China (中国) Digital TV News

ZTE, UTStarcom and Huawei Win Shanghai IPTV Deal
Nov 25, 2008 – ZTE (Hong Kong: 0763; Shanghai: 000063), UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) and Huawei have won the bidding to expand Shanghai Telecom's IPTV network.
News categories: Shanghai Telecom, ZTE, UTStarcom, Huawei, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

China's STB Market to Maintain Steady Growth
Nov 24, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong: HK08235), recently released a report on the prospect of China's STB market. CCID Consulting statistics show that sales volume in 2008 Q1 to Q3 reached 16.667 millions, up 83.4% over the same period in 2007.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

MediaTek begins CMMB IC shipments
Nov 20, 2008 – Taiwan's MediaTek (Taipei:2454) has begun shipping chips for China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile phones.
News categories: MediaTek, China, Mobile, Semiconductor

Voole Online Cinema launches in Beijing
Nov 17, 2008 – Beijing Union Voole Technology has launched an online video service 'Voole' that will offer movies and TV episodes on demand for a small viewing fee.
News categories: Voole, China, Digital TV, Streaming

CHDA Announces Plan for CBHD Patent License
Nov 17, 2008 – CHDA (China High-definition DVD Industry Association) has announced that it is issuing a call for patents that are essential to CBHD (China Blue High-definition Disc) Standard for one-stop technology standard patent licensing.
News categories: China High-definition DVD Industry Association, China, Digital TV, DVD, Licensing, Patent

City Telecom (bbTV) Announces Annual Results 2008
Nov 17, 2008 – City Telecom (Hong Kong: 1137; NASDAQ: CTEL) has announced results for the year ended 31 August 2008. The Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) IPTV service (bbTV) increased its subscriptions by 21.9% to 156,000 as of 31 August 2008.
News categories: City Telecom, HKBN, bbTV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

China Completes Terrestrial DTV Draft Standard
Nov 13, 2008 – China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has revealed that the draft specification for terrestrial DTV has been completed, and will be instituted early next year.
News categories: MIIT, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Terrestrial

MTC and Cidana to Bring Video Decoding SDK for LimePC™ Multimedia
Nov 12, 2008 – MTC, Cidana and Freescale have announced an SDK for optimized video decoding on Freescale's MPC5121e processor. MTC will use the development in its LimePC product for multimedia playback and CMMB broadcast receiving applications.
News categories: Cidana, MTC, Freescale, China, Media Player, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Streaming

China Digital TV Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2008 Results
Nov 6, 2008 – China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) shipped approximately 2.21 million smart cards during the third quarter, an increase of 16.9% from the corresponding period in 2007 and a decrease of 17.8% from the second quarter of 2008.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Results