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PCCW expands Viu OTT service to Singapore
Jan 11, 2016 – PCCW Media (SEHK:0008) has announced the launch of Viu, its over-the-top (OTT) multi-screen video service, in Singapore. Following its launch in Hong Kong in October 2015, the Viu app had more than 500,000 downloads by the end of 2015.
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PCCW, Janice Lee, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Singapore, Streaming
Eutelsat-Nilesat 7/8°W video audience exceeds 50 million homes
Mar 11, 2014 – Eutelsat (Paris:ETL) has unveiled at Cabsat Dubai the results of its survey on TV reception modes and trends across the Middle East and North Africa.
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Eutelsat, Michel de Rosen, Algeria, Cable TV, CABSAT, Digital TV, Egypt, IPTV, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Market Research, Middle-East, Morocco, Oman, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, Subscribers, Terrestrial, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen
NEOTION deploys the first Cardless CAM in MENA for My‐HD
Dec 13, 2013 – My‐HD, a satellite pay TV platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has selected NEOTION as a technical partner for the launch of their latest premium high definition offer.
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NEOTION, My‐HD, Steven Deschryver, CAM, Digital TV, Middle-East, Satellite, Set Top Box
DISH Launches DISHWorld Service on Roku Streaming Platform
May 23, 2012 – DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) and Roku have announced the launch of DISHWorld on the Roku streaming platform, in the U.S. The service enables DISH to expand its distribution of ethnic channels into urban and MDU markets difficult to reach by satellite.
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Roku, DISH Network, DISHWorld, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA
Open Hybrid TV on show at KOBA 2010 Show
Jun 16, 2010 – Korea's Open Hybrid TV (OHTV) system has been shown for the first time at KOBA 2010 in Seoul. OHTV, which is similar in concept to HbbTV, is being developed by Samsung and LG in conjunction with three local broadcasters - KBS, SBS, and MBC.
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Content Distribution, HbbTV, Korea, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming
Mobily test-fires DVB-H broadcast of 8 satellite channels
Dec 22, 2009 – Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) is testing its upcoming DVB-H service. The company is trying out broadcasting eight popular satellite TV channels in Jeddah, in a joint trial with the Ministry of Culture and Information of the infant service.
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Mobily, Digital TV, Mobile, Saudi Arabia
Emirates Mobile TV consortium granted DVB-H licence for the UAE
Oct 24, 2009 – The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has agreed to grant a license to the Emirates Mobile Television Corporation consortium to provide DVB-H mobile TV broadcasting services for 10 years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, UAE
HKSTP, ASTRI, TVB, ATV and Rohde and Schwarz to Establish Hong Kong Digital Terrestrial Television Local Testing Group for New DTV Standard
Oct 24, 2007 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has signed an MOU to establish the Hong Kong Digital Terrestrial Television Local Testing Group (DTTG) with the Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), Television Broadcast Limited (TVB), Asia Television Limited (ATV), and Rohde and Schwarz (R&S).
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HKSTP, ASTRI, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), Asia Television Limited (ATV), Rohde and Schwarz (R&S), Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, TV Services
KT Launches Mega TV Utilizing NDS Content Protection
Aug 6, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has been selected by KT as the provider of content protection solutions for the company's Mega TV service, as KT announces commercial launch of the service.
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Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Korea
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