China (中国) Digital TV News

MediaTek to Offer TV Chips for Mainland China
Dec 26, 2007 – An industry insider has revealed that MediaTek has won chipset orders from Chinese LCD manufacturers Hisense (600060.SH) and Konka (2016.SZ), with products due on the markets in H1 2008.
News categories: MediaTek, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

China - National Handset Mobile TV Standard Selection Resumed
Dec 26, 2007 – Previously halted testing for China's national mobile TV standard has resumed, and will last one month.
News categories: Standardization Administration of China, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Mobile

Innofidei Starts Mass Production of CMMB Handset Chip
Dec 21, 2007 – CMMB chipset manufacturer Innofidei announced December 21 that it has started mass production of its proprietary CMMB decoder chip, the IF101.
News categories: Innofidei, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

Telepath Released CMMB Demod Chip Together with Infineon and SMIC
Dec 21, 2007 – Telepath Technologies has unveiled irs TP3001 demodulator chip. The TP3001 enables access to mobile multimedia broadcasting via mobile handhelds, personal media players as well as other portable electronic devices.
News categories: Telepath Technologies, Infineon, SMIC, China, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Hainan DTV Subs to Reach 400,000 by Year-end
Dec 20, 2007 – According to a statement from China Cable Hainan, by the end of the year the province will have 400,000 DTV users.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

China DTV Subs Reach 23.6 mln, IPTV Subs 1.14 mln
Dec 20, 2007 – China Netmedia, a consulting arm of the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) has revealed that as of November 31, 2007 the number of cable DTV subscribers in China reached 23.65 mln.
News categories: China Netmedia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Ningxia DTV Subscribers Reach 380,000
Dec 19, 2007 – Currently, the number of DTV subscribers in the province of Ningxia has reached 380,000, with 79 different channels included in the basic monthly subscription.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Wuxi DTV Households Reach 500,000
Dec 17, 2007 – Wuxi, which began DTV conversion in October 2006, has met its target figure of 500,000 subscribers.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Shanghai IPTV Subs to Hit 230,000 by Year-end
Dec 17, 2007 – The number of IPTV subscribers in Shanghai has almost reached 220,000 and is estimated to break 230,000 by the end of the year.
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers