Asia Digital TV News

China Telecom exceeds 1.5 million IPTV subscribers in Q3
Nov 4, 2008 – China Telecom had 1.51 million IPTV subscribers at the end of September this year, up from 940,000 reported in May.
News categories: China Telecom, China, IPTV, Subscribers

Launch of Mobile Digital TV Product Supporting China CMMB Standard
Nov 4, 2008 – Shenzhen aigo R&D and Solomon Systech have jointly launched a new generation mobile multimedia digital TV known as the WALK TV 5210A featuring Solomon's MagusCore™ multimedia processor, and developed under the China aigo brand.
News categories: Solomon Systech, Beijing Huaqi, Shenzhen aigo R&D, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

Bharti Airtel Launches Airtel's Direct-to-Home Digital Television Service Based on NDS End-to-End Solution
Nov 4, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ:NNDS) has announced that India's Bharti Airtel has launched Airtel digital TV based on a complete end-to-end system from technology partner NDS to secure, enable and enhance its Direct-to-Home (DTH) service.
News categories: NDS, Bharti Airtel, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite

India's Tata Sky to Launch Tata Sky+ PVR Service Based on NDS XTV™ DVR Technology
Nov 4, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ:NNDS) has been chosen by Tata Sky to supply its industry leading XTV™ DVR solution for Tata Sky+, the advanced service that offers full Personal Video Recorded (PVR) functionality and is a true breakthrough in the Indian pay-TV market.
News categories: NDS, Tata Sky, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Korea - Digital Cable falls short of expectations
Nov 3, 2008 – According to the Korea Cable TV Association, as of the end of September, the number of digital cable TV subscribers in Korea stood at 1.68 million.
News categories: Korea Cable TV Association, Cable TV, Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

Cidana and Siano Team to Bring Ready-to-Use CMMB DTV Solution to Consumer Makers
Nov 3, 2008 – Cidana has announced the integration of its advanced software package for Chinese mobile TV (CMMB) with a USB stick reference design provided by Siano Mobile Silicon. The platform will be demonstrated at the upcoming BIRTV conference in Beijing.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Cidana, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Korea Telecom (KT) 3rd Quarter 2008 Preliminary Earnings
Oct 31, 2008 – Korea Telecom (KT) [KRX:030200/NYSE:KTC] has released its 3rd Quarter 2008 Preliminary Earnings Commentary. Mega-TV subscribers reached 808,101 at the end of September 2008.
News categories: KT, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

CMMB Signals to Be Encrypted by Year-end
Oct 31, 2008 – The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has begun implementing a comprehensive conditional access (CA) system for CMMB-based mobile phone TV broadcasting.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile

SK broadband Posts Revenues of KRW 447.8 Billion for the Third Quarter of 2008
Oct 30, 2008 – SK broadband (KOSDAQ: 033630) has announced its results for the third quarter of 2008. SK broadband's 'broad&tv' service had acquired about 760,000 subscribers by the end of September 2008. Full IPTV is planned for December.
News categories: SK broadband, IPTV, Korea, Results, Streaming, Subscribers