Hong Kong - CABLE TV will launch HDTV services on 18 August 2009, focusing initially on sports programmes. The new service comprises three channels - a 24-hour HD channel on channel 201 and a round-the-clock premium channel All Sports Network, ASN HD (Channel 211); soccer matches or sports events taking place at the same time will be carried live in HD on channel 202. These new HD channels (hd201 and hd202) will feature a wide range of top sports actions, including Live telecast of UEFA … [Read more...] about Hong Kong Cable TV to launch HDTV service on August 18
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Baidu partners with Discovery
Beijing - Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific and Baidu, the largest global Chinese search engine announced the launch of a Discovery Channel Chinese website - discovery.baidu.com. The website will provide users with a unique platform through which they can interact and share knowledge and information about a wide variety of topics seen on Discovery Channel globally from science and technology to history and culture. The discovery.baidu.com website complements Discovery's on-air offering by … [Read more...] about Baidu partners with Discovery
PLDT to own Philippine Global Communications Inc. subsidiary
Philippines - Telecom firm Philippine Global Communications Inc. (Philcom Inc.) told regulators that its subsidiary Philcom Corp. will now be owned, managed and operated by phone giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), reports the Business Mirror. In support of an earlier application filed before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Philcom Inc.- in a manifestation submitted to the agency - said it owns a total of 8 million shares in Philcom Corp., representing all its … [Read more...] about PLDT to own Philippine Global Communications Inc. subsidiary
China Network to up capital expenditure
Taipei - China Network Systems Co Ltd (CNS), the nation's second-largest cable TV provider, said it would raise its capital expenditure this year by 20 percent, including on upgrading its digital network and purchasing set-top boxes, to promote its new digital TV business. CNS said it has started offering digital TV programs such as Discovery HD on four digital channels along with 80 digitalized analog channels for subscribers. Yet, according to the Taipei Times, CNS lags its competitors in … [Read more...] about China Network to up capital expenditure
China will surpass Japan in 2011 to become largest telecom services market in Asia: report
Cambridge, Mass. - Fueled by mobile penetration into the rural market and by uptake of 3G services, China's telecommunications market will generate $187 billion by 2014, surpassing Japan to become the largest telecommunications services market in Asia, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. China's telecommunications market generated US$110 billion in 2008, making it the second largest telecommunications services market in Asia/Pacific after Japan, notes Daniel Yu, analyst at Pyramid … [Read more...] about China will surpass Japan in 2011 to become largest telecom services market in Asia: report
SK Telecom: 4.6 percent rise in Q2 earnings
Seoul - Leading mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said its net profit rose 4.6 percent on-year in the second quarter on a broader customer base and higher revenue from wireless internet services. Net income stood at 311.6 billion won (US$251 million) in the April-June period, compared with 298 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing. Compared with the previous quarter, earnings dropped 1.6 percent. Sales rose 4.7 percent to 3.07 trillion won, while operating profit rose … [Read more...] about SK Telecom: 4.6 percent rise in Q2 earnings