Asia Digital TV News

3D coming to Korean IPTV
Mar 17, 2010 – According to a report in the Korea Times, the three IPTV providers in Korea - LG Telecom, SK Broadband and KT - are all working on 3D services for launch later this year.
News categories: LG Dacom, SK Broadband, KT Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Metaverse, Set Top Box

Zoran Demonstrates Latest DTV and Set-Top Box Platforms for Worldwide Manufacturers at CCBN 2010
Mar 17, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) is demonstrating its latest DTV and set-top box processor platforms for global consumer electronics manufacturers at the China Cable Broadcasting Network (CCBN) 2010 conference from March 23 to 25 in Beijing.
News categories: Zoran, CCBN, China, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SARFT Cracks Down on Direct-Broadcast Satellite Products
Mar 16, 2010 – The Department of Science and Technology at China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has ordered several companies to cease production and sale of illegal chips and set-top boxes.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Regulation, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Renesas announces Full-Seg ISDB-T mobile application processor
Mar 15, 2010 – Renesas Technology has announced the industry's first application processor for mobile phones that supports Full-Seg (13-segment) ISDB-T HDTV recording and playback. The SH-Mobile MT1 will begin sample shipments in April 2010.
News categories: Renesas, Automotive, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor

Verimatrix Secures ABS-CBN Pay-TV with Cardless Solution
Mar 15, 2010 – ABS-CBN International has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) on its DVB-S and IPTV networks. This marks the pay-TV industry's first major upgrade to cardless security for separate networks on a single security head-end.
News categories: Verimatrix, ABS-CBN, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Philippines, Satellite

Digivision Selects Microtune TV Tuner for High-Definition Set-Top Box Design
Mar 15, 2010 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that Shanghai Digivision has selected the Microtune MT2066 single-chip broadband tuner for use in its advanced high-definition cable set-top boxes for the Chinese market.
News categories: Microtune, Shanghai Digivision, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

i-CABLE in Hong Kong reaches 1 million Pay TV subscribers
Mar 12, 2010 – i-CABLE Communications Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 1097.HK) has released its 2009 Final Results Announcement. Pay TV subscribers were 9% higher year-on-year to exceed 1,000,000.
News categories: i-CABLE, Cable TV, Hong Kong, Results, Subscribers

Taiwan Terrestrial STB Shipment to Decline, Says MIC
Mar 11, 2010 – According to research by the Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC), as many regional markets around the world are due to complete the digital switchover, demand for digital terrestrial STBs is expected to gradually decrease in the future.
News categories: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Market Research, Set Top Box, Taiwan, Terrestrial

Panasonic announces three cable PVRs for Japan
Mar 11, 2010 – Panasonic has announced three new cable TV personal video recorders (PVRs) - TZ-HDW600M, TZ-HDW600F, TZ-HDW600P - in Japan. The set-top boxes will be available in May 2010, with each having a 250GB hard disk.
News categories: Panasonic, Cable TV, DVR, Japan, Set Top Box, Streaming