China Digital TV to Report Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results on November 6, 2008

China Digital TV to Report Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results on November 6, 2008

BEIJING, Oct. 24 /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 third quarter ended September 30, 2008 after the U.S. market closes on November 6, 2008. China Digital TV's management will hold a conference call at 7 p.m. on November 6, 2008 U.S. Eastern Time (8 a.m. on November 7, 2008 Beijing/Hong Kong time).

   Dial-in details for this conference call are as follows:    United States Toll Free:  + 1.866.713.8563   International:            + 1.617.597.5311   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 November 13, 2008:

   United States: + 1.888.286.8010   International: + 1.617.801.6888   Passcode:      35200689    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 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 Barist Cohen    Ogilvy Financial, New York    Tel:   +1-646-460-9989    Email: jessica.cohen@ogilvypr.com    For media inquiries, please contact:     Ceren Wende    Ogilvy Financial, Beijing    Tel:   +86-10-8520-6514    Email: ceren.wende@ogilvy.com  

Source: China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd.

CONTACT: For investor inquiries - 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; Or In the United States: Jessica Barist Cohen of
Ogilvy Financial, New York, +1-646-460-9989, or jessica.cohen@ogilvypr.com; Or
For media inquiries - Ceren Wende of Ogilvy Financial, Beijing, +86-10-8520-
6514, or ceren.wende@ogilvy.com

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

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