Asia Digital TV News

Verimatrix Content Security Chosen for Win Multimedia's WinTV
Jun 17, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that Win Multimedia, Thailand's leading IPTV Operator and Multimedia Service Provider company, has selected Verimatrix to protect its Digital Television Channels and video-on-demand service of WinTV.
News categories: Verimatrix, Win Multimedia, BroadcastAsia, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Thailand

China's digital cable TV subscribers top 26 million by 2007
Jun 17, 2008 – China's digital cable television population doubled in 2007, as savvy domestic consumers embraced more forms of new media, according to a report by the country's media watchdog.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Aksh Optifibre, MTNL Launch 'icontrol' internet TV
Jun 16, 2008 – Aksh Optifibre, in association with MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited), has launched the icontrol service in Delhi and Mumbai.
News categories: Aksh Optifibre, MTNL, icontrol, Digital TV, India, Set Top Box, Streaming

NeoMagic® Corporation and Innofidei Technology Announce Availability of Mobile TV Solution for China
Jun 16, 2008 – NeoMagic (Nasdaq: NMGC) and Innofidei have announced that they have successfully demonstrated a mobile TV solution based on the CMMB (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting) standard.
News categories: NeoMagic, Innofidei, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

China Telecom Invites Bids for IPTV STBs
Jun 16, 2008 – On June 13, China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) launched a unified bidding process for 574,000 IPTV 2.0 terminals.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Asia-Wide DTH Service G-Sat Launches On NSS-11
Jun 16, 2008 – SES NEW SKIES (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has concluded an agreement with Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GBMI) to provide capacity on the NSS-11 satellite for their new G-Sat DTH satellite television service targeting the Asian Region.
News categories: SES NEW SKIES, GSAT, Asia, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Korea, Satellite

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces May 2008 Subscriber Figures
Jun 16, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of May 31, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached 2.86 million, up 178,900, or 6.7% since May 31, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

TRAI takes steps to facilitate faster growth of IPTV service
Jun 13, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has held discussions with pay TV broadcasters regarding the rates and packaging of channels for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in order to facilitate faster growth of IPTV services in the country.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite

Minerva Continues Strong Growth With Ten New North American IPTV Wins
Jun 13, 2008 – Minerva Networks has added ten (10) more IPTV wins in North America, including Mt. Horeb Telephone in Wisconsin, Tullahoma Utilities in Tennessee, and GTA TeleGuam in Guam.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Micronesia, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA