India Digital TV News

India - NDS scouts for local partner to manufacture STBs
Apr 27, 2008 – NDS has said that it is scouting for domestic partners for manufacturing set-top boxes (STBs) and development of other interactive applications.
News categories: NDS Group, Digital TV, India, Set Top Box

IPTV Gathering Steam: Almost 10 Million Television-Over-Broadband Subscribers Worldwide
Apr 18, 2008 – A new report from Telecommunications Management Group (TMG), 'IPTV: The Killer Broadband Application,' forecasts that there will be nearly 60 million Internet Protocol television (IPTV) subscribers worldwide by the end of 2010.
News categories: Telecommunications Management Group, Asia, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Hong Kong, India, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, North America, Subscribers, USA

Ten Emerging Countries Primed for Impressive Growth of DTH Services
Apr 15, 2008 – NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report: 'Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Services: An Analysis of Ten Emerging DTH Markets.'
News categories: NSR, Brazil, Czech Republic, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Market Research, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Slovakia, Turkey, Vietnam

High-definition viewing to reach 44 million homes by year-end
Apr 10, 2008 – According to an Informa Telecoms & Media report 'Global HDTV Forecasts 3rd Edition,' only 4% of global homes will actively watch HD programming by the end of this year. However, this means nearly 44 million active HD households.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

India - Mobile TV prospects entice Qualcomm
Apr 7, 2008 – US-based Qualcomm plans to enter the Indian mobile TV market as soon as the service is launched in the country.
News categories: Qualcomm, Digital TV, India, Mobile, Smart TV

TIME-Stanton JV Signs IPTV-on-Mobile Pact with Chinese Operators
Mar 24, 2008 – Time Broadband Services with its joint venture partner Stanton Technologies has announced the launch of the world's first IPTV over 2.5G mobile platform to target the estimated USD 4bn mobile IPTV market.
News categories: Time Broadband, Stanton Technologies, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Mobile

Sun Direct TV Deploys Harmonic's Video Delivery Solutions for India's First MPEG-4 Satellite TV Service
Mar 19, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Sun Direct TV Private Limited has deployed Harmonic's market-leading digital video solutions for India's first MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast service.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Sun Direct TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Satellite

India - CASBAA urges digital transformation
Mar 18, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has released its 'Digital Vision: India in 2012' report providing an up-to-date overview of the opportunities for rapid development of India's digital broadband and TV industries.
News categories: CASBAA, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite

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