China (中国) Digital TV News

Now TV launches Hong Kong's first addressable TV advertising service
Feb 14, 2024 – HKT's Now TV [SEHK: 6823] has launched Hong Kong’s first addressable TV advertising service, leveraging its first-party data to enable more precise campaign targeting for enterprises.
News categories: HKT, Now TV, Bruce Lam, Derek Choi, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV

Ateme encoding and transcoding selected by Hubei TV
Dec 14, 2023 – Hubei TV has chosen Ateme for its Master Control Room resource pool project. Ateme's solution enables efficient encoding and transcoding of 4K and HD channels into different bitrates for diverse destinations.
News categories: Ateme, Hubei TV, Xiao Zhang, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV

Telecom and pay-TV revenue in Hong Kong to grow at 1.1% CAGR
Nov 29, 2023 – Total telecom and pay-TV revenue in Hong Kong is expected to increase at a CAGR of 1.1% from $5.8 billion in 2022 to $6.1 billion in 2027, forecasts GlobalData.
News categories: GlobalData, Sarwat Zeeshan, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Market Research, TV Services

Radio Television Hong Kong selects Irdeto multi-DRM solution
Jun 7, 2023 – Irdeto and Mediatech have announced that Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) has selected Irdeto Control as its multi-DRM solution for all of its video streaming platforms.
News categories: Irdeto, Mediatech, RTHK, Andrew Bunten, Raymond Mo, Digital TV, DRM, Hong Kong, Streaming

Chinese brands boost global TV shipments to pre-pandemic levels
May 16, 2023 – TrendForce has found that Chinese brands have pushed global TV shipments in 1Q23 to 43.37 million units. In 2Q23 shipments are expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels at 47.26 million units.
News categories: TrendForce, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Global SVOD subscriptions to be 400 million higher by 2028
May 15, 2023 – Digital TV Research expects global SVOD subscriptions to increase by 400 million between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion, revealing that there is still plenty of SVOD growth left.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

China multiplay revenues to increase at a 1.9% CAGR through 2027
Apr 17, 2023 – Multiplay service revenue in China is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.9% from $1.7 billion in 2022 to $1.9 billion in 2027, according to GlobalData.
News categories: GlobalData, Sarwat Zeeshan, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research

Global TV shipments expected to drop 24.3% QoQ in 1Q23
Feb 21, 2023 – According to TrendForce, global TV shipments are projected to drop by 24.3% QoQ to 41.99 million units for 1Q23. Shipments are then expected to grow by 8.7% QoQ to 45.64 million units for 2Q23.
News categories: TrendForce, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

i-CABLE Communications surrenders Hong Kong pay TV licence
Feb 14, 2023 – i-CABLE Communications (Stock Code: 1097) has announced that its subsidiary, Hong Kong Cable Television, has surrendered its pay TV licence. The Group will continue to provide free TV programme services and other businesses as usual.
News categories: i-CABLE Communications, TSANG On Yip, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Regulation