Asia Digital TV News

July 2008 Japan Domestic Shipments of Major CE Products
Aug 28, 2008 – Japan Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (July 2008) - DVD players/Recorders, HD DVD/Blu-ray, Camcorders, Satellite Tuners, ...
News categories: JEITA, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVD, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

China - Six More CMMB Terminals Certified By SARFT
Aug 28, 2008 – China's State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) has released the results of its second round of certification for China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) terminals.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

Chunghwa Telecom Reports Operating Results for 1H 2008
Aug 28, 2008 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412; NYSE: CHT) has reported its results for the first six months of 2008. At the end of June 2008, Chunghwa had 508,000 multimedia-on-demand (MOD) subscribers, with 73,000 new subscriptions added during the second quarter.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Taiwan

TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Ended July 31, 2008
Aug 27, 2008 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2008. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the second quarter were approximately 36,000, compared to 41,000 gross additions for the year-ago period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Canada, DVR, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Legend Silicon and TCL Jointly Promote iDTV With High-Definition Experience for Olympic Fans in Beijing
Aug 26, 2008 – Legend Silicon has announced that it joined forces with TCL (Shenzhen:000100) to demonstrate integrated digital television (iDTV) technology in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games.
News categories: Legend Silicon, TCL Corp, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

China Telecom announces IPTV preferred suppliers
Aug 25, 2008 – China Telecom (NYSE:CHA; Hong Kong:0728) has announced its preferred suppliers for IPTV 2.0 platform and terminal equipment procurement.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

PCCW (now TV) reports interim results for 2008
Aug 21, 2008 – PCCW (Hong Kong:0008) has reported continued double-digit growth in its core business performance in the first half of 2008. now TV's installed subscriber base climbed to 927,000 at the end of June 2008, an increase of 13% from a year earlier.
News categories: PCCW, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Mitsubishi to Launch New Wireless HDTV With Embedded AMIMON Wireless Chips
Aug 21, 2008 – AMIMON's technology has been selected by Mitsubishi for its High-Definition LCD TV for the Japan. The wireless HDTV is a two-piece system comprised of an LCD panel and a separate HDTV receiver unit that connects to the LCD panel wirelessly.
News categories: AMIMON, Mitsubishi Electric, Digital TV, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

India - Cabinet approves Guidelines for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Services
Aug 21, 2008 – India's Cabinet has given its approval to the guidelines for provisioning of IPTV services and also its approval to amend the policy guidelines for downlinking of TV channels allowing broadcasters to provide content to IPTV service providers.
News categories: Digital TV, India, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite