Asia Digital TV News

New Zealand Freeview going strong
Nov 15, 2007 – Latest sales figures show more than 21,000 digital satellite receivers have been purchased in the last three months. This takes the total number of households reached to an estimated 62,000, or nearly 4% of all homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box

Astro Signs Agreement with NDS
Nov 15, 2007 – Measat Broadcast Network Systems, owner and operator of Malaysian pay-TV service Astro, and NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) have signed contracts for the licensing and deployment of the VideoGuard® conditional access system for its Direct-to-Home Pay-TV services.
News categories: NDS, Astro, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Malaysia, Middleware, Satellite

Australia - Free TV Networks To Broadcast Industry Electronic Program Guide
Nov 14, 2007 – Commercial Free TV broadcasters have announced that they will all be openly broadcasting program listing information by 1 January 2008, creating Australia's first free electronic program guide (EPG).
News categories: Free TV Australia, Australia, Digital TV, Terrestrial, TV Services

Goldstone Technologies to launch IPTV services in Malaysia, Thailand
Nov 14, 2007 – The Hyderabad-based Goldstone Technologies Limited (BSE: 532439; NSE: GOLDTECH), a leading software technology and services company, as part of its strategy to expand into IPTV services, will be launching the IPTV services in two South-East Asian countries - Malaysia and Thailand.
News categories: Goldstone Technologies, MOL AccessPortal, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Malaysia

Shin Satellite Q3 Results Discussion and Analysis
Nov 14, 2007 – Revenue from the Internet access and media business in Q3/2007 increased 226.3% from Q3/2006. This was due to an increase in revenue from DTV sales. As at the end of Q3/2007, DTV sales volume was 50,326 sets.
News categories: Thaicom, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Thailand

China Makes Breakthrough In RF Chip
Nov 13, 2007 – The world's first WLAN IEEE802.11a/b/g + DVB-H radio frequency chip has reportedly been developed at the Suzhou Chinese Academy of Sciences Semiconductor Integration Research and Development Center
News categories: China, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Renesas Technology Releases SH-MobileR2 Application Processor for Car Navigation Systems and PNDs Supporting One-Seg TV Broadcasts
Nov 13, 2007 – Renesas Technology has announced the SH-MobileR2 application processor intended for use in portable and mobile devices with support for One-Seg terrestrial digital TV broadcasts, such as car navigation systems and personal navigation devices (PNDs).
News categories: Renesas Technology, Automotive, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces October 2007 Subscriber Figures
Nov 13, 2007 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of October 31, 2007 served by J:COM's 21 managed franchises reached 2.74 million, up 478,800, or 21.2% since October 31, 2006.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), Full Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

Leadcom and Optibase Partner to Deliver Advanced End-To-End IPTV Solution in Kazakhstan
Nov 13, 2007 – Optibase (NASDAQ: OBAS) and Leadcom Integrated Solutions (AIM: LEAD), a leading international provider of innovative telecommunication solutions, have announced a strategic alliance to roll out integrated TV over IP services.
News categories: Optibase, Leadcom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Kazakhstan, Middleware, Set Top Box