Asia Digital TV News

Mediascape launches 'Cignal' DTH in the Philippines
Jul 16, 2009 – MEDIAQUEST Holdings, the media investment arm of the PLDT Group of Companies, launched its 'Cignal Digital TV' direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service for the Philippines on July 14th. The service consists of 20 SD and 2 HD channels.
News categories: Cignal, Digital TV, Philippines, Satellite

Freeview New Zealand passes quarter million mark
Jul 15, 2009 – Tightened consumer spending, an increase in TV viewing habits and improved affordability of Freeview|HD® receivers are all paying dividends for Freeview, with the latest figures confirming it is now available in more than a 250,000 Kiwi homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Japan consults on extra spectrum for mobile TV
Jul 15, 2009 – Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has opened a consultation on whether to allocate additional spectrum to 1-seg mobile TV broadcasting after analogue switch off in 2011.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan, Mobile, Regulation

Mirics Brings FlexiTV™ to Intel® Atom™ Based Platforms
Jul 15, 2009 – Mirics Semiconductor has expanded its FlexiTV™ technology by launching a range of mobile TV and radio applications targeted at products powered by the Intel® Atom™ CPU platform bringing mobile TV to netbooks and mobile internet devices (MIDs).
News categories: Mirics, Japan, Korea, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Software

ResearchInChina releases China Digital TV Market Report
Jul 13, 2009 – According to ResearchInChina, at the end of 2008 China had almost 400 million TV subscribers, of which 164 million were cable TV users. At the end of Mar 2009, China had 49.86 million DTV users, less than one third of cable TV subscribers.
News categories: ResearchInChina, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

13.09 million DTH subscribers in India at end March 2009
Jul 13, 2009 – TRAI has released its Telecom Services Performance Indicators Report for the first quarter 2009. At the end of March, the total number of DTH subscribers was 13.09 million and the number of set-top boxes in CAS notified cable TV areas was 770,053.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

CMMB mobile TV market shrinking
Jul 9, 2009 – According to DigiTimes, the CMMB mobile TV market in China has been rapidly shrinking since the introduction of conditional access at the end of last year.
News categories: China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

China Mobile to ship one million CMMB phones in 2H09
Jul 8, 2009 – China Mobile (NYSE:CHL, Hong Kong:941) expects to ship nearly one million CMMB mobile TV capable handsets in the second half of 2009.
News categories: China Mobile, China, Mobile

Parasat Cable TV goes digital in Mindanao
Jul 8, 2009 – Mindanao cable television operator, Parasat Cable TV, has launched its digital television platform in Cagayan de Oro City, a first in the Philippines outside Metro Manila.
News categories: Parasat Cable TV, Transparent Video Systems, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Philippines