Asia Digital TV News

Sharp Develops Industry's First Tuner Module Compatible with China Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting System Standard
Dec 4, 2007 – Sharp Corporation has developed the VA3C5CZ920, the industry's first tuner module compatible with GB20600-2006, the China Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting System Standard.
News categories: Sharp Corporation, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Morgan Stanley: DTV to Grow 300% in China
Dec 3, 2007 – Li Weidong, Executive Director with Morgan Stanley, predicted December 2 that the number of digital TV users in China will triple annually for the next three years - making DTV China's fastest growing consumer sector.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

Zhangjiagang DTV Conversion Rate Reaches 63.7%
Nov 30, 2007 – As of November 25th in Jiangsu's Zhangjiagang, the number of subscribers converted to digital cable television has reached 183,146, or 63.7% of the city's 287,415 cable TV subscribers.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

China - National Mobile TV Standard Selection Halted
Nov 30, 2007 – The Standardization Administration of China (SAC) has temporarily suspended the national mobile phone TV standard selection process.
News categories: Standardization Administration of China, China, Digital TV, Mobile

New Zealand - Process for analogue switch-off to digital TV
Nov 29, 2007 – Broadcasting Minister Trevor Mallard today outlined the process for managing New Zealand's complete switch from analogue to digital television.
News categories: New Zealand Ministry for Culture & Heritage, Cabinet Paper, Digital TV, New Zealand, Terrestrial, TV Services

Korea - Satellite Mobile TV's SOS Unanswered
Nov 28, 2007 – Squashed by mounting losses, TU Media is sending rescue calls to the government and to major shareholder SK Telecom, only to receive a cold or indifferent response.
News categories: TU Media, Digital TV, Finance, Korea, Mobile

TRAI releases draft recommendation on Provision of IPTV services.
Nov 28, 2007 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the draft recommendation on provisioning of IPTV services.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Draft Recommendation, Digital TV, India, IPTV

Broadcom and RaisingSun Collaborate to Deliver Industry's First Digital TV Solution for China's Television Market
Nov 28, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a collaboration with RaisingSun Digital Video Technology Company of Shanghai, China, that provides the industry's first complete digital television (DTV) solution for China's television market.
News categories: Broadcom, iTVware, ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Ku-band Supply Crisis in South Asia: Myth or Reality?
Nov 27, 2007 – Direct-to-Home (DTH) services are the red hot topic in the South Asian commercial transponder market. Many within the industry are even raising the question if there simply is enough Ku-band transponder supply available and planned for the coming years to meet the rapid increase in Ku-band capacity demand in the region.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Bangladesh, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Pakistan, Satellite, Sri Lanka, TV Services