UPDATE: China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd. Changes Conference Call Time

UPDATE: China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd. Changes Conference Call Time

BEIJING, March 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd. ("China Digital TV") (NYSE:STV) has changed the time of its earnings conference call for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 (8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, Beijing/ Hong Kong time). Full release follows:

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 8:00 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 10:00 p.m. on March 10, 2009 and 10:00 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:

Investor 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

Source: China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd.

CONTACT: Eric Yuan, Senior Manager of Investor Relations, China Digital
TV Holding Co. Ltd., +86-10-6297-1199 x6171,
ericyuan@novel-supertv.com; or Cynthia He of Brunswick Group, +86-10-6566-2256,
chinadigital@brunswickgroup.com, for China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd.

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

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