Asia Digital TV News

Hong Kong - OFTA prepares for launch of DTT second phase
Jul 6, 2008 – The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) is preparing for the launch of the second phase of digital terrestrial television (DTT) services in early August involving six additional transmission stations.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Terrestrial

SKY Perfect Subscribers as of the end of June 2008
Jul 2, 2008 – SKY Perfect Communications (Tokyo: 9412) has announced the number of total registrations and individual subscribers as of the end of June 2008.
News categories: SKY Perfect, Digital TV, Japan, Satellite, Subscribers

China Digital TV Chosen as Mobile TV Solution Developer by State Administration of Radio Film and Television
Jul 2, 2008 – China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) has announced that the Company has been designated as a mobile TV solution developer by the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), China's regulatory body on broadcasting.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, SARFT, China, Middleware, Mobile

China brings one-legged mobile TV standard to Olympics
Jul 1, 2008 – When the Beijing Olympic Games start in August, China's much-touted mobile TV broadcast service will have to crawl before it can walk--because it's missing one leg.
News categories: China, Mobile

Seven brings the TiVo HD DVR to Australia
Jul 1, 2008 – Seven Media (ASX: SEV) and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) are to launch TiVo in Australia. Under the agreement, Seven has created the digital platform to enable TiVo's digital video recorder and service, including the award-winning TiVo user interface.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Seven Media Group, Australia, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

China Telecom has 940,000 IPTV subscribers
Jul 1, 2008 – At the opening of a new IPTV laboratory in Shanghai, China Telecom announced that it had 940,000 IPTV subscribers at the end of May 2008.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

OKI Develops Audience Rating Information System for IPTV
Jun 30, 2008 – Oki Electric (TSE: 6703) has announced it has developed an IPTV 'Audience Rating Information System' which will be offered to the Japanese market. The system collects viewership data to enable broadcasting companies to improve their services.
News categories: Oki Electric, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

ACMA releases final report on survey of digital television in Australian homes
Jun 30, 2008 – The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released the full findings of its research into the uptake of digital television in Australian homes, which showed that 42 per cent of Australian homes have adopted digital TV.
News categories: ACMA, Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

byd:sign Introduces First DivX Certified® HDTV to Hit Japan
Jun 30, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced the DivX Certification of byd:sign Corporation's new LCD HDTV - the first LCD HDTV with DivX Certification for the Japan market.
News categories: DivX, byd:sign, Digital TV, Japan, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming