Digital TV News: State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT)

CMMB to be partnered exclusively with TD-SCDMA
May 25, 2009 – China's SARFT has said that CMMB will be partnered exclusively with TD-SCDMA, China's 3G standard, for the next 3-4 years, giving China Mobile (NYSE:CHL, Hong Kong:941) a head start as it is the only operator that supports TD-SCDMA.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

SARFT and China Mobile to promote TD-SCDMA handsets with CMMB
May 8, 2009 – China's SARFT, through its China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (CSMBC), has signed an agreement with China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; Hong Kong:0941) to promote the development of TD-SCDMA handsets with integrated CMMB mobile TV reception.
News categories: SARFT, China Mobile, China, Digital TV, Mobile

SARFT Requires Encryption for CMMB
Feb 27, 2009 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has announced that by the end of 2009, all CMMB terminals need to have conditional access (CA) systems installed.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

China digital cable TV subscribers exceed 45 million
Jan 13, 2009 – According to statistics from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), China's digital cable TV subscribers reached over 45 million at the end of 2008, making for an annual increase of 67.6%.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

China to Issue Standards for Digital TV Sets
Dec 22, 2008 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has stated that new manufacturing standards will be released next year designed to accelerate the custom manufacturing of high-definition televisions.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Regulation, Smart TV, Terrestrial

SARFT to purchase 3.5 million satellite set-top boxes
Dec 5, 2008 – According to INTERFAX, China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) will open a tender on Dec. 9 for 3.5 million set-top boxes for distribution as part of the impending launch of direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

CMMB Signals to Be Encrypted by Year-end
Oct 31, 2008 – The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has begun implementing a comprehensive conditional access (CA) system for CMMB-based mobile phone TV broadcasting.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile

China TV to be all-digital by 2015
Oct 22, 2008 – China is planning to switch off its analogue television by 2015, according to Professor Huang Yong, deputy editor-in-chief of China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), speaking at a conference in London.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Sharp Develops Industry's Smallest Tuner Module for Mobile TVs in China
Oct 20, 2008 – Sharp (Tokyo:6753) has developed the VA3C5CZ933, a mobile TV tuner module that supports China's CMMB and features the industry's smallest package size (9.0 x 9.0 x 1.7 mm). Mass production is slated to begin in December 2008.
News categories: Sharp Corp, China, Mobile