China (中国) Digital TV News

Sharp Develops Industry's Smallest Tuner Module for Mobile TVs in China
Oct 20, 2008 – Sharp (Tokyo:6753) has developed the VA3C5CZ933, a mobile TV tuner module that supports China's CMMB and features the industry's smallest package size (9.0 x 9.0 x 1.7 mm). Mass production is slated to begin in December 2008.
News categories: Sharp Corp, China, Mobile

Jiangsu Province sees sharp rise in IPTV subscribers
Oct 15, 2008 – The number of IPTV subscribers in Jiangsu Province rose by 471 percent in the first nine months of 2008, to over 200,000 at the end of September 2008, the sharpest rise in IPTV use in the country.
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

UTStarcom Secures Deal With Best Tone Hunan Branch for New Video Advertising Network
Oct 14, 2008 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Best Tone Information Service (NYSE:CHA; HKG:0728), with the intent to deploy a video information distribution network in the Hunan province of China.
News categories: UTStarcom, Best Tone, Advertising, Broadband, China, Content Distribution, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

China - First Private Enterprise Gets IPTV License
Oct 14, 2008 – It has been reported that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) had issued an IPTV license to Beijing-based Huaxia Network - the first time to a privately-run company.
News categories: SARFT, China, IPTV, Regulation

HDIC Cooperates with SMIC for Successful Debut of High Definition TV Transmission Chips during Beijing Olympic Games
Oct 14, 2008 – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) [NYSE:SMI; Hong Kong:0981] and Shanghai High-Definition IC (HDIC) have co-operated to manufacture HDIC's HD2812 and HD2910 demodulator chips based on China's terrestrial digital TV standard.
News categories: HDIC, SMIC, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

Auvitek Launches a Highly Integrated GB20600-2006 Compliant DTMB Receiver IC
Oct 13, 2008 – Auvitek has announced the introduction of the AU8822, a highly integrated digital receiver IC solution for the China Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast (DTMB) market. The AU8822 is fully compliant with the GB20600-2006 National Standard.
News categories: Auvitek, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

China Broadcasting & TV Industry 2007 Market Review
Oct 13, 2008 – According to HC360, in 2007 the development of Chinese digital CATV sped up further, with 68 cities having completed conversion to digital CATV. During the year, broadcasting and TV groups obtained licenses to explore the business of mobile TV.
News categories: HC360, Cable TV, China, Hong Kong, Market Research, Mobile, Terrestrial

iPanel and Amlogic agree STB IC partnership
Oct 10, 2008 – iPanel and Amlogic have reached an agreement to jointly promote their respective set-top box solutions. Under the agreement, the iPanel 3.0 browser will be pre-integrated with Amlogic's new AML8218 and 8217 digital TV set-top box chips.
News categories: iPanel, Amlogic, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

China - Cable DTV Subscribers Reach 40 million
Oct 9, 2008 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has said that 33 cities and regions had completed DTV conversion projects as of August, bringing the number of digital cable subscribers nationwide to more than 40 million.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers