Asia Digital TV News

Win Multimedia selects Digisoft's IPTV Service Delivery Platform and Middleware to deliver feature-rich IPTV services and advanced applications
Jun 13, 2008 – Digisoft.tv has announced that Win Multimedia (WM) of Thailand has selected Digisoft's DigiHost Service Delivery Platform and IPTV set top box middleware to deliver premium IPTV services in the Thai and Chinese markets.
News categories: Digisoft, Win Multimedia, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Thailand

Sharp Passes 10-Million Mark for One-Seg Mobile Phone Shipments
Jun 12, 2008 – In the two years since the release of its first One-Seg mobile phone in May 2006, Sharp (Tokyo: 6753) has become the first in the industry to reach 10 million shipments of One-Seg mobile phones.
News categories: Sharp Corp, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Mobile

Japanese Group Drafts Specifications for IPTV Receivers
Jun 11, 2008 – The 'IPTV Forum', consisting of telecommunication carriers, broadcasters and device manufacturers in Japan, has announced that it has formulated a technical specification draft for IPTV service receivers.
News categories: Networked Digital Television Consortium, IPTV Forum Japan, Digital TV, IPTV, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Japan plans to offer digital TV tuners to households on welfare
Jun 11, 2008 – The government plans to distribute free digital TV tuners to about 1.07 million households on welfare before Japan's terrestrial TV broadcasting services switch to digital format in July 2011, sources said.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Irdeto Provides Indian MSO with DVB Content & Revenue Protection Solution
Jun 11, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE:NPN), has inked a deal to deliver its latest DVB conditional access system to Bangalore-based MSO Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT). The phased roll-out of the Irdeto solution will be completed over a 30-month period.
News categories: Irdeto, Atria Convergence Technologies, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India

DVN Wins the Bid for Jilin Digital TV
Jun 10, 2008 – DVN (SEHK: 500) has won the bidding for the Simulcrypt CA System for digital television in Jilin Province. The contract involves 500,000 intelligent cards for the CA, with a sales order for approximately 500,000 set-top boxes to follow in the coming days.
News categories: DVN Group, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box

China Teleformation launches mobile TV services
Jun 6, 2008 – China Teleformation Culture Media Co. Ltd. (CNTI) launched mobile TV services through China Mobile's platform at the beginning of this month, an official from CNTI has said.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile

China is Now the Bastion of Global Digital STB Manufacturing
Jun 5, 2008 – China is now the bastion of global digital STB manufacturing with over 200 STB assembly service providers in 2007. Chinese STB IC makers have only a limited market share and most are focusing on domestically developed Chinese standards.
News categories: Market Intelligence Center, China, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Indian Pay TV Market Forecast is Steady Growth
Jun 4, 2008 – The market for pay-TV in India will continue steady growth for the next several years, with DTH subscribers growing at a CAGR of 38.9% during 2007-2012, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite