Friday, February 13, 2009

China Digital TV to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Unaudited Financial Results on March 10, 2009

BEIJING, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd. ("China Digital TV") (NYSE: STV), the leading provider of conditional access systems to China's rapidly growing digital television market, today announced it will report its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, after the U.S. market closes on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The Company will hold an earnings conference call on the same day at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

    Conference Call Dial-in Information

    United States Toll Free:  +1-866-953-0757
    International:            +1-617-399-3487
    Hong Kong:                +852-3002-1672
    China Toll Free:          +10-800-130-0399

    Passcode:  China Digital TV Earnings Call

A replay of the call will be available for 1 week between 9:00 p.m. on March 10, 2009 and 9:00 p.m. on March 17, 2009 Eastern Time.

    Replay Information

    United States:            +1-888-286-8010
    International:            +1-617-801-6888

    Passcode:  71120949

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this call will be available on the Investor Relations section of China Digital TV's corporate website at http://ir.chinadtv.cn .

About China Digital TV

Founded in 2004, China Digital TV is the leading provider of conditional access ("CA") systems to China's rapidly growing digital television market. CA systems enable television network operators to manage the delivery of customized content and services to their subscribers. China Digital TV conducts its CA-related business through its subsidiary, Beijing Super TV Co. Ltd., and its affiliate, Beijing Novel-Super Digital TV Technology Co. Ltd. and its value-added services business through its subsidiary, Beijing Novel-Super Media Investment Co. Ltd.

For more information please visit the Investor Relations section of China Digital TV's website at http://ir.chinadtv.cn .

    For more information, please contact:

     Eric Yuan
     Senior Manager of Investor Relations
     Tel:   +86-10-6297-1199 x6171
     Email: ericyuan@novel-supertv.com

     Cynthia He
     Brunswick Group
     Tel:   +86-10-6566-2256
     Email: chinadigital@brunswickgroup.com