China (中国) Digital TV News

China Telecom exceeds 1.5 million IPTV subscribers in Q3
Nov 4, 2008 – China Telecom had 1.51 million IPTV subscribers at the end of September this year, up from 940,000 reported in May.
News categories: China Telecom, China, IPTV, Subscribers

Launch of Mobile Digital TV Product Supporting China CMMB Standard
Nov 4, 2008 – Shenzhen aigo R&D and Solomon Systech have jointly launched a new generation mobile multimedia digital TV known as the WALK TV 5210A featuring Solomon's MagusCore™ multimedia processor, and developed under the China aigo brand.
News categories: Solomon Systech, Beijing Huaqi, Shenzhen aigo R&D, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

Cidana and Siano Team to Bring Ready-to-Use CMMB DTV Solution to Consumer Makers
Nov 3, 2008 – Cidana has announced the integration of its advanced software package for Chinese mobile TV (CMMB) with a USB stick reference design provided by Siano Mobile Silicon. The platform will be demonstrated at the upcoming BIRTV conference in Beijing.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Cidana, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

CMMB Signals to Be Encrypted by Year-end
Oct 31, 2008 – The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has begun implementing a comprehensive conditional access (CA) system for CMMB-based mobile phone TV broadcasting.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile

Changhong develops Apollo I SoC
Oct 30, 2008 – Changhong (Shanghai: 600839) affiliate Panovasic Technology has developed a system on chip (SoC) named Apollo I. Changhong plans to use the design as the basis for further developments in the fields of mobile multimedia and HD digital TV.
News categories: Changhong, Panovasic Technology, China, Semiconductor, Smart TV

China Hits 1.2M CMMB Users
Oct 29, 2008 – China had 1.2 million CMMB users in October, reports Sina quoting SARFT's China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (CSMBC). CMMB users are expected to reach 10 million by the end of 2009 and 50 million in 2010, said CSMBC.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Subscribers

CASBAA hails "digital cushion"
Oct 28, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced new data for Asia's pay-TV market, showing 71 million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia.
News categories: CASBAA, Standard Chartered, Australia, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Subscribers, Thailand, Vietnam

China TV to be all-digital by 2015
Oct 22, 2008 – China is planning to switch off its analogue television by 2015, according to Professor Huang Yong, deputy editor-in-chief of China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), speaking at a conference in London.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Terrestrial

China Mobile selects Streamezzo to develop and deploy interactive mobile TV offering in time for 2008 Olympics
Oct 21, 2008 – Streamezzo has announced that China Mobile (Hong Kong: 0941; NYSE: CHL) has selected Streamezzo's rich media software platform and professional services to design, develop and deploy its new interactive Mobile TV offering.
News categories: Streamezzo, China Mobile, 5G, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile