 MB86H60 High Definition Set Top Boxes
Apr 12, 2010 – Fujitsu Microelectronics has announced that 500,000 set top box chips with Fujitsu's MB86H60 high definition solution have been shipped since December 2009.
News categories: Fujitsu, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

LG and Telstra announce first Flatscreen TV with BigPond® Movies
Apr 9, 2010 – LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) and Telstra (ASX:TLS) have announced an alliance that will see the two companies be the first in Australia to come together to bring BigPond® Movies to LG's new range of flatscreen TVs.
News categories: LG Electronics, Telstra, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Smart TV, Streaming

Bharti Airtel unveils digital TV recorder
Apr 7, 2010 – Airtel digital TV - the DTH service from Bharti Airtel (Bombay:532454) - has announced the launch of 'Airtel digital TV Recorder', an enhanced Set Top Box (STB) with capability to record live television, anytime, anywhere.
News categories: Airtel, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, India, Satellite, Set Top Box

Online video users in China reach 240 million at end-2009
Apr 7, 2010 – The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has published its 25th Survey Report on Internet Development in China. By the end of 2009, the number of online video users reached 240 million, an increase of 38.44 million compared to the end of 2008.
News categories: CNNIC, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Sky Perfect subscribers down 25k in 1Q10
Apr 2, 2010 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (Tokyo:9412) has announced the number of subscribers as of the end of March 2010. Subscribers to SKY Perfect JSAT's broadcast services were up 22,949 in March to give a cumulative total of 3,687,699.
News categories: SKY Perfect, IPTV, Japan, Satellite, Subscribers