Asia Digital TV News

Chunghwa Telecom selects ANT Browser for Taiwanese TV Service Expansion
Feb 19, 2009 – ANT Software (London:ANTP) has announced that Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) has chosen the ANT Galio Browser as the user interface platform upon which to develop a successor to Chunghwa Telecom's successful Multimedia on Demand (MOD) Service.
News categories: ANT Software, Chunghwa Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Taiwan

China DTV Subscribers Reached 45.1 mln in Q4 2008
Feb 19, 2009 – Analysys International says in its recently released report China DTV Market Quarterly Tracker Q4 2008, that China DTV subscribers has reached 45.1 million in the last quarter of 2008, and representing a increase of 13.5% quarter on quarter.
News categories: Analysys International, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

India Satellite TV Market is Bright Spot, Propelling Worldwide Market
Feb 19, 2009 – The worldwide market for pay-Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television rose significantly in 2008, with an estimated 18 percent rise in subscriptions, reports In-Stat. The primary reason for this increase was strong growth in the Indian market.
News categories: In-Stat, China, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Russia, Satellite

Newport Media Announces World's First 65nm SoC for China's CMMB Mobile TV
Feb 17, 2009 – Newport Media has announced the world's first complete 65nm CMOS single-chip for China's CMMB television standard. The NMI500 Sundance C mobile digital TV receiver integrates an RF tuner, demodulator and memory into a single monolithic CMOS device.
News categories: Newport Media, China, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

StarHub TV to go into full digital mode
Feb 17, 2009 – From 30th June 2009, all StarHub TV customers will enjoy digital-quality reception of TV programmes and a suite of interactive services on TV as StarHub goes into full digital mode with the cessation of all analogue transmissions.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Singapore

Nagravision and CSM Enter Deployment Phase Two for China's National Mobile TV Service
Feb 13, 2009 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) and mobile TV operator China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting (CSM) have entered the second deployment phase for China's CMMB national mobile TV service.
News categories: Nagravision, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile

Terrestrial and mobile digital TV chip start-up receives $8M investment
Feb 13, 2009 – AltoBeam (BJ) Technology Co. Ltd., a China-based digital terrestrial mobile TV chip maker, has received $8 million in investment from several investors including DFJ Dragon Fund, DFJ, Tano Capital and PYJ-Dynasty Venture Fund.
News categories: AltoBeam, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, Venture Capital

NDS End-to-End Solution Powers and Protects Mediascape's New Digital DTH Service for the Philippines
Feb 11, 2009 – NDS has announced that it has deployed a complete end-to-end pay-TV broadcast system for Cignal Digital TV, the new satellite-delivered digital TV platform in the Philippines recently launched by Mediascape.
News categories: NDS Group, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Philippines, Satellite

StarHub Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Feb 10, 2009 – StarHub (Singapore: CC3) pay TV revenue jumped 17% to S$398 million from S$342 million. The number of customers on the digital platform increased 24% to 504,000 households with digital customers making up 96% of the total customer base.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers