Digital TV News: Changhong

Changhong to offer online video with its TVs
Mar 30, 2009 – Changhong (Shanghai: 600839) has announced plans to invest CNY150 million to establish an internet content platform named Lejiao Web. Users who buy Changhong flat-panel TVs in China will be able to login to a website for free download of thousands of TV programs.
News categories: Changhong, China, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming

Global and China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Market Report, 2008
Dec 4, 2008 – In 2007, 140 million STBs were sold worldwide, the overall sales percentage of satellite STBs was 46%, and IP STB gained the highest sales growth with a figure of 4.53 million, increased by 77% comparing 2006.
News categories: Research In China, Research and Markets, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

China's STB Market to Maintain Steady Growth
Nov 24, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong: HK08235), recently released a report on the prospect of China's STB market. CCID Consulting statistics show that sales volume in 2008 Q1 to Q3 reached 16.667 millions, up 83.4% over the same period in 2007.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Changhong develops Apollo I SoC
Oct 30, 2008 – Changhong (Shanghai: 600839) affiliate Panovasic Technology has developed a system on chip (SoC) named Apollo I. Changhong plans to use the design as the basis for further developments in the fields of mobile multimedia and HD digital TV.
News categories: Changhong, Panovasic Technology, China, Semiconductor, Smart TV

China's DTV STB Market Has Explosive Growth
Sep 16, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong: 08235) has released an update on China's DTV STB market. CCID Consulting's data shows that the sales volume of China's STB market reached 11.69 million sets in 2008H1, up 110.1% year-on-year.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

China Telecom announces IPTV preferred suppliers
Aug 25, 2008 – China Telecom (NYSE:CHA; Hong Kong:0728) has announced its preferred suppliers for IPTV 2.0 platform and terminal equipment procurement.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Sales Volume of China's STB Market Reaches 3.592 Million Sets in 2008Q1
May 29, 2008 – With the rapid development of digital TV, China's STB market develops rapidly in 2008Q1. CCID Consulting's data shows that the sales volume of China's STB market reaches 3.592 million sets in 2008Q1, up 45.6% over 2007Q1.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

ChangHong Selects NXP To Launch AVS-Enabled IP Set-Top
Mar 19, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has announced that its latest highly-integrated, low-cost set-top box (STB) solution, STB222 has been selected by ChangHong to deliver AVS-compliant IP STB platform to manufacturers and Pay TV operators in Asia.
News categories: NXP, ChangHong, CCBN, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Four Receiver Manufacturers adopt S&T RedKey MHEG-5 solution for new markets
Mar 10, 2008 – Strategy & Technology Client Systems Ltd (S&T Client Systems) has announced that four leading Asia-based receiver manufacturers have licensed its RedKey MHEG-5 receiver engine.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box