The BBC is to offer a new range of applications that will deliver BBC Online services to a range of mobile devices. Licence fee payers have already been able to access the BBC website on mobile phones for eight years. BBC Director of Future Media & Technology Erik Huggers said it is planning to release […]

Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, and Brightstar, a global player in the wireless industry, have announced a partnership to bring a low-cost handset that delivers live, free-to-air broadcast TV to Latin American and African consumers prior to this summer’s 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa. Brightstar’s Avvio 505 device, which incorporates […]

In a significant development in the convergence of communications and computing, Intel Corporation and Nokia are merging their popular Moblin and Maemo software platforms. This will create a unified Linux-based platform that will run on multiple hardware platforms across a wide range of computing devices, including pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones, connected TVs and […]

Brightcove, the online video platform, has unveiled the Brightcove Mobile Experience for Adobe Flash Player 10.1, enabling organisations to deliver an optimised video viewing experience across smartphone platforms running Flash Player 10.1 when it is available, including Google Android, Symbian S60, Palm webOS, Windows Mobile and Research in Motion BlackBerry. The solution makes it possible […]

QuickPlay Media, a provider of solutions that manage the business of mobile video, have published the results of an independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and video consumption in the UK. Conducted with current mobile subscribers, the study reflects a strong consumer desire for multi-screen TV viewing capabilities, with 55 per cent of […]

Sonic Solutions and DivX, the digital media company, have confirmed an expanded partnership to enable the digital distribution of an extensive catalogue of titles on DivX Certified mobile devices. Through the partnership, Sonic and DivX will make it easy to transfer and playback movies on mobile phones. Sonic has established its Roxio CinemaNow platform, which […]

Solaris Mobile, the Dublin based operator of new pan-European hybrid satellite and terrestrial wireless networks for next generation mobile services, announces the development of a mobile gateway device allowing the reception of services in S-Band on smart phones. The Solaris Mobile Pocket Gateway is a pocket sized S-band receiver which decodes DVB-SH TV, radio & […]

TechniSat Digital as unveiled the AirStar TeleStick 2 – a USB DVB-T Stick for the reception of Freeview digital TV and radio on a PC or laptop – approved by Freeview and carrying the Digital Tick logo. The AirStar TeleStick 2 is a small form factor USB stick for the reception of Freeview digital TV […]

The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), a broadcast industry organisation dedicated to accelerating over-the-air Mobile Digital Television, is teaming with Harris Interactive, a global market research firm, and Rentrak, a specialist in multi-screen media measurement, to study consumer usage habits during OMVC’s Mobile DTV Consumer Showcase in Washington. With more than 30 television stations now […]

Less than one year after its debut for the iPhone and iPod touch, more than 1 million users have downloaded the DirecTV DVR Scheduler app. The app is now available on Android devices and the Palm Pre and Pixi.