Korea Digital TV News

More than 50% of Mobile TV Subscribers from APAC by 2013
May 27, 2009 – According to research from RNCOS, the Asia-Pacific region will account for more than 50% of global Mobile TV subscribers by the end of 2013 due to the rapid technological developments in countries like China, Japan, South Korea and India.
News categories: RNCOS, 5G, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, Mexico, Mobile, Russia, Spain, UK, USA

SK Broadband Selects Harmonic for the World's Largest Commercial Launch of Cable IPTV to Date
May 27, 2009 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) has announced that SK Broadband (KOSDAQ:033630) has deployed Harmonic's Direct-2-Edge (D2E) solution, for the world's largest commercial launch of cable IPTV to date, across its cable, xDSL, and FTTx access networks.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, SK Broadband, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Fibre, IPTV, Korea

SK broadband broad&tv subscribers down 19.3k in Q1
May 6, 2009 – SK broadband (KOSDAQ: 033630) has announced results for the First Quarter of 2009. broad&tv IPTV subscribers were down 19.3 thousand in the quarter, and down 126.3 thousand year-on-year, to give 756,092 at quarter-end.
News categories: SK broadband, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

MPA Sees Strong Asia Pacific Pay-TV Subs Growth
Apr 22, 2009 – Against the background of a poor global macroeconomic environment, media owners and investors focused on Asia Pacific can take comfort from the defensive nature of the region's pay-TV and broadband industries, according to a Media Partners Asia report.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Asia, Australia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DVR, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Sigma Media Processors Power Celrun IPTV Set-Top Boxes Across Korea
Apr 15, 2009 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that Sigma's highly integrated SMP8654 media processors will be used to power Celrun's TD-1100 set-top box (STB) which has been selected by telecom provider LG Dacom to be deployed throughout Korea.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Celrun, LG Dacom, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

I&C Technology Selects Mixed-Signal IP from S3 for Mobile TV SoC
Feb 9, 2009 – Silicon & Software Systems (S3) has announced that I&C Technology has licensed S3's mixed-signal IP for their leading-edge mobile TV SoC. The SoCs are now in volume production for the Korean mobile TV market.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems, I&C Technology, Korea, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

HDMI Moves Beyond HDTVs to Set Top Boxes, DVD Equipment, Mobile PCs and More
Feb 9, 2009 – As adoption of HDMI ports approaches 100% in digital televisions, the interface is now moving into set top boxes, DVD Equipment and Mobile PCs, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVD, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, UK, USA

SK Broadband achieves sales of KRW 1861.4 Billion in 2008
Feb 6, 2009 – SK Broadband (formerly Hanarotelecom) [KOSDAQ: 033630] has announced results for the fourth quarter of 2008. broad&tv IPTV subscribers were up 6,782 in the quarter, though down 31.8 thousand year-on-year, giving 775,407 at year-end.
News categories: SK Broadband, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Online Video Shaping the Future of TV
Feb 5, 2009 – According to CASBAA, China, Japan and Korea will drive the next wave of online video development. China will draw further attention as it emerges as the largest wired broadband market in the world with 190 million connections in 2012.
News categories: CASBAA, China, Digital TV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Streaming