Asia Digital TV News

Changhong develops Apollo I SoC
Oct 30, 2008 – Changhong (Shanghai: 600839) affiliate Panovasic Technology has developed a system on chip (SoC) named Apollo I. Changhong plans to use the design as the basis for further developments in the fields of mobile multimedia and HD digital TV.
News categories: Changhong, Panovasic Technology, China, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Chunghwa Telecom Reports First Nine Months and Third Quarter 2008 Results
Oct 30, 2008 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) has reported its results for the third quarter of 2008. At the end of September 2008, Chunghwa had a total of 591,000 MOD subscribers, of which 82,000 were new subscriptions added during the quarter.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Taiwan

One-seg tuner launched for iPhone in Japan
Oct 30, 2008 – Softbank BB and Softbank Mobile have announced a One-Seg digital TV tuner and battery booster for Apple's iPhone. The tuner is a separate device connected to the phone via Wi-Fi.
News categories: Softbank, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile

Korea - Digital TV Promotion Organisation Launches
Oct 30, 2008 – An alliance, named "DTV Korea," has been launched to prepare for the conversion to digital of Korea's terrestrial TV services by 2012.
News categories: DTV Korea, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Korea, Terrestrial

Jupiter Telecommunications Third Quarter 2008 Results
Oct 29, 2008 – The number of Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) digital subscribers rose by 402,200 households (or 29%) from September 30, 2007 to 1,767,600 households as of September 30, 2008, accounting for 75% of all cable television subscribers.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, DVR, Japan, Results, Subscribers

China Hits 1.2M CMMB Users
Oct 29, 2008 – China had 1.2 million CMMB users in October, reports Sina quoting SARFT's China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (CSMBC). CMMB users are expected to reach 10 million by the end of 2009 and 50 million in 2010, said CSMBC.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Subscribers

CASBAA hails "digital cushion"
Oct 28, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced new data for Asia's pay-TV market, showing 71 million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia.
News categories: CASBAA, Standard Chartered, Australia, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Subscribers, Thailand, Vietnam

Irdeto Selected By Leading Taiwanese Media Operator To Secure Digital TV Migration For One Million Subscribers
Oct 28, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has signed a deal to deliver its latest DVB-C conditional access (CA) technology to Taiwan-based multi-system operator, Taiwan Fixed Network (TFN) Media, a subsidiary of Taiwan Mobile.
News categories: Irdeto, Taiwan Fixed Network, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Taiwan

Irdeto Leads Southeast Asia's Pay-TV Conditional Access Market
Oct 28, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has the largest market share of new pay-TV subscribers in Southeast Asia's conditional access (CA) market according to leading independent research firm Media Partners Asia.
News categories: Irdeto, Media Partners Asia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Indonesia, Market Research, Thailand