Asia Digital TV News

BigBand Networks Selected by Five Chinese Cable Operators for Digital TV Expansion
Nov 27, 2007 – BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND) has announced that five additional Chinese cable operators are deploying its Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR®) to process and deliver digital television services.
News categories: BigBand Networks, BMR datasheet (Mandarin), Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV

KDDI acquires experimental license for MediaFLO mobile broadcasting
Nov 27, 2007 – MediaFLO™ Japan Planning Inc. recently obtained an experimental license to operate a MediaFLO station. Accordingly, the company has installed a test station and receivers in KDDI Designing Studio, and started to provide trial content.
News categories: MediaFLO, KDDI, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Smart TV, TV Services

Hyderabad company makes computer, TV combo device
Nov 26, 2007 – A team of about two dozen engineers based in Hyderabad have developed a device that may replace a home PC and allows entertainment and Internet.
News categories: Ichip Technologies, Broadband, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Hong Kong - Digital terrestrial TV to launch Dec 31
Nov 26, 2007 – Hong Kong's two domestic free television stations, Asia Television Limited and Television Broadcasts Limited, will phase in digital terrestrial television services from December 31.
News categories: Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Terrestrial, TV Services

Guangzhou Cable TV Increases DTV Subs to 750,000
Nov 26, 2007 – Guangzhou Cable TV's total number of subscribers that have been switched to DTV has reached 750,000.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

BSNL Triple Play Services to launch in India by 2008
Nov 24, 2007 – BSNL, a government owned telecom service in India has announced their plans to launch Triple Play services to their customers.
News categories: BSNL, Broadband, Digital TV, India, IPTV

Nintendo DS TV tuner massive hit in Japan
Nov 23, 2007 – Nintendo's 1-seg DS TV tuner device originally went on pre-order back on 8th November, 2007, but the peripheral has been so popular since its wide-scale launch on 20th November that it has already sold out.
News categories: Nintendo, Digital TV, Gaming, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile

Intel Cooperates With DVN Group On Set-Top Box
Nov 22, 2007 – By joining hands with leading Chinese digital television solution provider Digital Video Networks, Intel (INTC) has entered China's set-top box market.
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital Video Networks (DVN), China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

China driving digital TV growth
Nov 22, 2007 – New research published by Informa Telecoms & Media shows that nearly 54 million digital TV households will be added in 2007, bringing the global total to 239 million.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Asia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial