Asia Digital TV News

Sun Micro and Tech Mahindra strategic alliance on IPTV services
May 15, 2007 – Sun Microsystems India and Tech Mahindra have announced a strategic alliance to enable the rollout of cost-effective and efficient IPTV services to the Indian and Asia Pacific markets. More …
News categories: Digital TV, India, IPTV

Philippines - Telco eyes satellite mobile TV foray
May 10, 2007 – GV Broadcasting System Inc., which Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is eyeing to acquire, will venture into satellite mobile television (TV). More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Philippines, Satellite

India - BSNL to start IPTV soon
May 8, 2007 – BSNL would very soon launch Internet Protocol Television Services in major cities like Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Kolkata, its Chairman and Managing Director A K Sinha said. More …
News categories: Digital TV, India, IPTV

New Zealand - Free digital TV breaks Sky monopoly
May 2, 2007 – Sky Television's monopoly on digital broadcasting in New Zealand has finally been broken with the launch of a new service, Freeview.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, New Zealand, Satellite

Pakistan - Telenor introduces TV on mobile phones
May 2, 2007 – Telenor Pakistan, the second largest and fastest growing cellular company of Pakistan, has taken yet another step towards providing value-added services to its customers by introducing the first of its kind service in Pakistan: Telenor Mobile TV. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Pakistan

Telenor Pakistan Launches ROK TV on mobile phones
Apr 28, 2007 – Telenor Pakistan has taken yet another step towards providing value-added services to its customers by introducing the first of its kind service in Pakistan: Telenor Mobile TV.
News categories: ROK Entertainment, Digital TV, Mobile, Pakistan

New Zealand - Set-top box firms launch price war for Freeview
Apr 28, 2007 – Consumers dipping their toes in the world of digital free-to-air TV will need to stump up anything from $160 to $650 depending on whether they buy an official Freeview set-top box and need to have a satellite dish installed.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Korea - TV System to Go Fully Digital by 2012
Apr 28, 2007 – Digital TV broadcasting services will fully replace the current analogue TV system in Korea by 2012. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Korea, Terrestrial

India - HTMT invests Rs650 million for digital cable
Apr 28, 2007 – Hinduja TMT is focussing on digital cable TV for expansion and has made investments of Rs 350 million towards this over the last four months.
News categories: Hinduja, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Set Top Box