Broadcast Asia, Singapore - Global Security provider, Conax, is making an important impact in SE Asian markets. The company’s advanced security solution combining Chipset Pairing and Fingerprinting technologies have been proven as a successful tool for securing the content and revenue streams of regional TV operators in the region to keep their content secured and revenue streams protected. Market standard, Chipset Pairing, creates a controlled environment for operators to release … [Read more...] about Conax brings new level of content security to pay-TV operators in SE Asia
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ABS-CBN anticipates better earnings in Q2
Manila - ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. expects to perform better in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the previous quarter. At the sideline of the company's stockholders meeting, ABS-CBN chairman and chief executive officer Eugenio Lopez III said that political ad spending will not be that much of a factor in the second quarter, but growth in non-political ad revenues will continue to be significant. Lopez also said net income for the entire year will double from last year. For the first three … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN anticipates better earnings in Q2
Japan’s digital divide
This 87 billion Yen investment into switching to digital, mostly from the national treasury debt, requires people to purchase a new TV or a tuner to be equipped for their analog TV. With the switchover, people will be able to receive advanced services such as High–Definition on 16:9 aspect ratio screens and high quality sound. Viewers can also check the program schedule a week ahead, receive data broadcasting to see practical information such as news and weather, enjoy the subtitles even … [Read more...] about Japan’s digital divide
LG Telecom unveils new corporate identity
South Korea - Mobile operator LG Telecom has changed its corporate identity to LG U+. The company said that the letter U stands for ‘ubiquitous technology’, and the plus sign represents the added value the company seeks to offer its customers. LG Telecom in January absorbed its subsidiaries LG Dacom and LG Powercom. The new entity then adopted ‘Combined LG Telecom’ as its temporary identity. LG U+ was selected from some 800 candidates. The company will officially adopt … [Read more...] about LG Telecom unveils new corporate identity
China: 3G users exceed 20 million within a year
Beijing - China's 3G users have exceeded 20 million within one year since last May, and are estimated to reach 150 million by the end of next year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Economic Daily reported. The recent MIIT report shows that in the first quarter of 2010, the China Mobile TD network has covered over 238 cities, and its rival, China Unicom, has built 335 WCDMA networks, while China Telecom made 342 networks. In all, China's 3G … [Read more...] about China: 3G users exceed 20 million within a year
LCD-TV sales in Asia picking up
Singapore - As the economy recovers, consumers in Asia are once again spending on technical consumer equipment (TCE), particularly on LCD-TVs, according to a report by GfK Asia. GfK findings reveal that one product within the consumer electronics sector that has been displaying exceptional performance is LCD-TV. Sales of LCD-TV total more than half of all spending on Consumer Electronics products in countries like Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. … [Read more...] about LCD-TV sales in Asia picking up