China (中国) Digital TV News

China - TD-MBMS Standard to Be Approved by Early April
Mar 21, 2008 – A public consultation stage for two TD-SCDMA mobile TV standards has ended, with the documents now passed to the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) for approval, and promulgation expected in late March or early April.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile

ViXS Systems and China Digital TV Collaborate to Develop Ultra Secure PC TV Solution
Mar 21, 2008 – ViXS Systems and China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) have announced an ultra secure PC-based digital TV capture solution and Conditional Access PCI card co-developed by the two companies.
News categories: ViXS Systems, China Digital TV, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Entropic Communications Partners with Jiuzhou Electronics to Deliver Next Generation Digital Cable Set-Top Boxes
Mar 21, 2008 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq: ENTR) has announced that its RF4800 silicon tuner for digital cable set-top box design has been selected by Jiuzhou Electronics as a platform for their next generation digital cable set-top boxes.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Jiuzhou Electronic Technology, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Entropic Communications and Earda Electronics Partner to Deliver Digital Video Over Cable (DVB-C) Tuner Modules
Mar 21, 2008 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq: ENTR) has announced that Earda Electronics has selected Entropic's RF4800 single chip silicon tuners for their digital cable tuner modules.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Irdeto Selected by Leading Chinese Cable Network to Secure Digital Migration for One Million Subscribers
Mar 21, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that Shanxi Cable Broadcasting Network has chosen the Irdeto Digital TV conditional access solution. Under the agreement, Irdeto will deliver one million smart cards over the next 24 months.
News categories: Irdeto, Cable TV, CAM, CCBN, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

Broadcom Demonstrates Industry's First Single-Chip High Definition Set-Top Box Solution With China AVS Support
Mar 21, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that it is the first company to demonstrate single-chip high definition (HD) audio video coding standard (AVS) for digital set-top box (STB) applications.
News categories: Broadcom, Sunniwell, CCBN, China, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom and Coship Electronics Collaborate to Deliver First Commercial High Definition Set-Top Box Solution for China, in Time for Beijing Olympics
Mar 21, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the first high definition (HD), personal video recording (PVR) set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution for China - the result of collaboration between Broadcom and Coship Electronics.
News categories: Broadcom, COSHIP, CCBN, China, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Envivio Enables First Trials of AVS Video Encoding For Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting in China
Mar 20, 2008 – Envivio has announced that its 4Caster C4™ encoders are being used in extensive broadcast trials in Shanghai that, for the first time, combine AVS video encoding with China's standard for digital terrestrial television broadcasting.
News categories: Envivio, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DTMB, Terrestrial

OKI, Intel and Huashu Jointly Develop Next Generation Hybrid STB
Mar 20, 2008 – Oki Electric (TOKYO:6703), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Huashu Digital TV have announced that the three companies have jointly developed a Next Generation Hybrid Set Top Box (STB) to serve the digital home market segment in China.
News categories: Intel Corp, Oki Electric, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box