Asia Digital TV News

Cable Set Top Box Market Hits New Highs in 2006
Mar 14, 2007 – Cable TV set top box manufacturers enjoyed a record year in 2006 as cable operators around the world signed up millions of new digital cable subscribers, reports In-Stat. More …
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

OpenTV launches on DishTV, India's first satellite service
Mar 14, 2007 – OpenTV (NASDAQ GM: OPTV) has announced that it has successfully integrated and downloaded its Core2 software to over 1,400,000 set-top boxes for DishTV. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware, Satellite

Chinese STB makers, MPEG LA face off over patent fees
Mar 13, 2007 – Chinese makers of digital set-top boxes are on a collision course with MPEG-2 patent owners over unpaid royalties, setting the stage for what will likely be intense haggling in coming months. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box

Indonesia - T-DMB starts pilot broadcasting in Jakarta
Mar 12, 2007 – The Korean Ministry of Information and Communication said on March 12, 2007 that Indonesia started pilot broadcasting in Jakarta area from March 9 using Korea's terrestrial DMB platform.
News categories: Digital TV, Indonesia, Mobile

Singapore - TV shows broadcast to cell phones coming soon
Mar 11, 2007 – Cellphone users may soon be able to watch TV on the go, with the Media Development Authority (MDA) planning to issue a licence to broadcast programmes to mobile phones this year. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Singapore

Companies prep for China mobile TV standard
Mar 8, 2007 – Although the China mobile TV standard remains undecided and mobile TV commercial application faces various challenges, the 12th Annual International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China) had several chip products targeting mobile TV applications. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

THOMSON Joins Uldage Patent Pool for Japan Digital Broadcasting Standard
Mar 7, 2007 – ULDAGE Inc. announced today that THOMSON Licensing S.A.S (Thomson) has joined the patent pool for ARIB Standards making its essential patents license available through ULDAGE Inc.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Licensing, Patent

China Will Lead the Asia-Pacific Charge to Higher-End STBs
Mar 7, 2007 – Consumers in the Asia-Pacific region will increasingly opt for higher-end set-top boxes that support personal video recorder (PVR) and high-definition features, according to a new study from ABI Research. More …
News categories: Asia, China, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box

Taiwan - QUALCOMM, China Network Systems and TTV Plan MediaFLO Trial
Mar 5, 2007 – QUALCOMM and China Network Systems (CNS), together with Taiwan Television Enterprise Ltd. (TTV), today announced that the companies have signed an agreement to conduct a technical trial of QUALCOMM’s MediaFLO(TM) technology in Taipei. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, Taiwan