Singapore Digital TV News

MediaCorp rolls out High-Definition TV (HDTV) channel
Jul 6, 2007 – MediaCorp plans to launch its HDTV commercial channel in the last quarter of 2007 and be the first broadcaster in Southeast Asia to roll out an HDTV channel on terrestrial platform.
News categories: Digital TV, Singapore, Terrestrial

ASEAN to define guidelines for adoption of digital TV by 2008
Jun 21, 2007 – ASEAN countries are looking to set up a list of criteria to encourage the adoption of digital TV in the region by 2008.
News categories: Asia, Brunei, Cambodia, Digital TV, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Set Top Box, Singapore, Smart TV, Terrestrial, Thailand, Vietnam

SingTel may launch pay-TV service by July
Jun 3, 2007 – COUCH potatoes may get a second pay-TV operator as early as July, when SingTel is expected to launch its Internet protocol TV, or IPTV, services delivered over its broadband network. More …
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Singapore

Ninth Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information concludes
May 24, 2007 – The Ministers endorsed DVB-T as the common digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard for ASEAN and took note of the proposal by some ASEAN Member Countries for ASEAN to work towards 2015 as a common switch-off date.
News categories: Asia, Brunei, Cambodia, Digital TV, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Terrestrial, Thailand, Vietnam

Singapore - TV shows broadcast to cell phones coming soon
Mar 11, 2007 – Cellphone users may soon be able to watch TV on the go, with the Media Development Authority (MDA) planning to issue a licence to broadcast programmes to mobile phones this year. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Singapore

Thomson Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results
Feb 15, 2007 – In a strong Q4, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) shipped 2.9 million satellite set-top boxes (4Q05, 2.8 million) and 0.9 million cable STBs (4Q05, 0.3 million). Thomson shipped 11.1 million satellite STBs in 2006 (2005, 10.9 million) and 2.0 million cable STBs (2005, 0.6 million).
News categories: Thomson, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, France, Gateway, Germany, India, Netherlands, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Singapore, UK, USA

High Definition Television Comes To Singapore
Jan 18, 2007 – Singapore and StarHub have jointly scored another first. With the much anticipated commercial launch of StarHub's HDTV service, Singapore is now the first country in South-East Asia to offer a commercial HDTV service.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Digital TV, Singapore

SingTel bringing HDTV content to every home in Singapore
Jan 16, 2007 – MDA has issued a nationwide IPTV licence to SingTel's wholly-owned subsidiary SingNet. Mega Media is to supply High Definition (HD) channels for the IPTV service when it is launched commercially later this year.
News categories: SingTel, Digital TV, IPTV, Singapore

MDA launches new licence framework for Singapore IPTV
Jan 15, 2007 – A new two-tier licence framework for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) rolled out by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) today aims to further facilitate the growth of IPTV services in Singapore, leading to tangible benefits for the industry and consumers.
News categories: Media Development Authority, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Singapore