Asia Digital TV News

Liberty Global Reports Fiscal 2007 Results
Feb 26, 2008 – At December 31, 2007, the Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) video subscriber base of 14.7 million included 3.4 million digital cable and 1.1 million direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Earnings Release, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

TD-MBMS Angles to Become Mobile Phone TV Standard
Feb 26, 2008 – The China Communications Standards Association has circulated reports on requirements for the "TD-SCDMA Digital Honeycombed Mobile Communications Network Multimedia Broadcasting System (TD-MBMS)".
News categories: 5G, China, Mobile

Korea - Digital TV Deadline Set for 2012
Feb 26, 2008 – A special committee on broadcasting and communication at the National Assembly has approved a bill that confirms the deadline of Dec. 31, 2012 for broadcasters to stop transmitting analogue TV signals.
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Terrestrial

New Zealand - Freeview readies for main event
Feb 25, 2008 – Freeview is on track to debut high-definition digital terrestrial television in April, after Kordia last week completed a $30 million transmission network.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Advanced TV Semiconductor Market Will Grow 25% CAGR in Units and 30% in Revenue According to New Report by Jon Peddie Research
Feb 25, 2008 – A new study released today on the Advanced Digital TV market by Jon Peddie Research is the first ever to report on the segments and semiconductor opportunities by geographical region.
News categories: Jon Peddie Research, ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, Europe, Japan, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Motorola to Enhance Digital Cable Set-Top Box Portfolio through Strategic Acquisition in China
Feb 25, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that it has acquired the assets related to digital cable set-top products of Zhejiang Dahua Digital Technology Co., Ltd and Hangzhou Image Silicon (collectively, Dahua Digital).
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, MandA, Set Top Box

Hanaro Successfully Achieves a Turnaround, Posting Net Income and Record-High Revenues for 2007
Feb 22, 2008 – hanaTV posted revenues of KRW 21 billion for 4Q07 and KRW 47 billion for the full year, and acquired 810,000 subscribers on a cumulative basis as of the end of 2007, strengthening the position as a leading player in IPTV.
News categories: Hanaro, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

NICTA develops a world first in semiconductor technology for the wireless home and office of the future
Feb 22, 2008 – The world's first transceiver integrated on a CMOS single chip operating at 60GHz was announced by NICTA, Australia's ICT Research Centre of Excellence. The development will enable the truly wireless office and home of the future.
News categories: NICTA, Australia, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Digicable India selects complete S&T MHEG-5 solution for new network
Feb 22, 2008 – Strategy & Technology has announced that Digicable Network (India) has selected MHEG-5 technology from the company to create a complete end-to-end interactive TV solution.
News categories: S&T, Digicable, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box