China (中国) Digital TV News

DivX Expands Presence in China through Partnership with Konka
Nov 4, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: SNIC) and Konka (SHE: 200016.SZ) have announced a new partnership in which Konka will integrate DivX® technology into its line of 2010 digital TVs (DTVs).
News categories: DivX, Konka, China, Media Player, Smart TV

Zeebo China Unveils Plans to Bring Digital Interactive Education and Entertainment to Chinese Families
Oct 28, 2010 – Zeebo China has described its plans to develop a 3G-connected education and entertainment system specifically for Chinese consumers. The Zeebo system will enable users to wirelessly download and view content and applications on their TV sets.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Zeebo, 5G, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Pay-TV Now Taking 'Lion's Share' of Asia's High Net Worth Audiences
Oct 26, 2010 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced that pay-TV in Asia has reached the tipping point of 50 percent penetration of all Asian TV homes.
News categories: CASBAA, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Korea, Market Research, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Thailand, Vietnam

NDS and DOXTV Deliver Push VOD and DVR Services to Sichuan Cable in China
Oct 12, 2010 – NDS and DOXTV have announced that they are partnering to launch push video-on-demand (VOD) services and HD digital video recorder technology (DVR) at Sichuan Cable.
News categories: NDS Group, DOXTV, Sichuan Cable, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box

China's Cable Set-Top Box Shipments Rise Courtesy of Network Convergence Project
Oct 5, 2010 – China's Three Networks Convergence project is driving the expansion of the country's cable Set-Top Box (STB) market, with shipments set to rise by nearly 25 percent in 2010, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp.
News categories: iSuppli, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Set Top Box

PMC-Sierra and Sigma Designs Demonstrate End-to-End FTTx and HomePNA Solution for Cable TV Networks
Oct 5, 2010 – PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq: PMCS) and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) have announced a live demonstration of an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) and a HomePNA Fast Ethernet over Coax (EoC) solution for cable operators looking to deploy FTTx.
News categories: Sigma Designs, PMC-Sierra, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Fibre, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Nationalchip Plans to Offer Chip Designs with Dolby Digital Plus for Next-Generation Broadcast Systems
Sep 29, 2010 – Dolby Labs (NYSE:DLB) has announced plans to develop an implementation licensing program in China. The company also stated that it is working with Nationalchip to offer chip designs that support Dolby® Digital Plus.
News categories: Dolby, Nationalchip, China, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

MTK and Realtek cooperate to supply connected TV chips to Skyworth
Sep 24, 2010 – MediaTek (MTK) [Taipei: 2454] and Realtek Semiconductor [Taipei: 2379] will supply IPTV chips to Skyworth [Hong Kong: 0751] in 4Q 2010, according to media reports in Taiwan.
News categories: MediaTek, Realtek, Skyworth, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Broadband Passes 500 Million Subscribers
Sep 20, 2010 – Broadband has taken a significant step forward as the number of subscriber lines passed the 500 million mark in July 2010. In the second quarter 2.3 million IPTV subscribers were added, making over 38.5 million people using IPTV at the end of Q2 2010.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Spain, USA