Asia Digital TV News

SingTel launches mio TV on Mobile
May 20, 2008 – SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) has announced the launch of mio TV on Mobile. SingTel is the first operator in Singapore and one of the first in Asia Pacific to launch a mobile TV client with true TV viewing experience on mobile phones.
News categories: SingTel, 5G, Digital TV, DVR, Mobile, Singapore

China - SARFT Issues Parts 6 and 7 of CMMB
May 19, 2008 – The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has issued Part 6 - Conditional Access - and Part 7 - Technical Requirements for Receiving and Decoding Terminals - of the China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) industry standard.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces April 2008 Subscriber Figures
May 16, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of April 30, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached approximately 2.85 million, up 180,000, or 6.7% since April 30, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

India - Sterling Group expects to launch DTH service by 2009
May 15, 2008 – The Sterling Group is set to launch educational DTH services by early 2009 under a new business -- ETH Air TV.
News categories: Sterling Group, Digital TV, DVB-S2, India, Satellite

SingTel Group's results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 March 2008
May 14, 2008 – SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) announced a double-digit growth in net profit for its fourth quarter ended 31 March 2008. The mio TV subscriber base increased by 17,000 to 44,000 customers as at 31 March 2008.
News categories: SingTel, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

China Digital TV Unaudited First Quarter 2008 Results
May 14, 2008 – In the first quarter of 2008, China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) entered into 6 new contracts to install CA systems with network cable operators out of a total of 9 such contracts signed in China.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Results

THAICOM Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
May 14, 2008 – DTV Service Co, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thaicom (SET BKK: THCOM), has announced that at the end of the first quarter a total of 145,762 DTV satellite dish sets had been sold since the service was launched in mid 2007.
News categories: THAICOM, Cambodia, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Thailand

Tata Sky Celebrates 2 Million Subscribers in India on its NDS Platform
May 13, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that Tata Sky has achieved the remarkable milestone of 2 million subscribers to its DTH service in India within a period of only 20 months.
News categories: NDS Group, Tata Sky, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

India - Dish TV to offer free set-top boxes
May 10, 2008 – The price-war has begun in the direct-to-home (DTH) market with the country's largest DTH company Dish TV getting ready to offer its connection virtually free.
News categories: DishTV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Set Top Box