Asia Digital TV News

India imposes 5% import duty on STBs
Jul 6, 2009 – In India's Budget for 2009-2010 a 5% import duty was announced for set-top boxes.
News categories: India, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box

IPTV Rollouts in Asia/Pacific are not for Faint of Heart
Jun 30, 2009 – Despite the massive investments necessary in Asia/Pacific's IPTV market, both in technology and content procurement, telecom operators must invest to gain subscriber market share according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Asia, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Korea, Market Research

UTStarcom a Leader in China, India IPTV Markets
Jun 30, 2009 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) was named the leading Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) provider in Asia in Multimedia Research Group's (MRG, Inc.) latest Global IPTV Market Leaders Report.
News categories: UTStarcom, Multimedia Research Group, Asia, China, Content Distribution, Content Protection, India, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

SingTel's mio TV celebrates its 100,000th customer
Jun 29, 2009 – SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) has announced that its mio TV service has surpassed its 100,000 customer mark. To celebrate, all customers will be able given a special selection of ten on-demand movies which they can watch free-of-charge.
News categories: SingTel, Digital TV, IPTV, Singapore, Subscribers

FUBC Launches GSat DTH in the Philippines
Jun 28, 2009 – First United Broadcasting Corp. (FUBC) has commercially launched its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service, marketed under the GSat (Global Satellite) brand, in the Philippines.
News categories: Digital TV, Philippines, Satellite

India Set to See Rapid Growth in DTH Subscriber Base
Jun 26, 2009 – According to an RNCOS report, the Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market has seen stupendous growth rate over the last five years, with the subscriber base surpassing 12 Million in 2008. RNCOS projects a CAGR growth of around 30% during 2009-2012.
News categories: RNCOS, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Korea's Mobile TV Audience Reaches 22 Million
Jun 26, 2009 – The number of mobile television viewers in South Korea has reached 22 million as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) reception has become a standard feature of mobile handsets in the country.
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

Fujisoft Teams with Sonic Solutions to Deliver Hollywood Hits to Wii Game Console
Jun 25, 2009 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced that it is partnering with Fujisoft to deliver premium entertainment to the Nintendo Wii game console via Fujisoft's 'Minna no Theater Wii' video-on-demand service in Japan.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Fujisoft, Paramount Pictures, Digital TV, Gaming, Japan, Media Player, Streaming

Ericsson powers interactive TV for Ucom in Armenia
Jun 24, 2009 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is bringing high-quality, interactive TV to viewers in Armenia through a deal with operator Ucom. Ericsson will deliver its IPTV solution including GPON technology in the first contract of its kind.
News categories: Ericsson, Ucom, Armenia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware