Asia Digital TV News

NTT Plala To Offer Japanese TV Subscribers 5,000 Unlimited Films
Mar 10, 2008 – Japan's NTT Plala has said that its new fiber-optic television service, which will debut at the end of the month, will feature a lineup of more than 10,000 movies and dramas through video-on-demand, including unlimited access to some 5,000 titles.
News categories: NTT Plala, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Japan

China Digital TV Collaborates with Intel Corporation to Enable Next Generation Television Solutions
Mar 10, 2008 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced a collaboration with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Under the terms of the agreement, China Digital TV and Intel will cooperate to enable China Digital TV's CA solution to use the Intel® CE 2110 Media Processor.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Intel Corporation, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

CCID Consulting: the Sales Revenue of China's IC Market Reached 562.37 Billion Yuan in 2007
Mar 10, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235) has released a report on China's IC market. 2007 saw the lowest growth rate of China's IC market in the past five years.
News categories: CCID Consulting, China, Market Research, Semiconductor

Intel, SMG Cooperate on Terrestrial DTV
Mar 10, 2008 – In a joint announcement, Intel (INTC) and the Shanghai Media Group (SMG) have announced that the two companies would join forces to promote wireless DTV.
News categories: Intel Corp, Shanghai Media Group, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Smart Home, Streaming, Terrestrial

Innofidei, Mobile Processor Firms Cooperate on CMMB
Mar 10, 2008 – Innofidei has signed separate agreements with major mobile multimedia processor manufacturers Mtekvision, Telechips, and Corelogic on joint development of low-cost CMMB handset solutions and products.
News categories: Innofidei, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

Awareness of Networked Multimedia Lacking but Growing in Asia/Pacific
Mar 7, 2008 – In the Asia/Pacific region, PC-literate homes and broadband subscribers represent a large potential market for home networking and various networked multimedia devices, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Asia, Blu-ray, Cable TV, DVD, DVR, Gaming, IPTV, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Establishes IPTV Special Committee
Mar 6, 2008 – In January 2008, the ITU-T established its IPTV Global Standard Initiative. In response to this, MIC decided to establish a new IPTV special committee to enhance the Telecommunications Council review structure for IPTV global standardization.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, ITU-T, Content Distribution, IPTV, Japan, Middleware

PCCW reports 2007 annual results
Mar 6, 2008 – now TV took a leadership position in the local pay-TV market last year and secured an installed customer base of 882,000 at year end, up 16% from 2006's 758,000.
News categories: PCCW, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

OpenTV and AUSTAR Launch Quad Tuner PVR for Combined Satellite and Terrestrial Service
Mar 5, 2008 – OpenTV (NASDAQ:OPTV) has announced the commercial launch of the AUSTAR PVR, called MyStar, a quad tuner set-top box featuring two satellite tuners and two terrestrial tuners providing a first-of-its kind integrated PVR service for AUSTAR subscribers.
News categories: OpenTV, AUSTAR, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Terrestrial