Asia Digital TV News

Global Mediacom (Indovision) 2007 Annual Report
May 8, 2008 – Indovision currently has more than 50% pay TV subscriber market share, making it the largest pay TV operator in Indonesia. Total subscribers as per 31 December 2007 was 305,372, representing a growth of 59% from last year's amount of 192,117.
News categories: Global Mediacom, Indovision, Digital TV, Indonesia, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

UTStarcom Awarded Contract From United Telecoms Ltd. for Broadband Network Triple Play Solution
May 8, 2008 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced that it has been awarded a contract by United Telecoms Limited to deliver Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), bandwidth on demand and Voice over IP (VoIP) services in the state of Goa.
News categories: UTStarcom, United Telecoms, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, India, IPTV

Spreadtrum Announces SC6600V: First Single-Chip Demodulator/Decoder for CMMB-Based Mobile TV
May 7, 2008 – Spreadtrum Communications (NASDAQ: SPRD) plans to announce its new mobile TV single chip solution, the SC6600V, the first demodulator/decoder chip for CMMB-based mobile TV during the 'Asia Future TV 2008' conference.
News categories: Spreadtrum, China, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

ACMA report on IPTV and internet video services in Australia
May 7, 2008 – The Australian market for internet protocol television (IPTV) and internet video is less developed than many other international markets, according to a report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
News categories: ACMA, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming

Liberty Global Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
May 7, 2008 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced financial and operating results for the first quarter. At March 31, 2008 total RGUs of 24.4 million included 14.7 million video and 5.6 million broadband subscribers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Broadband, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

DTT for Azerbaijan
May 5, 2008 – Azerbaijan's National TV and Radio Council reports that digital-terrestrial broadcasting will be launched in the second half of this year. The process is to start in Baku and Ganca in line with DVB-T standards.
News categories: National Television and Radio Council, Azerbaijan, Digital TV, Terrestrial

CMMB trials to go commercial in three cities by month's end
May 5, 2008 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) will kick off commercial trials of mobile TV services using the CMMB standard in Beijing and Shenzhen this weekend, and in Shanghai at the end of this month.
News categories: SARFT, Innofidei, China, Digital TV, Mobile

Verimatrix Enables Secure Delivery of Premium Content for IOL Netcom's Unique On-Demand IPTV Business Model
May 5, 2008 – IOL Netcom has selected Verimatrix as the content security provider for its on-demand IPTV service, India's first IP-based on-demand television service to more than 250,000 subscribers.
News categories: Verimatrix, IOL Netcom, Content Protection, Digital TV, India, Streaming

Mobile TV is on the air in the Philippines with service built on NMS Communications' technology
Apr 30, 2008 – The Philippines' second-largest mobile operator, Globe Telecom, is offering Mobile TV on 3G, enabling users to watch their favorite live or made-for-mobile TV programs when and where they want.
News categories: NMS Communications, Globe Telecom, 5G, Digital TV, Mobile, Philippines