DTMB (DMB-T/H) – Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast – GB 20600-2006; DMB-T+ADTB-T – News

Micronas Launches Digital Terrestrial TV Demodulator for Standard- and High-Definition Broadcast TV in China
Jul 30, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced the DRX 398yZ family of digital terrestrial demodulators targeted at the rapidly growing digital television market in China. The family demodulates according to China's GB20600-2006 standard.
News categories: Micronas, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

218,000 DTT receivers in Hong Kong homes
Jul 17, 2008 – According to a survey conducted jointly by the Government with ATV and TVB (Hong Kong: 0511), at end-May about 9.7% of Hong Kong households (approximately 218,000 families) were watching DTT via DTT receivers.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Hong Kong - OFTA prepares for launch of DTT second phase
Jul 6, 2008 – The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) is preparing for the launch of the second phase of digital terrestrial television (DTT) services in early August involving six additional transmission stations.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Terrestrial

485 Million to Receive Mobile TV by 2013
Jun 4, 2008 – The number of people receiving Mobile TV will reach 485 million by 2013, with subscriber growth anticipated to be strongest in Asia at first, especially in Korea and Japan, according to predictions made by Cantab Wireless.
News categories: Cantab Wireless, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Smart TV, Subscribers

Mirics develops global solution for TV on a PC utilizing software demodulation
May 28, 2008 – Mirics Semiconductor has announced the Mirics FlexiTV™ broadcast receiver, a complete RF, host interface and software demodulation solution enabling the reception of analog and digital TV to become a standard feature on all notebook PCs.
News categories: Mirics, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Colombia to evaluate China digital TV standard
Apr 30, 2008 – The Colombian government has announced that the National Television Commission (CNTV) wants to analyze the evolution of the Chinese DMB-T/H standard thus delaying the standardisation decision to July.
News categories: CNTV, Colombia, Digital TV, DTMB, Regulation, Terrestrial

Legend Silicon Releases 3rd Generation DTV Demodulator Chip
Apr 17, 2008 – Legend Silicon has announced a new, all-mode DTV demodulator chip (LGS-8G52) for China's latest DTV standards.
News categories: Legend Silicon, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

China - Cable DTV Achieves Rapid Development in 2007
Apr 11, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235) has released the 2007-2008 China's DTV Industry Annual Report. In 2007, there were 13.052 million new DTV subscribers, increasing the quantity of China's DTV subscribers to 27.186 million.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DTMB, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

Broadcast Mobile TV Taking Root In China
Mar 27, 2008 – Broadcast mobile TV will take off in China in 2009, reports In-Stat. 2008, then, is key for broadcasters to deploy and optimize networks and explore effective business models.
News categories: In-Stat, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV