Chongqing Cable TV has reduced the price of its digital TV set-top boxes (STB) from RMB 580 to RMB 493, and, for those customers who purchase one, is also waiving basic subscription fees for one year. In addition, the company is expanding its number of analog television channels from 6 to 8, for which it charges a subscription fee of RMB 5 per month.
The company is currently testing an interactive platform for its DTV services, and expects to be able to launch an interactive platform by year-end that will offer online shopping, gaming, traffic inquiry and ticket-purchasing services.
A spokesperson with the Chongqing broadcasting authorities said the goal for this year and next is completion of DTV conversion work for the 3 mln cable television users in the city and outlying suburbs.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Sony launched digital TV set-top boxes
Color TV enterprises at home and abroad have launched a number of built-in digital TV set-top boxes of one of the heat wave, LCD TV giant Sony is the first time today in view of the ground-launched high-definition digital television signals in the set-top boxes, digital television still has not launched one machine The plan.
"In the time being, Sony will not launch digital TV integrated machine," Sony (China) Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department of the media, vice president Cai Leilei bit to the network (ChinaByte) said that with China's launch of terrestrial digital high-definition signal of the growing city, China is one of the digital television market demand certainly exists. But how much of the market demand, Sony, is still unknown. So Sony plans through the sale of terrestrial digital TV set-top boxes, to understand China's terrestrial digital TV market demand.
According to reports, Sony launched digital television receivers DST-HD100C can not only provide 1920 * 1080 high-definition programming, but also provide 5.1-channel audio signals, high-definition TV screen to watch a clearer, more realistic audio. In addition, in order to avoid high-definition television set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and flat-panel TV connection cumbersome connection, Sony also launched a simultaneous combination of wireless audio and video LF-W1BR.
At present, another giant Sharp LCD TVs in China did not introduce digital television set-top boxes.
It is understood that because of China's digital TV standard has not yet unified, the short term, no matter what TV, set-top boxes are required配上can watch digital television programs. If consumers buy the so-called "digital TV integrated machine", its built-in standard set-top boxes because of different still unable to work, need to purchase another set-top boxes to watch normal programming.
In particular, the current number of color TV manufacturers have introduced so-called digital TV integrated machine, but in fact products are not mass production, just to show that a technology research and development capabilities of the publicity and speculation.
"In the time being, Sony will not launch digital TV integrated machine," Sony (China) Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department of the media, vice president Cai Leilei bit to the network (ChinaByte) said that with China's launch of terrestrial digital high-definition signal of the growing city, China is one of the digital television market demand certainly exists. But how much of the market demand, Sony, is still unknown. So Sony plans through the sale of terrestrial digital TV set-top boxes, to understand China's terrestrial digital TV market demand.
According to reports, Sony launched digital television receivers DST-HD100C can not only provide 1920 * 1080 high-definition programming, but also provide 5.1-channel audio signals, high-definition TV screen to watch a clearer, more realistic audio. In addition, in order to avoid high-definition television set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and flat-panel TV connection cumbersome connection, Sony also launched a simultaneous combination of wireless audio and video LF-W1BR.
At present, another giant Sharp LCD TVs in China did not introduce digital television set-top boxes.
It is understood that because of China's digital TV standard has not yet unified, the short term, no matter what TV, set-top boxes are required配上can watch digital television programs. If consumers buy the so-called "digital TV integrated machine", its built-in standard set-top boxes because of different still unable to work, need to purchase another set-top boxes to watch normal programming.
In particular, the current number of color TV manufacturers have introduced so-called digital TV integrated machine, but in fact products are not mass production, just to show that a technology research and development capabilities of the publicity and speculation.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
China set-top box sales keep increase
The first half of 2008, China set-top box sales keep increase, CCID Consulting's research data shows that sales of the first half of the Chinese market a total of 11.689 million set-top boxes Taiwan, an increase of 110.1 percent.
The first half of 2008, to welcome the arrival of the Olympic Games, the regional operators also increased the intensity of translation, especially the CCBN held in March, has brought a lot of business orders. The first half of the Chinese market a total sales income of 4.181 billion yuan, up 73.6 percent, high-definition, interactive set-top boxes, and other high-end increase in sales, slowed the rate of lowering the prices of set-top boxes, making set-top box sales to the Chinese market and sales by the same .
Jiuzhou the second quarter of the overall force, domestic and international markets double harvest, Changhong in the second quarter to a stable performance to a 13.6% share of first place. Parker and Skyworth days in the third and fourth, respectively, the sales market share of 11.7% and 10.5%. It is worth mentioning that, with the soaring sales, with the exception of TOP10, other brands also have better performance, market share has been enhanced.
The first half of 2008, to welcome the arrival of the Olympic Games, the regional operators also increased the intensity of translation, especially the CCBN held in March, has brought a lot of business orders. The first half of the Chinese market a total sales income of 4.181 billion yuan, up 73.6 percent, high-definition, interactive set-top boxes, and other high-end increase in sales, slowed the rate of lowering the prices of set-top boxes, making set-top box sales to the Chinese market and sales by the same .
Jiuzhou the second quarter of the overall force, domestic and international markets double harvest, Changhong in the second quarter to a stable performance to a 13.6% share of first place. Parker and Skyworth days in the third and fourth, respectively, the sales market share of 11.7% and 10.5%. It is worth mentioning that, with the soaring sales, with the exception of TOP10, other brands also have better performance, market share has been enhanced.
China STB market share
The first half of 2008, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin has launched terrestrial digital television, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shenyang and Guangzhou terrestrial digital TV will also launch, but sales for the general population has not yet set-top boxes on the ground in the market, Toshiba Led a number of brand launch terrestrial digital TV integrated machine, in Beijing, Qingdao and other Olympic cities sales, one of the set-top box integrates the functions of the television, the future integration of the sales are bound to affect the sales of set-top boxes; Satellite digital TV, June 9, stars on the 9th in the successful launch of a live satellite, but satellite broadcast policy and ground operators have not yet identified, satellite set-top box sales also no major improvement; the first half, China Telecom increased to IPTV The development, and issued a single procurement set-top boxes.
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