Asia Digital TV News

Motorola launches OPhone with Siano CMMB chip
Nov 26, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has launched its TM710 OPhone in China. The China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile TV equipped handset was developed in collaboration with Siano Mobile Silicon.
News categories: Siano Mobile, Motorola, China, Mobile, Semiconductor

Korea to launch DMB 2.0 interactive services
Nov 26, 2009 – Korea's six terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) operators plan to introduce 'DMB 2.0' mobile internet-based interactive services such as e-commerce, stock updates and personal video recordings in December.
News categories: Korea, Mobile

Asia-Pac IPTV Subs to Hit 9.4 Million This Year
Nov 25, 2009 – According to Frost & Sullivan, the Asia-Pacific IPTV subscriber base is expected to grow by 51 percent in 2009 to close at 9.4 million users, making the region the second largest IPTV market in the world by the end of this year.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Australia, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Subscribers, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Australia releases 3rd Digital Tracker Survey
Nov 20, 2009 – Australia's Digital Switchover Taskforce has announced the publication of the 3rd Digital Tracker Survey, a quarterly analysis of national digital television take-up, awareness and attitudes.
News categories: Digital Switchover Taskforce, DBCDE, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Global TV Shipment Growth Recovered in Q3
Nov 19, 2009 – Global TV shipments showed a spark of recovery in Q3'09 amid an easing global economic recession, reports DisplaySearch. Total unit volume increased on a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis for the first time since Q3'08, rising 1% to 54.9 million units.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Canada, China, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Telstra selects Netgem as a supplier for its T-Box
Nov 19, 2009 – Netgem has been chosen by Telstra to supply the set-top box and software for its T-Box™ service. The T-Box brings together on the home television content from Telstra's BigPond brand along with Australian terrestrial free-to-air channels.
News categories: Netgem, Telstra, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Telstra unveils 'T-Box' digital set top box
Nov 19, 2009 – Telstra (ASX:TLS) has revealed a new television set top box incorporating two digital television tuners. To be known as T-Box™, the set top box features the ability to view and record free to air television programs up to seven days in advance.
News categories: Telstra, BigPond, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

BNS Completes First Phase of Max Media IPTV Deployment in Taiwan
Nov 19, 2009 – BNS has successfully completed phase one of Max Media Co. Limited's community-based IPTV service deployment in Taiwan. Over 1,500 homes have been connected in the first phase of the five-year service roll out.
News categories: BNS, CBBN, IPTV, Taiwan

CMMB simulcrypt to be completed by year-end
Nov 18, 2009 – The addition of conditional access from China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) to the CMMB mobile TV service from China Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) [formerly CSMBC] is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, CSMBC, China, Conditional Access, Mobile