Asia Digital TV News

SingTel Group's results for the third quarter and nine months ended 31 December 2008
Feb 10, 2009 – SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) has announced its unaudited results for the third quarter and nine months ended 31 December 2008. In the quarter, 13,000 new customers signed up for mio TV, bringing its total customer base to 59,000.
News categories: SingTel, IPTV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

I&C Technology Selects Mixed-Signal IP from S3 for Mobile TV SoC
Feb 9, 2009 – Silicon & Software Systems (S3) has announced that I&C Technology has licensed S3's mixed-signal IP for their leading-edge mobile TV SoC. The SoCs are now in volume production for the Korean mobile TV market.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems, I&C Technology, Korea, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Siano powers iPhone 3G mobile TV accessory in Japan
Feb 9, 2009 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that its multi-standard MDTV receiver chip is powering the iPhone 3G accessory supporting ISDB-T One Seg television broadcasting launched by SoftBank BB and SoftBank Mobile in Japan.
News categories: Siano Mobile, Softbank, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

HDMI Moves Beyond HDTVs to Set Top Boxes, DVD Equipment, Mobile PCs and More
Feb 9, 2009 – As adoption of HDMI ports approaches 100% in digital televisions, the interface is now moving into set top boxes, DVD Equipment and Mobile PCs, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVD, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, UK, USA

SK Broadband achieves sales of KRW 1861.4 Billion in 2008
Feb 6, 2009 – SK Broadband (formerly Hanarotelecom) [KOSDAQ: 033630] has announced results for the fourth quarter of 2008. broad&tv IPTV subscribers were up 6,782 in the quarter, though down 31.8 thousand year-on-year, giving 775,407 at year-end.
News categories: SK Broadband, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Japanese group tests localised low-power 1-seg broadcasting
Feb 5, 2009 – At the Academyhills Roppongi Library in Japan a research group has started experimental broadcasting of localised information using small 1-seg transmitters.
News categories: Academyhills, Japan, Mobile

Online Video Shaping the Future of TV
Feb 5, 2009 – According to CASBAA, China, Japan and Korea will drive the next wave of online video development. China will draw further attention as it emerges as the largest wired broadband market in the world with 190 million connections in 2012.
News categories: CASBAA, China, Digital TV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Streaming

Poor Economy Won't Stop Skyrocketing Growth of IPTV
Feb 2, 2009 – Not even a global financial meltdown can stop IPTV. Despite the worldwide economic crisis, subscribers to telco TV will grow more than three-fold by the end of 2012, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Brazil, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

Australia announces digital TV transition package
Jan 29, 2009 – The Australian Government has announced a pilot package to drive the availability of improved television services as Australia makes the transition to digital. The package includes a new satellite service to extend access to digital TV.
News categories: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Australia, Digital TV, Satellite, Terrestrial