Jakarta - Pay-TV penetration in Indonesia currently stands at just 2% of some 40million TV households, a low figure compared to various Asian markets. However, pay-TV growth has picked up in the last 12 months with legitimate pay-TV subscriptions including individual, residential and SMATV (multi-dwelling housing units) doubling in Q1, 2008 to 785,000. Competition in pay-TV is expected to increase in 2008/2009 with five preliminary licenses for satellite pay-TV services issued in September 2007, … [Read more...] about Pay-TV competition in Indonesia to heat up
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APAC dominates FTTx market with continued growth in 14 countries
Ovum RHK has published the results of a 14-country independent assessment of broadband deployments and service drivers in the Asia-Pacific region, with a specific focus on FTTx (optical fiber). "Ovum RHK believes there will be over 240million broadband subscribers in Asia-Pacific by the end of 2011," said Lynn Hutcheson, vice president, communication components at Ovum RHK. "APAC has over 80% of the worldwide FTTx deployments. Many operators indicated that content services were going to be a key … [Read more...] about APAC dominates FTTx market with continued growth in 14 countries
IOL Netcom debuts IPTV service in India with Verimatrix content security
Singapore/Mumbai - Broadband Internet service provider IOL Netcom has launched India's first on-demand IPTV service in Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore, available to more than 250,000 subscribers, using Verimatrix's content security technologies. IOL Netcom is expecting the expansion of content delivery options to PC to help customer acquisition, reduce installation resources and fulfill the entertainment on-demand promise. Premium content including movies from IOL Netcom's on-demand movie library … [Read more...] about IOL Netcom debuts IPTV service in India with Verimatrix content security
BBC World News goes mobile in India
Mumbai - BBC World News has sealed content deals with six Indian mobile operators including BPL, MTNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Spice Telecom and Idea Cellular. According to local media reports, BBC World News' content for the mobile platform is expected to include short news video clips. Currently, BBC World News content is being trialed by Spice Telecom and Airtel, as well as MTNL which announced it will launch a mobile TV service to offer up to 21 channels from June 2008 following current field … [Read more...] about BBC World News goes mobile in India
YouTube launches Indian website
New Delhi - YouTube, subsidiary of Internet search giant Google, has launched an Indian version of the video-sharing website at www.youtube.co.in with a localized homepage and search functions highlighting popular and relevant videos in India. YouTube India inked partnership deals with local media firms including Eros Entertainment, Rajshri Films, NDTV, UTV, Zoom TV, India TV and Krishcricket, as well as Indian International Film Academy (IIFA), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, the … [Read more...] about YouTube launches Indian website
Granada Int’l closes HD content deal with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom
Hong Kong - Granada International, part of UK's ITV, has sold more than 300 hours of HD programming to Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, to be available via its Multimedia On-Demand (MOD) IPTV-VOD service. Titles covered by the deal include recently launched dramas My Boy Jack, Murdoch Mysteries, Durham County and Ballet Shoes; multiple series of factual programming Planet Science and Brainiac; various Hollywood TV movies and three series of Agatha Christie's Poirot, as well as features such as The … [Read more...] about Granada Int’l closes HD content deal with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom