Asia Digital TV News

IPTV Gathering Steam: Almost 10 Million Television-Over-Broadband Subscribers Worldwide
Apr 18, 2008 – A new report from Telecommunications Management Group (TMG), 'IPTV: The Killer Broadband Application,' forecasts that there will be nearly 60 million Internet Protocol television (IPTV) subscribers worldwide by the end of 2010.
News categories: Telecommunications Management Group, Asia, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Hong Kong, India, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, North America, Subscribers, USA

Legend Silicon Releases 3rd Generation DTV Demodulator Chip
Apr 17, 2008 – Legend Silicon has announced a new, all-mode DTV demodulator chip (LGS-8G52) for China's latest DTV standards.
News categories: Legend Silicon, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces March 2008 Subscriber Figures
Apr 17, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of March 31, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached approximately 2.83 million, up 185,300, or 7.0% since March 31, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

Millinet Chooses Intellon's HomePlug® Powerline Solutions for In-Home Distribution of KT IPTV Services in South Korea
Apr 15, 2008 – Intellon (Nasdaq: ITLN) has announced that Millinet has chosen Intellon's INT5500 and INT6300 ICs to enable in-home distribution of KT's MegaTV-branded IPTV services over phone lines in homes throughout South Korea.
News categories: Intellon, Millinet, KT, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Ten Emerging Countries Primed for Impressive Growth of DTH Services
Apr 15, 2008 – NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report: 'Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Services: An Analysis of Ten Emerging DTH Markets.'
News categories: NSR, Brazil, Czech Republic, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Market Research, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Slovakia, Turkey, Vietnam

Freeview|HD Launches in New Zealand with S&T MHEG-5 Technology
Apr 14, 2008 – Strategy & Technology (S&T) has extended its relationship with Freeview New Zealand. S&T's MHEG-5 interactive playout technology has been exclusively deployed for the launch of the new DTT/HD version of the service Freeview|HD™.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Freeview, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

DigiSoft secures contract to deliver Electronic Video rental platform to Video Ezy®
Apr 14, 2008 – DigiSoft and Video Ezy have announced the selection of DigiSoft's IPTV delivery platform and set top box middleware to enable the delivery of Video Ezy's Electronic Video Rental service at Video Ezy and Blockbuster stores in Australia and New Zealand.
News categories: DigiSoft, Video Ezy, Australia, Digital TV, Middleware, NABShow, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Streaming

New Zealand - Freeview Eclipses 100,000 Milestone
Apr 14, 2008 – Freeview, the free-to-air digital television and radio platform, has announced that more than 100,000 Freeview capable receivers have been purchased.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Thomson's DVB-H Mobile TV solutions live in 11 Countries
Apr 12, 2008 – Thomson's (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) mobile TV solutions are now in commercial deployments in 11 of the 14 countries that already have DVB-H deployments.
News categories: Thomson, Albania, Content Distribution, Côte d'Ivoire, Digital TV, Italy, Kenya, Mobile, NABShow, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, UAE