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Monday 27 December 2010
TV, STB and networking chip vendors benefiting from China triple network convergence policy
Taiwan-based chipmakers for TVs, set-top boxes (STBs) and networking devices are expected to benefit from the China government's launch of its 12th five-year economic plan which has...
Friday 24 December 2010
Logitech requires Gigabyte to suspend Revue shipments
Logitech has reportedly informed Gigabyte Technology to temporarily suspend shipments of Revue set-top boxes (STBs) for the period from December 2010 to January 2011 waiting for Google...
Wednesday 22 December 2010
MStar aims to be top-ranking handset and STB chipset vendor
MStar Semiconductor will aim to become the top ranking chip supplier for handsets and set-top boxes (STBs) in the coming years, company chairman Wayne Liang said at an investors conference...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Hong Kong-based STB maker Sandmartin to acquire Heng Xin China's HK$200 million convertible bonds
Sandmartin International Holdings, a Hong Kong-based maker of digital TV set-top boxes (STBs), on December 20 announced that it will acquire HK$200 million (US$25.7 million) of convertible...
Thursday 11 November 2010
IC design house ALi plans to cut capital
Having sold off its webcam chip business unit and suspended the production of chips for MP3 players, IC design house ALi is planning to reduce its capital in order to shore up its...
Wednesday 6 October 2010
Apple TV BOM: The US$64 question
Although Apple's second-generation Apple TV represents a dramatic departure from the first-generation product, its internal design and key components are almost exactly the same as...
Thursday 30 September 2010
CyberTAN to begin shipping STBs for connected TV in 1Q11
Taiwan-based network equipment makers including D-Link, Accton Technology, Alpha Networks and Gemtek Technology are ready to enter into the production of devices supporting connected...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Logitech expected to ship 500,000 Revue units by end of 2010, say Taiwan makers
Logitech has begun shipping its Revue, a set-top box (STB) specifically for use with Google TVs, to the North American market for sale through large retail chains including Best Buy,...
Thursday 16 September 2010
ADB unveils STB Virtual Gateway platform
Set-top box vendor Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) has ventured into the digital home market unveiling its 'Virtual Gateway' STB platform at the ongoing IBC 2010 trade fair. Using...
Friday 27 August 2010
STB maker Sandmartin to buy 51% stake in China-based DOXTV
Hong Kong-based STB (set-top box) maker Sandmartin International Holdings reportedly plans to invest HK$80 million (US$10.29 million) to take up a 51% stake in China-based DOXTV,...
Wednesday 11 August 2010
ADB cooperates with First Media to offer HD paid TV services in Indonesia
Switzerland-based Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), an international provider of digital TV solutions and vendor of STBs (set-top boxes) with its global operational support based...
Wednesday 4 August 2010
ALi, Sunplus cautious about 3Q10
ALi and Sunplus Technology, two Taiwan-based IC design houses specializing in multimedia and PC peripheral chips, have both outlined a conservative outlook for the third quarter of...
Friday 30 July 2010
Sandmartin expected to ship 5 million STBs in fiscal 2011
Hong Kong-based Sandmartin International Holdings will be able to ship five million set-top boxes (STBs) in fiscal 2011 (from July 2010 to June 2011) after the company shipped 4.5...
Friday 2 July 2010
CHT to purchase 200,000 IP STBs from DinYen and HwaCom
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 1 announced the result of an open bid to procure 200,000 IP set-top boxes (STBs), with Taiwan-based DinYen Technology and HwaCom Systems each winning...
Thursday 10 June 2010
PESI sees January-May STB revenues up 40%
STB maker Prime Electronics & Satellitics (PESI) has posted revenues of NT$3.39 billion (US$104.47 million ) for the first five months of 2010, up 17.7% from the same period of...