China (中国) Digital TV News

Dalian DTV Conversion 98% Complete
Dec 10, 2007 – The number of digital cable TV subscribers in Dalian has reached 920,000 to date.
News categories: Dalian, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Chinese digital terrestrial TV operators flounder in over-competitive market
Dec 7, 2007 – Chinese digital terrestrial TV operators are facing increasingly difficult market conditions rather than benefiting from the approaching Beijing 2008 Olympics, a local digital terrestrial TV official has told Interfax at the third Digital New Media Annual Forum held in Beijing.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Market Research, Terrestrial

CMMB Trials to Expand to 37 Cities
Dec 6, 2007 – An executive from a local radio and television group has revealed that CMMB is building upon its current foundation of the six Olympics cities plus Guangzhou and Shenzhen to begin major, nationwide expansion.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile

ZTE to Build World's First AVS-IPTV Commercial Network with China Netcom Group
Dec 5, 2007 – ZTE Corporation has won the world's first AVS-IPTV commercial network development bid offered by the China Netcom Group. Under the contract, ZTE will be the sole provider of IPTV network solutions for the project.
News categories: ZTE, China Netcom, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

Shanghai IPTV Subscribers Exceed 180,000
Dec 5, 2007 – Li Anmin, director of the China Telecom Shanghai Research Institute revealed that by the end of October, IPTV users in Shanghai had risen to over 180,000.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

SiTV National DTV Platform Boasts 9 mln Premium Subs
Dec 4, 2007 – SiTV, a subsidiary of the Shanghai Media Group (SMG) announced yesterday that by the end of November, it had over 9 mln premium DTV subscribers, an 80% increase from last years 5 mln.
News categories: Shanghai Media Group, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Topbroad Develops New Video Decoding Chip
Dec 4, 2007 – Following the successful production of its "Beijing-1" high-definition set-top box core chip, Tianjin Topbroad Microelectronics, a subsidiary of Tianjin Communication and Broadcasting Group, has developed its TBM5028 video decoder chip.
News categories: Tianjin Communication and Broadcasting, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

Sharp Develops Industry's First Tuner Module Compatible with China Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting System Standard
Dec 4, 2007 – Sharp Corporation has developed the VA3C5CZ920, the industry's first tuner module compatible with GB20600-2006, the China Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting System Standard.
News categories: Sharp Corporation, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Morgan Stanley: DTV to Grow 300% in China
Dec 3, 2007 – Li Weidong, Executive Director with Morgan Stanley, predicted December 2 that the number of digital TV users in China will triple annually for the next three years - making DTV China's fastest growing consumer sector.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers