Asia Digital TV News

Foxtel launches Australia's first Pay-TV High Definition service using Pace PVRs
Jul 22, 2008 – Pace plc (LSE:PIC) has been selected as the launch partner for FOXTELs high definition (HD) service in Australia. Pace will be supplying cable and satellite HD PVRs (TD-C850NF and TDS850NF) for Australia's leading subscription television provider.
News categories: Pace plc, FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box

Japan - Ministry budgets ¥220 billion for digital TV transition in 2011
Jul 20, 2008 – The communications ministry is bracing for the nationwide switch to digital terrestrial TV broadcasts over the next three years by spending ¥220 billion on a transition program.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Viaccess to secure new channels launches for STAR India
Jul 18, 2008 – Viaccess SA, the leader of content protection head-quartered in Paris (France), and STAR India Pvt Ltd. have signed an agreement for the encryption of its upcoming new channels for STAR in India.
News categories: Viaccess, STAR India, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India

IPTV Industry Association launched in Korea
Jul 18, 2008 – A new organisation called the IPTV Industry Association has launched in Korea, following the green light from the country's Knowledge Economy Ministry.
News categories: IPTV Industry Association, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea

Freeview to Drive Digital Take-up in Australia
Jul 17, 2008 – Australia's free-to-air commercial television networks together with the nation's public broadcasters have formally announced the establishment of Freeview to help drive take-up of the free-to-air digital television platform in Australia.
News categories: Australian Broadcasting Corp, SBS, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

218,000 DTT receivers in Hong Kong homes
Jul 17, 2008 – According to a survey conducted jointly by the Government with ATV and TVB (Hong Kong: 0511), at end-May about 9.7% of Hong Kong households (approximately 218,000 families) were watching DTT via DTT receivers.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces June 2008 Subscriber Figures
Jul 16, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of June 30, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached 2.87 million, up 180,300, or 6.7% since June 30, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

BNS set to design HD IPTV platform for Indonesia's PT. Multi Kontrol Nusantara (MKN)
Jul 16, 2008 – Asia's leading IP solutions provider BNS has been appointed by Indonesian telecommunications provider PT. Multi Kontrol Nusantara (MKN), a subsidiary company of Bakrie Group, to design and procure a turnkey HD & SD IPTV service platform.
News categories: BNS, Multi Kontrol Nusantara, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

ANT and Unihan Partner to Target Japanese IPTV Market
Jul 16, 2008 – ANT Software (London: ANTP) has announced that Unihan (Taipei: 2357) has licensed ANT Galio Browser for its new set top boxes. The first customer for the new set-top box is Cool.revo who plans to roll-out innovative new IPTV services in Q1 2009.
News categories: ANT Software, Unihan, Cool.revo, Digital TV, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming