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China Adds 53 Mln New DTV STB Users in 2012

SARFT.net, 11/16/12

The number of newly added DTV (including cable TV, satellite TV, terrestrial, and IPTV) set-top boxes (STB) in China is expected to reach 53 mln units in 2012, according to Beijing-based broadcasting industry news portal Sarft.net, up 11.1 mln or 26.5% YoY compared to 41.9 mln in 2011. Read More

Shandong Invests RMB 25 Mln in Huhutong DBS TV Project

Xinhuanet, 9/04/12

The Shandong Province Finance Bureau has invested RMB 25 mln in an effort to deploy the "Huhutong" rural direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) connectivity project in areas beyond the reach of standard cable TV services to provide free TV reception to 200,000 households. Read More

Coship Terminates DBS Project Investment

China Business News, 4/24/12

Chinese developer and manufacturer of satellite receivers and cable and terrestrial set-top boxes (STBs) Coship Electronics (002052.SZ) yesterday announced in a public filing that it had officially canceled plans to invest RMB 135 mln in the manufacture of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) receiver equipment. Read More

China to Provide RMB 1.5 Bln DBS Program Subsidy

Sohu IT, 2/28/12

Wang Xiaojie, director of the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) Department of Science and Technology, said recently that the central government will appropriate RMB 1.5 bln for the support of nationwide "Huhutong" rural direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) connectivity efforts in 2012. Read More

China's DTV Market to Reach RMB 500 Bln in 2015

Business Value, 2/02/12

Chinese consulting firm CCID Consulting predicted recently that China's DTV market would grow from RMB 40 bln in 2002 to 500 bln in 2015. Read More

Rumor: SARFT to Replace 1st Generation Cuncuntong STBs

Asiatvro.com, 2/01/12

An industry source has revealed that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) direct broadcast satellite (DBS) center will oversee the free exchange of the first round of set-top boxes (STBs) issued in the "Cuncuntong" rural DBS connectivity program for new encryption-capable STBs. Read More

SARFT, NDRC Complete New Cuncuntong STB Tender

SARFT, 12/01/11

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently organized a new direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) receiver equipment procurement tender for "Cuncuntong" rural connectivity efforts. Read More

Illegal Satellite Dishes Cheaper Than Legal in China

Itxinwen.com, 11/18/11

Wu Chunyong, chief editor of broadcast industry news site Dwrh.net, said today most "shanzhai woks" (a term for illegal satellite dishes) cost between RMB 100 and 300, while legal direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) TV receivers cost approximately RMB 550. Read More

Hunan Goke Launches DBS Decryption Chip

Dvbcn.com, 11/07/11

Hunan-based TV chip provider Goke Technologies recently released its GK6105S direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) decryption chip, providing a high-performance, low-cost solution for set-top box manufacturers. Read More

SARFT Rural DBS Program Targets 10 Mln Users in 2011

SARFT, 11/02/11

At a work meeting on direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) service region planning convened by China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) in Beijing on October 31, Wang Xiaojie, director of SARFT's Department of Science and Technology, said that China's national "Huhutong" rural DBS initiative aims to deploy 10 mln "Huhutong" DBS satellite TV receivers by year's end, growing to 50 mln in 2012 and 200 mln by 2015. Read More