Digital TV News: Media Partners Asia

Irdeto Selected to Protect Content & Business Model Protection to Chinese Cable Networks in Hebei and Xinjiang
Jun 24, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE:NPN) has announced that Hebei Broadcasting and Television Information Network (Group) and Xinjiang Broadcast & Television Transmission Network have chosen the Irdeto DVB conditional access solution for their digital migration process.
News categories: Irdeto, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

Irdeto Selected by Leading Chinese Cable Network to Secure Digital Migration for One Million Subscribers
Mar 21, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that Shanxi Cable Broadcasting Network has chosen the Irdeto Digital TV conditional access solution. Under the agreement, Irdeto will deliver one million smart cards over the next 24 months.
News categories: Irdeto, Cable TV, CAM, CCBN, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

MPA: Indian TV Market to Reach $11.6 Billion by 2012
Mar 17, 2008 – According to Media Partners Asia (MPA), India's digital pay-TV subscribers, including cable, DTH and IPTV, could grow to 38 million by 2012 and 57 million by 2017.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Irdeto Secures Deal in China For Two Million Smart Cards
Dec 11, 2007 – Irdeto has signed an agreement for two million smart cards from China's Jilin Provincial Network. The agreement, which will support the cable TV operator's digital migration project, is the largest for Irdeto to date.
News categories: Irdeto, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV

Chinese digital cable growing quickly
Nov 15, 2007 – China will have a whopping 84 million digital-cable subscribers by 2010, according to new figures from research outfit Media Partners Asia (MPA).
News categories: Media Partners Asia (MPA), Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

OpenTV Announces Deal with Sun Direct TV in India
Nov 6, 2007 – OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV) has announced that Sun Direct TV has selected OpenTV to provide the end-to-end solution and deployment management enabling its digital television services.
News categories: OpenTV, Sun TV, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite

India Pay TV market may go up to $10bn by 2010
Sep 20, 2007 – According to a survey conducted by Hong Kong-based independent organisation, Media Partners Asia (MPA), over 90% of the TV homes in India will be enjoying pay TV by 2015, of which 37% will have digital set-top boxes (STB).
News categories: Media Partners Asia (MPA), Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Asian broadband market growing
Apr 20, 2007 – Last year, a record 12.5 million new digital set-top boxes were installed in homes across Asia. By 2015, half of pay-TV homes will have these boxes, according to Media Partners Asia. More …
News categories: Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box