Asia Digital TV News

Microtune Showcases Cable, iDTV and Automotive RF Solutions at CCBN International Trade Show in Beijing
Mar 16, 2009 – Reinforcing its support for global customers across cable, digital TV and automotive-entertainment markets, Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that it is exhibiting its newest radio frequency (RF) silicon technology at the CCBN trade show.
News categories: Microtune, CCBN, China, Semiconductor

BSNL Launches IPTV Services with Verimatrix Content Security System
Mar 16, 2009 – Verimatrix has announced that its Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV has been deployed to protect IPTV services to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) customers.
News categories: Verimatrix, BSNL, Content Protection, Digital TV, India, IPTV

Hathway Launches DVR Services based on NDS XTV™ DVR Technology
Mar 12, 2009 – NDS has announced that Hathway, the leading digital cable provider in India, has launched its ground-breaking Digital Box PLUS DVR solution, based on NDS XTV™ DVR technology.
News categories: NDS Group, Hathway, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware

PacketVideo's CORE Multimedia Framework Powers New SoftBank 830N Handset Manufactured by NEC
Mar 10, 2009 – PacketVideo (PV) has announced that its CORE™ multimedia client framework has been selected by NEC to power advanced media services on the new SoftBank 830N handset. The SoftBank 830N has been on sale in Japan since February 2009.
News categories: PacketVideo, NEC, SoftBank, Japan, Middleware, Mobile

China Digital TV Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
Mar 10, 2009 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. China Digital TV shipped approximately 2.66 million smart cards during the quarter, an increase of 2.1% from the corresponding period in 2007.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Results

CMMB Set For China-wide Commercial Launch in July
Mar 5, 2009 – China's State Administration for Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) has said that trial commercial CMMB offerings are set to be rolled out nationwide on July 1.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile

Kazakhtelecom launches 'ID TV' IPTV service
Mar 4, 2009 – On February 11, 2009, Kazakhstan's national carrier, Kazakhtelecom, began providing interactive television services under the brand name 'ID TV' in Astana.
News categories: Kazakhtelecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Kazakhstan

Siano and Cidana launch first CAS enabled Solution for Chinese Mobile TV PC market
Mar 4, 2009 – Siano Mobile Silicon and Cidana have announced the launch of a CAS solution to receive CMMB broadcast Mobile Digital TV services for PC products in China. The solution is based on a 'Big-Card' (or CI-Module) component and is SARFT-certified.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Cidana, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

China Network Systems (CNS) introduces newest Nagravision conditional access
Mar 3, 2009 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) has been selected by China Network Systems (CNS) to protect the content rights and revenues of its new premium and high definition services and will start deploying Nagravision's new generation smartcard in mid-2009.
News categories: Nagravision, China Network Systems, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Taiwan