Sales of HDTV sets in the U.S. are predicted to total 16 million in 2007, boosting the HDTV universe to 52.5 million, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. The CEA’s new study, “HDTV: You Have the Set, But Do You Have the Content?” found that 30% of U.S. households currently have an HD set and of these, almost a third own more than one. However it revealed only 44% of HDTV owners receive HD programming, as cost and lack of interest were cited as the main reasons … [Read more...] about Buzz and confusion in U.S. over HDTV
Co-Productions
MEASAT demonstrates HD collaboration
Singapore – A number of key industry players have taken a co-operative approach to help stimulate the growth of HDTV in the region. Rivalries have been put aside to bring together a High Definition (HD) video distribution solution tailor-made for the Asian market. The solution has been developed with Scientific-Atlanta and Tandberg Television providing the MPEG-4 compression systems, and Ascent Media and Pacific Century Matrix providing the play-out and uplink services from Singapore and … [Read more...] about MEASAT demonstrates HD collaboration
AsiaSat expands service to India
Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and Indiasign Pvt. Ltd. will jointly launch a C-band MCPC (Multiple Channels per Carrier) platform on AsiaSat 2. New platform will be operated by Indiasign’s teleport in New Delhi, providing uplink and distribution services to Indian broadcasters through AsiaSat 2’s C-band transponder capacity. Indiasign’s Chief Operating Officer Anoop Bhatia says the new MCPC platform will offer satellite uplink and … [Read more...] about AsiaSat expands service to India
BT takes NDTV to the U.S. and U.K.
Singapore – As part of New Delhi Television (NDTV)’s global growth strategy, BT’s Media and Broadcast sector is enabling the broadcaster to distribute to BSkyB and Direct TV in the U.K. and U.S. respectively. Since BT’s $50 million sale of its satellite broadcast business to Arqiva in April 2007, BT has invested $48 million in its media network for Asia Pacific. As NDTV’s global network supplier, BT will carry live news bulletins to multiple platforms on its fiber … [Read more...] about BT takes NDTV to the U.S. and U.K.
ASEAN moving forward on DVB-T common standard
Singapore – While a common DVB-T standard for digital broadcasting has been adopted for ASEAN, time-frames will differ according to market maturity. ASEAN government ministers, hosted by Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA), met June 21 2007 to discuss the roll-out of digital broadcasting in the region. The DVB-T common standard was adopted at the 9th Conference of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI), which concluded on May 24 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. … [Read more...] about ASEAN moving forward on DVB-T common standard
Mobile gaming revenues surging in Asia Pacific
Mobile gaming revenue in the Asia Pacific is forecast to surpass US$1.8 billion in 2007 and reach $4.6 billion in 2011, according to research firm Gartner Inc. The revenue jump correlates with higher data consumption in countries such as South Korea and Japan and reflects the bigger appetite for mobile gaming in this region, it said. Gartner expects worldwide mobile gaming end-user revenue will grow from $2.9 billion in 2006 to $9.6 billion in 2011; this year should total $4.3 billion, a 49.9% … [Read more...] about Mobile gaming revenues surging in Asia Pacific