SARFT Selects China Digital for CMMB Solutions
STV Press Release, 7/02/08
Chinese conditional access (CA) systems provider China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) has announced that it has been designated as a mobile TV solutions developer by China's broadcasting regulator, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT).
Under the contract signed with SARFT subsidiary China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation, China Digital TV will develop Electronic Service Guide (ESG) solutions based on the China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) standard.
ESGs are program navigation guides used in mobile TV platforms. Mobile TV viewers can use an ESG to quickly search and find multimedia broadcasting information, like program airing time, classification and show summaries.
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