Asia Digital TV News

Kaon Media to make set-top boxes for Tata Sky
Oct 23, 2007 – To keep pace with the demand, direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Tata Sky has entered into an agreement to buy set-top boxes from Korean manufacturer Kaon Media.
News categories: Kaon Media, Tata Sky, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Set Top Box

NDS Partners with ITRI to Demonstrate Live WiMAX TV
Oct 21, 2007 – NDS (Nasdaq:NNDS) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan have announced that they are partnering to demonstrate the secure live transmission of TV content over mobile WiMAX.
News categories: NDS Group, Industrial Technology Research Institute, WiMAX Forum Showcase and Conference, Broadband, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Streaming, Taiwan

Japan's NTT to offer high-definition digital TV via fiber optic lines
Oct 19, 2007 – Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp will start offering high-definition digital television broadcasting service in March by enhancing its fiber-optic network, the Nikkei business daily has reported.
News categories: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), Nikkei Net Interactive, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Japan

Streaming21 Revitalize Karaoke-on-Demand Service for CHT
Oct 18, 2007 – Streaming21 has announced the success of its new Karaoke-on-Demand (KOD) service for Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT). Due to its enhanced and intuitive user interface, new personalization features and abundant selection of popular karaoke songs, CHT has achieved significant growth with its new KOD service.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, Streaming21, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Taiwan

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces September 2007 Subscriber Figures
Oct 17, 2007 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of September 30, 2007 served by J:COM's 21 managed franchises reached approximately 2.73 million, up 477,500, or 21.2% since September 30, 2006.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), Full Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

Seven launches Australia's first new commercial TV network in four decades. And it's in digital high definition
Oct 16, 2007 – The Seven Network has launched a new channel. Seven - with the first broadcast last night (Monday) - is the first commercial network to move into digital multichannelling.
News categories: Seven Network, Australia, Digital TV, Terrestrial, TV Services

Taiwan - Cable TV operator CNS plans to invest NT$10 billion to promote Triple Play services
Oct 16, 2007 – China Network Systems (CNS) plans to invest NT$10 billion (US$307 million) to procure digital TV set-top boxes (STBs) and upgrade its cable TV network for two-way transmission in an attempt to promote Triple Play services.
News categories: China Network Systems (CNS), Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Taiwan

Shenzhen begins digital broadcasting based on national standard
Oct 15, 2007 – Shenzhen has launched a trial of digital broadcasting services based on China's national terrestrial digital television broadcasting standard.
News categories: Tsinghua Tongfang Legend Silicon Tech., National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China, Digital TV, DTMB, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Conexant's Solution Selected by Skyworth Digital for New Cable Set-Top Boxes
Oct 15, 2007 – Conexant (NASDAQ:CNXT) has announced that Skyworth Digital has chosen the company's highly integrated cable set-top box (STB) MPEG decoder for a new family of digital video broadcast cable (DVB-C) receivers for the Chinese marketplace.
News categories: Conexant, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box