China Digital TV to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results on August 6, 2008

China Digital TV to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results on August 6, 2008

BEIJING, July 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 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, will announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 after the U.S. market closes on August 6, 2008. China Digital TV's management will hold a conference call at 8 p.m. on August 6, 2008 U.S. Eastern Time (8 a.m. on August 7, 2008 Beijing/Hong Kong time).

   Dial-in details for this conference call are as follows:    United States Toll Free:  +1.888.396.2386   International:            +1.617.847.8712   Hong Kong:                +852.3002.1672   China Toll Free:          +10.800.130.0399   

Please dial-in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call. The passcode for all regions is "China Digital TV Earnings Call."

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

A replay may be accessed by phone at the following number until September 13, 2008:

   United States:       +1.888.286.8010   International:       +1.617.801.6888   Passcode:            89545650    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 investor and media inquiries, please contact:    In China:    Eric Yuan    Senior Manager of Investor Relations    Tel:   +86-10-6297-1199 x6171    Email: ericyuan@novel-supertv.com     Helen Plummer    Ogilvy Financial (Beijing)    Tel:   +86-10-8520-3090    Email: helen.plummer@ogilvy.com    In the United States:    Jessica Cohen    Ogilvy Financial (New York)    Tel:   +1-646-460-9989    Email: jessica.cohen@ogilvy.com  

Source: China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd.

CONTACT: In China: Eric Yuan, Senior Manager of Investor Relations, +86-
10-6297-1199 x6171, or ericyuan@novel-supertv.com; or Helen Plummer of Ogilvy
Financial (Beijing), +86-10-8520-3090, or helen.plummer@ogilvy.com; In the
United States: Jessica Cohen of Ogilvy Financial (New York), +1-646-460-9989,
or jessica.cohen@ogilvy.com

Web site: http://ir.chinadtv.cn/

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