KUALA LUMPUR and PARIS, June 17, 2008 – A survey of 25 operators in 15 markets in Asia, collectively serving more than 24 million subscribers, has found that 75% of PayTV operators were planning to launch a High Definition Television  offering during 2008.

by NSR

On 18 April 2008, Vietnam's first satellite, Vinasat-1, was successfully launched by Arianespace with the use of a heavy-lift Ariane-5 ECA launch vehicle. The reportedly $200 million satellite will provide television, radio, and telephone services for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It was built by U.S.-based Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) for the Vietnam-owned Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT).

By Peter I. Galace

With barely three months to go before the 2008 Beijing Olympics opens on Aug. 8, China does not have a single in-orbit DTH (direct-to-home) satellite to provide up-to-the minute Olympic coverage to its 13 million digital TV subscribers.

MUMBAI, INDIA, May 13, 2008 – Tata Sky, one of the leading providers of Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite Pay TV services in India, has achieved the remarkable milestone of 2 million subscribers within a period of only 20 months.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 7, 2008 -- The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia has reported that Indonesia only has 2% of approximately 40 million+ TV households, making its pay-TV market penetration one of the lowest compared with other Asian markets. 

by Peter I. Galace

Now, is HDTV “the next best thing to being there,” or does it really stand for “Hyped-Up Digital Television”?

Satellite service providers in Asia and around the world are turning to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing in August for the answer to this $1080 question. The betting is that the Beijing Olympics, which China is marketing as the “HDTV Olympics,” will indeed accelerate the adoption of HDTV worldwide and will more than make up for HDTV’s underwhelming Olympic sports debut at Athens in 2004.

SINGAPORE, April 15, 2008 – A new study from ABI Research indicates that Bluetooth-enabled equipment shipments in Asia will reach 982 million units in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate of 39% over 2006 shipments.

SINGAPORE, April 2, 2008 -- Lower-priced PNDs and GPS-enabled handsets helped the Asian navigation market to prosper in 2007, and total shipments topped 39 million for the year. That figure is expected to exceed 185 million in 2012, according to a new forecast from ABI Research.

 HONG KONG, March 20, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has released its “Digital Vision: India in 2012” report in New Delhi, providing an up-to-date overview of the opportunities for rapid development of India’s digital broadband and television industries.

The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia, an industry-based advocacy group dedicated to the promotion of multi-channel TV via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks across the Asia-Pacific, has launched its 'Mobile TV in Asia' report for CASBAA members, exploring some of the factors for the commercial success of mobile video TV services in the Asia Pacific.