Digital TV News: Digitimes

Taiwan's Connected TV Alliance up and running
Dec 1, 2009 – According to the Taiwan Digital Television Committee (DTVC) the inaugural meeting of Taiwan's Connected TV Alliance took place on November 30, 2009.
News categories: Digital Television Committee, TEEMA, China, Content Distribution, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Taiwan

Two mobile TV licences for Taiwan in 2010
Oct 19, 2009 – The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) in Taiwan is planning to offer two national mobile TV operating licences for the country in 2010. The government will remain neutral on the standard to be used for the broadcasting.
News categories: MOTC, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, Taiwan

CMMB mobile TV market shrinking
Jul 9, 2009 – According to DigiTimes, the CMMB mobile TV market in China has been rapidly shrinking since the introduction of conditional access at the end of last year.
News categories: China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

Intel to use Broadcom to enhance Netbook HD decoding
May 21, 2009 – Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) plans to offer the BCM70015 graphics chip from Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) as an option to improve HD video performance in its next-generation netbook platform (Pine Trail).
News categories: Broadcom, Intel, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Tatung receives STB order from Guangzhou Cable TV
Jan 21, 2009 – Tatung has received an IPTV set-top box (STB) order from Guangzhou Cable TV. The STBs for Guangzhou Cable TV will support Microsoft Mediaroom.
News categories: Tatung, Guangzhou Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

MediaTek, Sunplus to offer Blu-ray Disc chipsets
Dec 22, 2008 – MediaTek and Sunplus Technology are in the process of certifying Blu-ray Disc (BD) player chipsets with potential clients and expect to begin shipments as early as the second quarter of 2009.
News categories: MediaTek, Sunplus Technology, Blu-ray, Semiconductor

Digital Innovative Service Industry Alliance created in Taiwan
Nov 6, 2008 – Five cable operators and two set-top box (STB) manufacturers have set up the Digital Innovative Service Industry Alliance (DISIA) to create an operating environment for broadband digital multimedia entertainment services in Taiwan.
News categories: Zinwell, PESI, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Taiwan

Multi-standard DTV decoding chip market set for rapid growth
Oct 2, 2008 – The global transition from analog to digital television broadcast is spurring TV makers to offer sets with more advanced video decoding chips capable of working with multiple and new video standards, according to iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Taiwan - MP4 player vendors plan to launch DVB-T handsets
Sep 3, 2008 – Vendors of MP4 players, having seen the success of mobile phones equipped with mobile TV functionality in China, plan to introduce DVB-T-enabled handsets for sale in Taiwan in the fourth quarter of 2008.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Taiwan, Terrestrial