China (中国) Digital TV News

now TV launches Hong Kong's first HD broadcasts
Jul 19, 2007 – PCCW has announced the launch of High Definition (HD) programming on now TV. Starting in August 2007, customers can pre-register for now TV's HD service and enjoy Barclays Premier League (BPL) matches in spectacular style.
News categories: PCCW, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV

China Telecom to Offer IPTV Services in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Powered By UTStarcom's RollingStream End-to-End IPTV System
Jul 18, 2007 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced that the company won a bid to deploy its RollingStream(TM) end-to-end IPTV solution with China Telecom (CTC) for a new commercial IPTV network in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
News categories: UTStarcom, China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV

China's CMMB to be tested in five Olympic host cities this October
Jul 16, 2007 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and TV (SARFT) will set up testing networks using China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting, a Chinese mobile TV standard, this October in five host cities of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

China mobile TV spec gains strong backers
Jul 16, 2007 – Key support from two pioneering chip design houses may help a fledgling mobile TV spec pull ahead of the field of competitors vying to become China's national standard.
News categories: China, Digital TV, DTMB, Mobile, Semiconductor

Chinese IPTV targeting a million
Jul 11, 2007 – China's only IPTV service has 400,000 subscribers and is hoping to reach 1 million by the end of 2007.
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

Europe and China co-operate on development of DMB for mobile TV
Jul 10, 2007 – A 2-year European Union funded project, MODIBEC, aims to build further co-operation between Europe and China, particularly in the area of digital broadcasting and convergence with mobile communication. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, Europe, Mobile

Hisense and Metalink 802.11n Multimedia Home Networking for China
Jul 9, 2007 – Hisense and Metalink (NASDAQ: MTLK) have announced their collaboration to offer innovative and cost-effective solutions for delivering high-definition (HD) multimedia over wireless home networks.
News categories: ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, Router, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

IGRS and Metalink Wireless HDTV Platform for China TV Vendors
Jul 9, 2007 – IGRS, the Intelligent Grouping and Resource Sharing working group, and Metalink (NASDAQ: MTLK) have announced that they are working together to provide an advanced High Definition (HD) TV Decoder Platform for wireless home networks.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Router, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

CCID Predicts Turning Point for China Terrestrial Digital TV Chip Market
Jul 6, 2007 – CCID Consulting comments on the China TV transmission standard DMB-TH. The standard is scheduled to go into effect on August 1, 2007, but CCID predicts that the Beijing 2008 games will be the real turning point for the terrestrial Digital TV Chip Market. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial