Taiwan Digital TV News

Far EasTone collaborates with CatchPlay to launch 'FET Video Store'
May 5, 2011 – With FET Video Store even the latest hit movie can be downloaded within 20 seconds on any supporting equipment, whether it is a tablet PC, smartphone, iPad, iPhone or a home computer hooked up to a high-definition player.
News categories: Far EasTone, CatchPlay, Mobile, Streaming, Tablet, Taiwan

Hong Kong leads the way in the Asia Pacific IPTV market
Nov 23, 2010 – Hong Kong has sealed its place as the leading IPTV market in the Asia Pacific region with just over 51.1% of homes receiving IPTV services at end-June this year, according to latest figures from Informa Telecoms & Media.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Singapore, Taiwan, Video Exchange

FarEasTone launches mobile TV for smartphones and tablets
Nov 17, 2010 – Taiwanese mobile operator Far Eastone Telecommunications (Taipei: 4904) has announced the launch of a mobile TV service for smartphones and tablet PCs. The service consists of 20 channels and is priced at NT$168 (US$5.5) per month.
News categories: FarEasTone, 5G, Mobile, Taiwan

Asia Pacific LTE Connections to Surpass 120 Million by 2015
Nov 16, 2010 – The number of LTE connections in Asia Pacific will exceed 120 million by 2015, according to new data released today by Wireless Intelligence. This aggressive growth will be spearheaded by China.
News categories: Wireless Intelligence, 5G, Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, Mobile, Philippines, Taiwan

Intel to explore IPTV with Chunghwa Telecom
Oct 28, 2010 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) have announced a cooperation on cloud computing. As part of the agreement, the two companies have also agreed to jointly explore possible future developments in the area of IPTV.
News categories: Intel Corp, Chunghwa Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Taiwan

Taiwan's VeeTIME goes with Microsoft Mediaroom
Oct 26, 2010 – Vee Telecom Multimedia Co., Ltd. (VeeTIME), a provider of Cable TV, Broadband, IPTV and WIMAX services in Taiwan, has announced that it will move to Microsoft Mediaroom (Nasdaq: MSFT) for its VeeTV IPTV service.
News categories: Microsoft, VeeTIME, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Taiwan

Nagravision Selected By Taiwan's HYA For Digital Cable TV
Oct 18, 2010 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that it was selected to secure the roll-out of advanced digital services for Hsin Yeong An Cable TV (HYA), the largest independent cable television operator in Taiwan with more than 200,000 subscriber households.
News categories: Nagravision, Hsin Yeong An, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Taiwan

IPTV and 3D TV Confirmed as Greatest Opportunities for Asian Pay TV Operators
Aug 31, 2010 – Asia's Pay-TV industry players say new technologies such as IPTV and 3D TV offer the greatest untapped opportunity, according to the 2010 Asia-Pacific Pay TV Operators Survey jointly produced by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) and ContentAsia.
News categories: Global Intelligence Alliance, Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam

Qualcomm and FarEasTone to Explore Creation of a MediaFLO service in Taiwan
Jul 7, 2010 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced that it has signed a non-binding MOU with FAR EASTONE to explore the creation of a broadcast mobile media operator using MediaFLO technology in Taiwan.
News categories: Qualcomm, FarEasTone, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, Taiwan