KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has launched with Spanish telco, France Telecom Spain, part of the Orange network group. KidsCo programming will be made available across Orange mobile platforms this autumn. The partnership sees the launch of KidsCo on a mobile platform for the first time in Europe. Orange customers will be able to stream […]
AT&T’s U-verse has launched the AT&T U-verse Mobile app for Windows Phone 7 devices and is allowing any AT&T Windows Phone user to use the app watch hit TV shows for free for 30 days. Customers will be charged $9.99 a month once the free trial ends. The application will be initially available on the […]
Free-to-Air analogue mobile video is booming in Latin America and China, and digital mobile TV services are ramping up throughout Asia, as well as Latin America. In the US, new ATSC mobile DTV services are launching and will drive solid growth in a few short years. As a result, within a few years, In-Stat expects […]
Virgin Media has announced the launch of the Nokia N8, the first handset to come preloaded with its own video-on-demand software. The Virgin Media Player app will also give access to content from 4oD, Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon. Virgin says: “The brand-new Nokia N8 is the first handset to come pre-loaded with the ‘Virgin […]
Virgin Media has confirmed a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the video-on-demand rights in the UK to a selection of NBC Universal series. Under the terms of the agreement, these titles will be offered as new content across Virgin Media’s three entertainment platforms; TV, online and mobile. From December 1st Virgin Media […]
Vodafone Spain has launched a free mobile TV app for Android handsets that allows users to access to the 10-channel Vodafone TV service it offers over the Internet, including TV commercial channels La Sexta, Antena 3 and Telecinco. Called Vodafone Aplicacion TV, the app also gives access to pay DTT channel Gol TV, which airs […]
Envivio, provider of video processing solutions, has added support for the new Windows Phone 7 operating system to its multi-screen video head ends based on the 4Caster C4 family of encoder/transcoders. The enhancement will maximise video quality by using high quality H.264 compression—Envivio Extreme encoding—and provide support for the advanced playback and content protection features […]
Sogecable-owned TV channel Cuatro is launching as a Virtual Mobile Operator later this month. In partnership with KPN and using Orange celular coverage it Will use the brand Cuatro Movil. Cuatro Movil’s mobile will offer contract and pre-pay oprions and will make phones including the Nokia x2, Acer Liquid E, Huawei U8110 or Nokia 2690, […]
AT&T and Microsoft have confirmed an October 15th launch of U-verse TV on Xbox 360 for U-verse customers, which enable access to the U-verse TV experience on their existing Xbox 360s, replacing the need for an extra receiver in the home. AT&T is the first TV provider in the US to offer live TV service […]
Regular local broadcasts over mobile TV are coming on special devices by the end of 2010 and should reach phones within the next few years, backers of a nationwide US initiative stated at the CTIA Enterprise & Applications show in San Francisco, undeterred by the recent failure of FLO TV. The Open Mobile Video Coalition […]