China (中国) Digital TV News

MPA: Indian TV Market to Reach $11.6 Billion by 2012
Mar 17, 2008 – According to Media Partners Asia (MPA), India's digital pay-TV subscribers, including cable, DTH and IPTV, could grow to 38 million by 2012 and 57 million by 2017.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Trident Microsystems Acquires Private Chinese Software Firm
Mar 13, 2008 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has announced the acquisition of Beijing Tiside Electronics Design Co., Ltd., in a move to enhance Trident's software and connected TV strategies.
News categories: Trident, China, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Microtune Showcases Cable and Digital TV Solutions at CCBN International Trade Show in Beijing
Mar 13, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that it is exhibiting its newest single-chip TV tuners in its booth (HALL 1B, B182) at the 16th annual China Content Broadcasting Network (CCBN) trade show.
News categories: Microtune, ATSC 3, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Asia-Pac braces for mobile TV fever
Mar 12, 2008 – The Asia-Pacific mobile video services market is expected to see huge growth potential as mobile operators continue to spend millions on developing innovative services and content to arrest the declining average revenue per user (ARPU).
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Australia, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Tablet, Taiwan, Vietnam

China - DAB-based Mobile Phone TV Gains Traction
Mar 12, 2008 – Beijing Jolon Digital Media Broadcasting has revealed that there are currently already more than 10 different handsets (and many consumer electronics products) supporting DAB-format mobile television on sale in more than 400 mobile phone retail outlets.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers, Tablet

PCCW Launches High Definition Video Service in Hong Kong with Harmonic's H.264 Encoders
Mar 12, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that PCCW has deployed Harmonic's market-leading DiviCom® Electra® 7000 high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) encoders to power its HD channel service in Hong Kong.
News categories: Harmonic Inc., PCCW, Content Distribution, Hong Kong, IPTV, Video Exchange

CEVA and NBICC Collaborate to Add China's AVS Video Standard to Portfolio of Audio/Video Codecs for CEVA's MM2000 Platform
Mar 10, 2008 – CEVA (NASDAQ: CEVA / LSE: CVA) has announced a collaboration with the Ningbo CAS IC Design Center (NBICC) to add China's Audio Video Coding Standard (AVS) to the portfolio of codecs available for CEVA's MM2000™ programmable multimedia platform.
News categories: CEVA, CAS-ICT, China, IPTV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

China Digital TV Collaborates with Intel Corporation to Enable Next Generation Television Solutions
Mar 10, 2008 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced a collaboration with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Under the terms of the agreement, China Digital TV and Intel will cooperate to enable China Digital TV's CA solution to use the Intel® CE 2110 Media Processor.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Intel Corporation, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

CCID Consulting: the Sales Revenue of China's IC Market Reached 562.37 Billion Yuan in 2007
Mar 10, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235) has released a report on China's IC market. 2007 saw the lowest growth rate of China's IC market in the past five years.
News categories: CCID Consulting, China, Market Research, Semiconductor