Set-Top Box

Taiwan start-up signs tech deal with mainland TV set-top maker

9 Jan 2013

A Taiwanese firm specialising in wireless streaming has signed an unusual deal with mainland-based Coship Electronics to design set-top boxes that let television viewers send on-air content to...

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Xiaomi suspends set-top box amid illegal content talk

24 Nov 2012

Xiaomi Technology's set-top box suspended services a week after it debuted in Beijing as rumours circulated that the device is under government investigation for violating broadcasting rules.

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Watch what you say

1 Jun 2012

The death in May of Eugene Polley, inventor of the first wireless television remote control in 1955, got me thinking about how little has changed since his Flash-Matic wowed the world.

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Digital channel kicks off amid consumer caution, confusion

3 Dec 2007

Digital television, branded the next revolution in broadcasting, kicked off in the city yesterday with the launch by Asia Television of a trial channel.

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DVN in deal with Guangxi TV operator

6 Jun 2005

Hong Kong-listed set-top box manufacturer DVN (Holdings) has entered into a framework letter of intent with a Guangxi-based television operator as part of the mainland regulator's drive to migrate...

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Digital cable TV stations offered tax holidays

6 Jan 2005

A mainland digital cable television broadcaster has been granted a three-year tax holiday by the central government as part of a campaign to boost subscriptions nationwide.

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