China (中国) Digital TV News

Few willing to pay for CMMB mobile TV
Jul 13, 2010 – Commercial development of China's mobile TV service is falling far short of expectations. Of the 1.5 million users of China multimedia mobile broadcasting (CMMB), less than 3% are actually paying for the service.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, Mobile

China HDTV Subscribers Pass 2 Million Mark, Driving Upside for Cogo
Jul 9, 2010 – Cogo Group (Nasdaq: COGO), an embedded solutions and software provider in China, has announced that upgrades to High Definition Television ("HDTV") in China are accelerating with total subscribers reaching over 2 million.
News categories: Cogo Group, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

Asia Pacific TV market achieves twin milestones
Jul 7, 2010 – According to the latest figures from Informa Telecoms & Media, the Asia Pacific TV sector passed two significant milestones last month, with the region now exceeding 150 million digital TV homes while, at the same time, surpassing 10 million IPTV households.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Australia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

DivX Announces New Partnership With China TV Market Leader, Hisense
Jul 6, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Hisense (Shanghai: 600060) have announced that Hisense has selected DivX Plus™ HD technology to be integrated in its new line of digital TVs (DTVs), enabling the playback of DivX Plus HD video via the TV's USB slot.
News categories: DivX, Hisense, China, Media Player, Smart TV

Hong Kong Auctions UHF Spectrum for the Provision of Mobile Television Services
Jun 29, 2010 – Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has announced that China Mobile Hong Kong has successfully bid for the radio spectrum in the 678 - 686 MHz band at the spectrum utilization fee (SUF) of HK$175 million.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Mobile, Regulation

Siano Launches MBBMS Software Stack for China Mobile TD-SCDMA
Jun 24, 2010 – Siano Mobile Silicon has launched a software protocol stack for the Mobile Broadcasting Business Management System (MBBMS). MBBMS handles billing, user management and conditional access for the CMMB mobile TV service through China Mobile.
News categories: Siano Mobile, China Mobile, China, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

Global IPTV subscribers grow 8% in Q1 2010
Jun 16, 2010 – Broadband subscription growth took an upswing during the first quarter of 2010. The Broadband Forum figures show that the number of IPTV subscribers grew to 36.3 million. China and the USA are the top two countries for both broadband and IPTV.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Broadband, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Russia, Spain, Subscribers, USA

SMiT successfully passes Conax CI Plus CAM Certification
Jun 14, 2010 – Shenzhen State Micro Technology (SMiT) has announced that its SMiT CI Plus CAM (SMiT SECURE PLUS CAM) with Conax CAS7 has successfully completed Conax certification.
News categories: Shenzhen State Micro Technology, Conax, Cable TV, CAM, China, Smart TV

Tsinghua Tongfang Releases SARFT-Compliant Internet TV
Jun 1, 2010 – Tsinghua Tongfang (Shanghai: 600100) has released its first Internet TV product following the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) recent issuance of new regulations on Internet TV.
News categories: Tsinghua Tongfang, China, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming