Asia Digital TV News

TVB Starts CMMB Trial in Hong Kong
Dec 30, 2008 – Hong Kong television station TVB has launched CMMB technology tests in Hong Kong, in cooperation with SARFT's Academy of Broadcasting Planning and Beijing-based CMMB equipment manufacturer Wiflare Technology.
News categories: TVB, SARFT, Wiflare Technology, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Mobile

CCID Consulting: Review and Forecast of China's DVD Market in 2008
Dec 26, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong: HK08235) has recently released its article on China's DVD market in 2008. After ten years of development, China's DVD player market has entered a mature period.
News categories: CCID Consulting, China, DVD, Market Research

ZyXEL Wins Chunghwa Telecom Powerline Devices Procurement Tender
Dec 25, 2008 – ZyXEL (TSE: 2391) has won the procurement tender for Chunghwa Telecom's (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) Digital Home project. CHT will provide ZyXEL powerline network kits that enable users to take advantage of internet connections everywhere at home.
News categories: ZyXEL, Chunghwa Telecom, IPTV, Smart Home, Streaming, Taiwan

SARFT Satellite Set-top Box Winners Announced
Dec 24, 2008 – Changhong, Jiuzhou, Shenzhou, Hisense, SVA, Coship, and Haier had winning bids in the satellite set-top box tender conducted by China's State Administration for Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Over 120 companies win slice of CMMB terminal tender
Dec 24, 2008 – All 120 companies that took part in the first CMMB terminal tender have secured contracts, the operator of the CMMB network, SARFT's China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corp., has announced.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

Framework for development of Hong Kong's mobile TV announced
Dec 22, 2008 – The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) has announced the implementation framework for the development of mobile television (TV) services in Hong Kong.
News categories: Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Mobile, Regulation

China to Issue Standards for Digital TV Sets
Dec 22, 2008 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has stated that new manufacturing standards will be released next year designed to accelerate the custom manufacturing of high-definition televisions.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Regulation, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Taiwan - kbro selects Nagravision as exclusive CA vendor
Dec 18, 2008 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) has been chosen by kbro, Taiwan's leading cable multiple system operator (MSO), as the exclusive conditional access (CAS) vendor for its new broadcasting system. The companies have signed a five-year exclusive contract.
News categories: Nagravision, kbro, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Taiwan

Motorola Announces Strategic Cooperation Agreement with SXBN on Integrated DTV Platform
Dec 18, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that Hangzhou Motorola Technologies (HMT) has signed a strategic agreement for joint development of its integrated Digital TV (DTV) platform with China's Shaanxi BC & TV Intermediary Co. (SXBN).
News categories: Motorola, SXBN, China, Finance, Set Top Box, Smart TV