Asia Digital TV News

S2M and Space Systems/Loral Sign Innovative Mobile TV Satellite Contract
Dec 12, 2007 – S2M has announced the formal contract with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for the S2M-1 satellite - the first mobile TV satellite covering the Middle East and North Africa.
News categories: S2M, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Digital TV, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mobile, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

ACMA calls for comments on the development of digital television codes and standards
Dec 12, 2007 – The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking the views of interested parties on how ACMA and the industry should approach the development of codes and standards for digital television.
News categories: ACMA, Discussion Paper, Australia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Terrestrial

Irdeto Secures Deal in China For Two Million Smart Cards
Dec 11, 2007 – Irdeto has signed an agreement for two million smart cards from China's Jilin Provincial Network. The agreement, which will support the cable TV operator's digital migration project, is the largest for Irdeto to date.
News categories: Irdeto, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

Korea - LG Dacom to join free IPTV market
Dec 11, 2007 – LG Dacom unveiled 'myLGtv', its new free IPTV service to join the competition in the Triple Play Service (high-speed Internet + telephone+ broadcasting) market.
News categories: LG Dacom, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea

KT targets strong subscriber growth in 2008
Dec 11, 2007 – Korea Telecom (KT) aims to ramp up the MegaTV base from an estimated 300,000 in 2007 to 1.5 million next year.
News categories: KT Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

Tianjin DTV Subscribers Break 1 mln
Dec 11, 2007 – Tianjin Cable Network has announced that by the end of October, Tianjin had converted 1 mln cable TV subscribers to DTV.
News categories: Tianjin Cable Network, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Siano, Huaqi, and CMBSat Join Forces to Deliver Mobile TV in China
Dec 11, 2007 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with CMB Satellite and Huaqi to provide advanced solutions for China's up-coming mobile TV service known as CMMB, or STiMi, starting at the 2008 Olympics.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Huaqi, China Mobile Broadcasting Satellite (CMBSat), China, Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor

Taiwan - Some STBs below government standard
Dec 11, 2007 – Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has tested the reception performance of 10 sampled digital TV set-top box (STB) models produced by 10 Taiwan-based makers and as many as five of the devices failed government standards.
News categories: Digital TV, Set Top Box, Taiwan, Terrestrial

Hefei DTV Subs Break 250,000
Dec 10, 2007 – The number of cable TV subscribers in Hefei who have converted to DTV has surpassed 250,000, for an overall conversion rate above 85%.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers