Australia Digital TV News

Asia Pacific LTE Connections to Surpass 120 Million by 2015
Nov 16, 2010 – The number of LTE connections in Asia Pacific will exceed 120 million by 2015, according to new data released today by Wireless Intelligence. This aggressive growth will be spearheaded by China.
News categories: Wireless Intelligence, 5G, Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, Mobile, Philippines, Taiwan

Freeview Australia hosts receiver launch event
Oct 12, 2010 – In what Freeview Australia is calling a 'major milestone in the development of free digital TV in Australia', the full range of initial reception equipment was launched in early October at an event in Sydney.
News categories: Freeview Australia, Australia, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Telstra to Deliver Live Television Over the Internet with Widevine
Oct 5, 2010 – Widevine has announced that Australia's Telstra (ASX:TLS) will soon start delivering linear broadcast television channels over the internet using Widevine's live adaptive streaming, virtual DVD experience and digital rights management (DRM) platform.
News categories: Widevine, Telstra, Australia, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

FOXTEL Launches Internet TV Service FOXTEL On Demand
Oct 1, 2010 – FOXTEL has announced it will broaden its suite of services by connecting the internet to its set-top-boxes. The new FOXTEL On Demand service delivers TV and movies straight to the High Definition iQ2 set-top-box via an internet connection.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

FOXTEL 3D to launch November 1st, 2010
Sep 20, 2010 – FOXTEL has announced additions to its suite of channels including four new HD channels and Australia's first dedicated 3D channel - launching November 1, 2010.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Metaverse, Satellite

The Boxee Box by D-Link, Now With Intel® Atom™ Processor Inside
Sep 13, 2010 – At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), D-Link (Taipei:2332) and Boxee announced that the upcoming Boxee Box by D-Link now will be powered by the Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Atom processor CE4100.
News categories: Boxee, D-Link, Intel Corp, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, EU, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

NETGEAR® Launches NeoTV™ HD Media Players
Aug 31, 2010 – NETGEAR® (NASDAQGM: NTGR) has announced the NeoTV 350 HD and NeoTV 550 Ultimate HD Media Players, enabling users to play their videos, photos, or music directly on their HDTVs whether the media is stored locally, on the home network, or the internet.
News categories: NETGEAR, Australia, Canada, Europe, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

IPTV and 3D TV Confirmed as Greatest Opportunities for Asian Pay TV Operators
Aug 31, 2010 – Asia's Pay-TV industry players say new technologies such as IPTV and 3D TV offer the greatest untapped opportunity, according to the 2010 Asia-Pacific Pay TV Operators Survey jointly produced by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) and ContentAsia.
News categories: Global Intelligence Alliance, Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam

Telstra Selects Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi as In-Home Distribution Option for T-Box Service
Aug 23, 2010 – Ruckus Wireless has announced that it has been selected by Telstra (ASX:TLS) to offer Smart 802.11n Wi-Fi systems to enable wireless distribution of its popular Internet-based broadband video service within subscriber homes.
News categories: Ruckus Wireless, Telstra, Australia, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home