Asia Digital TV News

Korea - Free Mobile Broadcasts to Be Available Nationwide in May
Apr 10, 2007 – Beginning next month, South Koreans will be able to watch free TV programs on their mobile handsets not merely in Seoul and its vicinity but also across the country. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Mobile

Irdeto crosses 3 million milestone for S-DMB security devices
Apr 9, 2007 – Irdeto has crossed the 3 million mark in the delivery of security devices for mobile devices that support TU Media Corp’s Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) service. More …
News categories: Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Korea, Mobile, Satellite

India - Sun TV joins hands with Malaysia's Astro for DTH
Apr 9, 2007 – Kalanithi Maran promoted Sun TV Group has forged a joint venture with Malaysia-based Astro All Asia Network Plc to provide Direct-to-Home (DTH) services in India in the second half of this year. More …
News categories: Digital TV, India, Malaysia, Satellite

ASEAN Expected to Adopt Common Standard for DTT Broadcasting
Apr 9, 2007 – Broadcasters who attended the 4th ASEAN Digital Broadcasting Meeting in Kuala Lumpur agreed to recommend the adoption of DVB-T to the 9th Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) due to take place in Jakarta in May. More …
News categories: Asia, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Beijing TV Station Gets Mobile TV License
Apr 9, 2007 – With China’s sixth mobile TV license under its belt Beijing TV Station (BTV) has revealed it is testing a mobile TV broadcasting service. BTV is developing this particular streaming media service in partnership with GGTV and mobile operator China Mobile. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile

Opera participates in the Networked Digital Television Consortium
Apr 4, 2007 – Opera Software has announced that the Opera 9 browser for devices supports the NetTV Specifications created by Networked Digital Television Consortium based in Japan. Opera now meets the requirements for deployment in Japan's digital TV market.
News categories: Opera Software, Networked Digital Television Consortium, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Japan, Middleware

Yangtze Telecom Launches Wireless Digital TV in Mongolia
Apr 3, 2007 – Yangtze Telecom Corp. (TSX.V: SMS) is pleased to announce that after months of testing and preparation, the Company’s wireless digital network in Ulaanbaatar officially opened for business on March 29, 2007. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mongolia

NDS CA Integrated with ST's STi5107 Chipset
Apr 3, 2007 – NDS has announced that it has completed the integration of NDS’ advanced security features on STMicroelectronics’ STi5107 chipset. More …
News categories: China, Conditional Access, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

China - QDCATV Completes Digital TV Conversion
Apr 3, 2007 – As one of the first batch of cities that has been testing digital television, Qingdao has just completed its overall digital television conversion. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, Terrestrial