Asia Digital TV News

KT, France Telecom Join Forces for Digital Home
Apr 2, 2010 – KT (KRX:030200; NYSE:KT) and France Telecom (Paris & NYSE: FTE) have signed a memorandum of understanding for the delivery of a digital-home solution to local customers. Under the deal, KT will utilize France Telecom's 'SoftAtHome' middleware.
News categories: SoftAtHome, KT Corp, France Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Middleware, Smart Home

ASTRO Malaysia adds 55,000; Sun Direct India adds 100,000 subscribers in latest quarter
Mar 30, 2010 – ASTRO has announced results for the year ended 31 January 2010. Over the year, pay-TV in Malaysia gained 284,000 net new customers, to reach 2.93 million. In India, Sun Direct registered 1.6 million net new customers, to reach 4.1 million.
News categories: ASTRO TV, Sun Direct TV, India, Malaysia, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Chunghwa Telecom Multimedia-on-Demand subscribers stable in 4Q09
Mar 30, 2010 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) has reported results for the year ended December 31, 2009. At the end of the fourth quarter, Chunghwa had 667,000 Multimedia-On-Demand (MOD) subscribers, down from 668,000 at the end of the previous quarter.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Taiwan

CNTV obtains China's first Internet TV operating licence
Mar 25, 2010 – China Network Television (CNTV), a service of China Central Television (CCTV), has obtained from China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) the country's first internet TV operating licence.
News categories: SARFT, China Network Television, China, Digital TV, Regulation, Streaming

Indonesia targets 2018 for analogue switch-off
Mar 25, 2010 – The Indonesian government is putting plans in place with the country's TV operators for switch-over to digital TV. The deadline for completion is to be set at 2018.
News categories: Departemen Komunikasi dan Informatika, Digital TV, Indonesia, Regulation, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics Launches SoC for Entry-Level Cable Set-top Boxes
Mar 25, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced a new variant of the STi5197 single-chip STB IC, targeting markets in China and Asia. The variant, the STi5197L, is aimed at OEMs developing basic cable TV zapper STB products.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Asia, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadband Growth Steady In 2009 With a Real Pick up In Every Region In Fourth Quarter
Mar 24, 2010 – There are now more than 466.95 million broadband customers in the world according to statistics released by the Broadband Forum. IPTV had a banner year, adding more than 10.8 million subscribers (compared to 9.4 million in 2008).
News categories: Broadband Forum, Africa, Asia, Broadband, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers, Video Exchange

Digital TV Labs Licensed To Offer DTG Test Suites For UK And NZ Freeview Pre-Testing
Mar 24, 2010 – Digital TV Labs has become the first test facility to receive a licence to offer the full Digital TV Group (DTG) Test Suite, providing manufacturers with a cost-effective pre-DTG test and debugging process.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Digital TV, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Changzhi TV Launches New Digital Pay TV and On-Demand Service Powered by Harmonic
Mar 24, 2010 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that cable operator Changzhi TV has deployed a wide range of Harmonic's video processing and on-demand solutions to power its new digital TV and time-shifted video on demand (VOD) services.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Changzhi TV, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Content Distribution