Asia Digital TV News

Hong Kong invites mobile TV spectrum bids
Feb 26, 2010 – Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has published an Information Memorandum inviting applications to bid for radio spectrum in an auction to be conducted in May 2010 for the provision of mobile TV services in Hong Kong.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Mobile, Regulation

Freeview NZ Adopts MHEG Interaction Channel For Hybrid Services
Feb 25, 2010 – IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance, has announced that Freeview NZ has adopted the MHEG Interaction Channel (MHEG-IC) from the D-book 6.1 as part of an upgrade to its MHEG Country Profile that will allow hybrid services to be provided.
News categories: IMPALA, Freeview NZ, Digital TV, DVR, MHEG-5, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Samsung to Unveil Broadband HDTVs with Embedded Skype
Feb 25, 2010 – Samsung (Seoul: 005930) and Skype have announced that the new Samsung LED 7000 and 8000 series models of 2010 high-definition televisions will feature embedded Skype™ software allowing Skype users to make video and voice calls through the TVs.
News categories: Skype, Samsung, Digital TV, Korea, Smart TV, Streaming

More Australians making the switch to digital TV
Feb 25, 2010 – The number of Australians who have converted to digital television grew steadily during 2009. The latest results of the Digital Tracker survey found 61 per cent of Australian households had converted to digital TV by the end of 2009.
News categories: Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Terrestrial

Liberty Global adds 382k digital cable and 23k DTH subscribers in 4Q09
Feb 24, 2010 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the fourth quarter 2009. Digital cable was Liberty Global's most successful product in 2009 with 1.6 million digital cable additions, including 377,000 in the fourth quarter.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers, Switzerland

SMART launches internet-on-TV box in the Philippines
Feb 23, 2010 – Smart Broadband of the Philippines has launched Smart Bro SurfTV. Smart Bro SurfTV is a device that connects to a television set to provide Internet access using Smart Bro's nationwide coverage.
News categories: Smart Communications, Broadband, Philippines, Set Top Box, Streaming

NCC to propose STB subsidy for DTT in Taiwan
Feb 23, 2010 – Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) is scheduled to submit two subsidy proposals to the Cabinet by April to help facilitate the switch from analog to digital for terrestrial TV services.
News categories: NCC, Regulation, Set Top Box, Taiwan, Terrestrial

iiNet to launch IPTV in Australia in March 2010
Feb 22, 2010 – iiNet Limited (ASX:IIN) has released 2010 half year results. The company is planning to launch IPTV this year - in March 2010 according to an interview with iiNet by ITWire (2H 2010 according to iiNet's investor presentation).
News categories: iiNet, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box

Thaicom DTV Service sells 246,000 dishes in 2009
Feb 19, 2010 – Thaicom (Bangkok:THCOM) has released its annual financial statements for 2009. In 2009, DTV Service Co. had a continued growth of DTV sales volume. At 2009-end, the number of DTV satellite dish sets sold thus far by DTV was 592,886.
News categories: Thaicom, DTV Service, Cambodia, Laos, Results, Satellite, Thailand