Asia Digital TV News

NEC Selects ViXS XCode™ Series for VALUESTAR PC's
Apr 27, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced that XCode™ 3106 has been selected by NEC for its VALUESTAR L, N and W PCs. The XCode 3106 is able to transcode real-time HD MPEG2 broadcast video to HD MPEG4 AVC, increasing video storage capacity by six times.
News categories: ViXS Systems, NEC, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

China DTV Conversion Complete In 2015
Apr 22, 2009 – A strong national will, anchored to government incentives, will continue to fuel the growth of digital TV (DTV) in China, according to a new report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA).
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

MPA Sees Strong Asia Pacific Pay-TV Subs Growth
Apr 22, 2009 – Against the background of a poor global macroeconomic environment, media owners and investors focused on Asia Pacific can take comfort from the defensive nature of the region's pay-TV and broadband industries, according to a Media Partners Asia report.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Asia, Australia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DVR, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

ViXS HD Transcoding is core to new Pioneer Blu-Ray Recorders
Apr 22, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced that the XCode™ 3000 series MPEG-4 AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10/H.264) Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder IC is being used by Pioneer for two new Blu-Ray Disc (BD) Recorder products: BDR-WD900 and BDR-WD700.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Pioneer, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, ISDB-T, Japan, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Verismo's VuNow Internet TV Platform Powers First Interactive IPTV Services in Bangalore
Apr 21, 2009 – Verismo Networks has announced ACT Television's launch of IPTV and triple play services based on Verismo's VuNow Internet TV platform. ACT Television's deployment initially targets 100,000 homes in Bangalore, India.
News categories: Verismo Networks, ACT Television, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

Global Mediacom To Launch DVB-H Mobile TV in Jakarta
Apr 16, 2009 – Through its subsidiary, Tren Mobile TV, Global Mediacom will soon launch a mobile TV service. Tren is exploring collaboration with a mobile phone manufacturer, following a pilot implementation in Central Jakarta.
News categories: Global Mediacom, Digital TV, Indonesia, Mobile

UTStarcom to Deliver First Mobile TV System in Hainan Province
Apr 16, 2009 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has been selected as the only technology supplier for the first Mobile Television (TV) system across Hainan province, driven by China Telecom's (NYSE: CHA) Hainan branch.
News categories: UTStarcom, China Telecom, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile

14% of NZ Homes Now Have Freeview
Apr 15, 2009 – More than 14% of homes in New Zealand now have Freeview according to figures released today. This equates to nearly 10,000 new homes a month (or 72,000 new viewers over the quarter) now enjoying the benefits of free-to-air digital television.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Terrestrial

Sigma Media Processors Power Celrun IPTV Set-Top Boxes Across Korea
Apr 15, 2009 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that Sigma's highly integrated SMP8654 media processors will be used to power Celrun's TD-1100 set-top box (STB) which has been selected by telecom provider LG Dacom to be deployed throughout Korea.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Celrun, LG Dacom, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor, Set Top Box