China (中国) Digital TV News

Irdeto Selected to Protect Content & Business Model Protection to Chinese Cable Networks in Hebei and Xinjiang
Jun 24, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE:NPN) has announced that Hebei Broadcasting and Television Information Network (Group) and Xinjiang Broadcast & Television Transmission Network have chosen the Irdeto DVB conditional access solution for their digital migration process.
News categories: Irdeto, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

Asia Pacific: 250m digital TV Homes by 2013
Jun 18, 2008 – New research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that more than a third of TV homes in the Asia Pacific region will receive digital signals in 2013, up from just 13% at the end of 2007.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

China's digital cable TV subscribers top 26 million by 2007
Jun 17, 2008 – China's digital cable television population doubled in 2007, as savvy domestic consumers embraced more forms of new media, according to a report by the country's media watchdog.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

NeoMagic® Corporation and Innofidei Technology Announce Availability of Mobile TV Solution for China
Jun 16, 2008 – NeoMagic (Nasdaq: NMGC) and Innofidei have announced that they have successfully demonstrated a mobile TV solution based on the CMMB (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting) standard.
News categories: NeoMagic, Innofidei, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

China Telecom Invites Bids for IPTV STBs
Jun 16, 2008 – On June 13, China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) launched a unified bidding process for 574,000 IPTV 2.0 terminals.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Asia-Wide DTH Service G-Sat Launches On NSS-11
Jun 16, 2008 – SES NEW SKIES (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has concluded an agreement with Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GBMI) to provide capacity on the NSS-11 satellite for their new G-Sat DTH satellite television service targeting the Asian Region.
News categories: SES NEW SKIES, GSAT, Asia, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Korea, Satellite

Win Multimedia selects Digisoft's IPTV Service Delivery Platform and Middleware to deliver feature-rich IPTV services and advanced applications
Jun 13, 2008 – Digisoft.tv has announced that Win Multimedia (WM) of Thailand has selected Digisoft's DigiHost Service Delivery Platform and IPTV set top box middleware to deliver premium IPTV services in the Thai and Chinese markets.
News categories: Digisoft, Win Multimedia, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Thailand

DVN Wins the Bid for Jilin Digital TV
Jun 10, 2008 – DVN (SEHK: 500) has won the bidding for the Simulcrypt CA System for digital television in Jilin Province. The contract involves 500,000 intelligent cards for the CA, with a sales order for approximately 500,000 set-top boxes to follow in the coming days.
News categories: DVN Group, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box

China Teleformation launches mobile TV services
Jun 6, 2008 – China Teleformation Culture Media Co. Ltd. (CNTI) launched mobile TV services through China Mobile's platform at the beginning of this month, an official from CNTI has said.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile