Taiwan Digital TV News

TiVo subscribers down 146 thousand in quarter to end-July 2009
Aug 26, 2009 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has reported results for its second quarter ended July 31, 2009. TiVo lost 42,000 direct subscribers and 104,000 subscribers through MSOs/broadcasters, to leave a total of 3.05 million at the end of the period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Cable TV, Canada, DVR, Mexico, New Zealand, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Taiwan Broadband Communications Takes the Lead in Launching DVR
Aug 19, 2009 – Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) once again takes the lead in digital TV services as the first operator in Taiwan to launch the Digital Video Recorder (DVR).
News categories: TBC, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Taiwan

PTS Selects Harmonic for Taiwan's First Terrestrial H.264 HD and SD Broadcast Service
Jun 15, 2009 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Public Television Service Foundation (PTS) has selected Harmonic's MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) digital video technologies for the rollout of Taiwan's first HD and SD H.264 terrestrial broadcast service.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Public Television Service, BroadcastAsia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Taiwan, Terrestrial

CNS Taiwan Selects Harmonic for Major H.264 Digital Cable Headend Upgrade
Jun 15, 2009 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that China Network Systems (CNS) has selected Harmonic's digital video solutions for an MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) network upgrade that enables CNS to expand its HD and SD digital service.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, BroadcastAsia, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Taiwan

EchoStar and AsiaSat Form DTH Joint Venture
Jun 1, 2009 – EchoStar [NASDAQ: SATS] and Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) [HKSE: 1135] have announced the formation of a joint venture for the delivery of a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service to Taiwan and other targeted regions in Asia.
News categories: EchoStar, AsiaSat, Digital TV, Satellite, Taiwan

TiVo subscriptions down 139k in quarter to end-April '09
May 27, 2009 – TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) has reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2009. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the first quarter were approximately 37,000, compared to 48,000 gross additions for the year-ago period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Cable TV, Canada, DVR, Mexico, New Zealand, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

SiS 217H HDTV Processor Targets Taiwan HiHD DVB-T Market
May 25, 2009 – Silicon Integrated Systems has unveiled a new high integrated HDTV processor, SiS217H, for the new HiHD digital broadcasting system in Taiwan. The processor incorporates a high-definition H.264/AVC and MPEG-2 compliant decoder.
News categories: Silicon Integrated Systems, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Taiwan, Terrestrial

Amtran Selects Xceive Silicon tuner for new TV design
May 13, 2009 – Xceive has announced that Amtran has selected Xceive's XC5000 silicon tuner for its new line of TVs for the Taiwan market. Amtran will utilize the XC5000 to provide a solution for the unique requirements (DVB-T digital plus NTSC analog) in Taiwan.
News categories: Xceive, Amtran, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Taiwan, Terrestrial

Chunghwa has 686,000 Multimedia-On-Demand subscribers
Apr 29, 2009 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) has reported its operating results for the first quarter of 2009. As of the end of the quarter, Chunghwa had 686,000 Multimedia-On-Demand (MOD) subscribers, equivalent to a 57.6% year-over-year increase.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Taiwan