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Mobile TV

Telegent and Brightstar to launch ‘Soccer TV’ phone

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 […]

February 18, 2010

Intel and Nokia merge software platforms

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 […]

February 17, 2010

Brightcove Mobile Experience

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 […]

February 16, 2010

UK keen on multi-screen viewing

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 […]

February 16, 2010

Sonic Solutions and DivX partnership

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 […]

February 16, 2010

Solaris Mobile Pocket Gateway device

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 & […]

February 15, 2010

TechniSat launches Freeview USB DVB-T stick

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 […]

February 11, 2010

Verizon “unprecedented coverage” of Winter Olympics

Verizon, in an agreement with NBC Universal, has announced a multi-platform content offering that will make the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games available to Verizon‚s FiOS TV, broadband and wireless customers. Beginning with the opening ceremony on February 12th, Verizon will offer subscribers access to content across multiple platforms, including an enhanced, interactive TV experience, […]

February 4, 2010

OMVC, Harris, Rentrak to measure mobile TV patterns

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 […]

February 4, 2010

DirecTV DVR Scheduler app surpasses 1m

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.

February 4, 2010