Asia Digital TV News

Cable & Wireless Partners with Move Networks to Offer IPTV Services Globally
Sep 10, 2009 – CWI, Cable & Wireless' international telecoms business, has announced that it has signed a partnership with Move Networks paving the way for a roll-out of IP-based TV services across CWI's global operations.
News categories: Move Networks, CWI, Afghanistan, Algeria, Caribbean, Channel Islands, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Macau, Middleware, Monaco, Oceania, Panama, Seychelles

India's GTPL Chooses NDS End-to-End Solution for Digital Cable TV
Sep 9, 2009 – NDS has announced that Gujarat Telelink Private Ltd (GTPL), an independent cable TV provider in Gujarat, India, is deploying an end-to-end solution from NDS to power and protect its digital services.
News categories: NDS Group, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, India, Middleware, Set Top Box

The Americas Show Strong Broadband Growth and Widespread IPTV Adoption
Sep 8, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics, which show a strong performance in the Americas, both in broadband growth at 18 per cent and in IPTV adoption, where subscriptions grew by 86% over the last twelve months.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers, UK, USA

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia demonstrates TELKOM IPTV
Sep 8, 2009 – PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TELKOM)[IDX:TLKM; NYSE:TLK; LSE:TKIA] has demonstrated its upcoming TELKOM IPTV service at the offices of Indonesia's Department of Communications and Information (Depkominfo).
News categories: PT Telekomunikasi, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV

Sun Direct crosses 4 million subscribers
Sep 7, 2009 – Sun Direct, the direct-to-home (DTH) service provider in India, has achieved another milestone by crossing the 4 million subscriber base; the fastest growing player in the DTH market to do so in under two years, since its launch in December 2007.
News categories: Sun Direct, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Verimatrix Provides Content Security for VNPT's IPTV Rollout
Sep 7, 2009 – Verimatrix has announced that the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV is securing IPTV services from Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Corporation (VNPT), the tier one fixed line incumbent telco in Vietnam.
News categories: Verimatrix, VNPT, ZTE, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Vietnam, Watermarking

High-end HD and PVR Models to Be Growth Drivers for Taiwan's Cable STB Industry in 2H 09
Sep 4, 2009 – According to research from Taipei-based MIC, shipment volume of the Taiwanese digital cable STB (Set Top Box) industry reached 2.37 million units in the second quarter of 2009, up 8.0% year-on-year.
News categories: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Taiwan

Korea to switch off analogue TV in three counties
Sep 3, 2009 – The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has said that analogue TV services in Danyang, Uljin and Gangjin will be switched-off in the second half of 2010. Jeju Island will follow in 2011.
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Korea, Regulation, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Irdeto to Protect Ala TV Media Content and Deliver Pay TV Services to Kyrgyzstan
Sep 3, 2009 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that Ala TV, Kyrgyzstan's first digital cable pay TV operator, has selected the company's Conditional Access to provide vital content protection and support for its inaugural digital TV service offering.
News categories: Irdeto, Ala TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Kyrgyzstan, MMDS, Set Top Box