Findings from a comprehensive study reveal that Mobile Digital Television will play an important role in the lives of consumers because it offers the convenience, simplicity and immediacy of live broadcast TV on a variety of portable electronic devices. The study, commissioned by the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) – a voluntary association of television […]
IP-based communications service provider Level 3 Communications has completed a substantial expansion of the global capacity of its content delivery network (CDN). The expansion, which was completed in less than two years, more than doubles the company’s CDN capacity to support customer growth and increased demand. Level 3 has increased its globally available CDN capacity […]
The Mobile500 Alliance, a broadcast consortium comprised of 50 member companies covering 94 per cent of US television households, has detailed the business model and enhanced features for Mobile DTV, including new interactive advertising and an improved user experience that features social media integration with Twitter and closed captioning for the hearing impaired. The Mobile500 […]
Although tablets are driving increased at-home viewing and extended viewing time, smartphones still remain the primary device for mobile video consumption, according to QuickPlay Media, the provider of managed solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices The findings are featured in the annual independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and […]
Virgin Mobile France is launching a multi-play box and quad-play package for €29.99 a month, bringing it into competition with Free, SFR, Orange and Bouygues Telecom. The H@ppy4 proposition is priced below the compeition, undercutting its rivals. It offers a second more expensive bundle, including four hours of calls and 3GB of data for €39.99. […]
A subsidiary of NTT DoCoMo has begun offering the first TV channels aimed exclusively at users of smartphone and tablet computers. Mmbi inc.’s Nottv service offers access to three channels of programming for ¥420 (€3.8) a month in the Tokyo and Osaka metropolitan areas and other locations. Mmbi President Harunari Futatsugi said it was just […]
Orange is launching its smartphone app for interacting with TV shows to the UK. User point the phone camera at the TV to identify shows by cloud based signal processing then they can share their viewing habit with social networks. The app has had about 100,000 downloads since release in France last year. It will […]
HBO Central Europe, the leading provider of premium TV in central and eastern Europe is offering HBO GO to all HBO MAXPAK subscribers with a broadband Internet connection on the Dolce Romtelecom network starting April 2nd; the service is available on all Internet-connected devices. HBO GO service allows subscribers to watch their favourite shows directly […]
US telco Verizon Communications’ Chief Executive Lowell C McAdam has suggested the company could launch a wireless video service the end of the year which would allow its pay-TV subscribers to view some content on their mobile devices should regulators approve a proposed spectrum and marketing deal with cable operators. McAdam said an “integrated” service […]
OTT provider FilmOn.com says its Air tuner for iPhone/Android is now available in the UK. The company will be shipping the FilmOn Air for free, to all its yearly UK and European based subscribers, so they can watch local network television on their computers and mobile devices. FilmOn has licensed over 120 HD online television […]