China (中国) Digital TV News

Broadcast Mobile TV Taking Root In China
Mar 27, 2008 – Broadcast mobile TV will take off in China in 2009, reports In-Stat. 2008, then, is key for broadcasters to deploy and optimize networks and explore effective business models.
News categories: In-Stat, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Shanghai Leads IPTV Uptake in China
Mar 26, 2008 – Initial statistics for 2007 on the number of Chinese IPTV subscribers shows that by the end of 2007, Shanghai had 240,000 IPTV subscribers and that after large-scale promotion in January, this figure is now at 300,000 - the highest in the country.
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

CCID Consulting: China's Onboard Mobile TV Market Enters Fast Growth Period
Mar 26, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), released on March 4, 2008, the 2007-2008 Annual Report on China's Onboard Mobile TV Market at the Consumer Electronics Market China 2008.
News categories: CCID Consulting, China, DTMB, Market Research, Mobile, Terrestrial

BigBand Networks Expanding Digital Television, HDTV for China's Zhongshan Cable
Mar 26, 2008 – BigBand Networks (NASDAQ:BBND) has announced that Zhongshan Cable is deploying its Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR®) to process, manage and deliver digital television services, including HDTV and video-on-demand (VOD).
News categories: BigBand Networks, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV

Legend Silicon and aigo Co-launch Mobile High Definition Device For 2008 Olympics
Mar 26, 2008 – Legend Silicon has partnered with China's aigo to create a USB Dongle designed around Legend Silicon's demodulation chipset to enable Chinese consumers to view terrestrial HDTV on their laptops in time for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
News categories: Legend Silicon, aigo, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Beijing Olympics boosts China's cable market
Mar 26, 2008 – Screen Digest's latest report with R&TI Research has concluded that the Beijing Olympics is driving domestic digital cable take-up which is set to grow from 18 per cent at the end of 2007 to 24 per cent by the end of Olympics year.
News categories: Screen Digest, R&TI Research, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

China Digital TV Displays Leading Digital TV Technologies at 16th Annual China Content Broadcasting Network Conference
Mar 25, 2008 – China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) exhibited its newest products and services at the 16th Annual China Content Broadcasting Network (CCBN) Conference at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing from March 21st to 23rd, 2008.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, CCBN, China, Conditional Access

TIME-Stanton JV Signs IPTV-on-Mobile Pact with Chinese Operators
Mar 24, 2008 – Time Broadband Services with its joint venture partner Stanton Technologies has announced the launch of the world's first IPTV over 2.5G mobile platform to target the estimated USD 4bn mobile IPTV market.
News categories: Time Broadband, Stanton Technologies, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Mobile

CMMB to Charge RMB 1 Royalty through 2012
Mar 21, 2008 – At CCBN, SARFT stated that no royalty fees will be collected for the CMMB standard during 2009, with a symbolic RMB 1 to be charged between 2010 and 2012.
News categories: CCBN, China, Digital TV, Licensing, Mobile, Patent