Orange and T-Mobile UK have revealed they intend to jointly pilot a new mobile TV and multimedia broadcast service in London using NextWave Wireless' UMTS MBMS based TDtv solution. The pilot, scheduled for the second half of 2008, will be targeted at people in West London and will demonstrate how the cost of providing high-quality, […]
From David Del Valle in Barcelona The European Commission’s decision to bet on the DVB-H standard to for Europe has been fiercely criticised by the Qualcomm-sponsored FLO Forum at the MWC in Barcelona which has demanded a neutral position from European authorities in the emerging mobile TV business. “It is still very premature having a […]
From Colin Mann in Barcelona Mobile TV use is set to surge due to strong consumer demand, with the service ranked as the number one application users want on their phone, according to a consumer behaviour study conducted by Ericsson and news broadcaster, CNN. The results suggest that mobile TV is poised to become a […]
The UK’s five biggest mobile operators have signed a deal to develop a common system for measuring mobile advertising effectiveness that aims to make it as easy for advertisers to run campaigns on mobiles as it is across other media such as TV and press. Advertisers and agencies have long complained that one of the […]
From Colin Mann in Barcelona Content protection specialist Nagravision has joined forces with mobile multimedia device developer Quantum and automotive component manufacturer Magneti Marelli to launch QTM TV, a DVB-H and DVB-T pay-TV mobile set top box dedicated to in-car entertainment'. The QTM TV is thought to be the first automotive grade set-top box providing […]
Silicon Software Systems (S3), provider of mobile TV client software, and Irdeto, expert in digital content security, have announced a joint software solution that allows mobile TV handset manufacturers to support both IPDC OSF and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) BCAST in a single solution. S3 and Irdeto can now provide a complete solution to mobile […]
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has published a report that takes an in-depth look into the impact of ad-funded mobile entertainment (AFME) on the on-portal mobile entertainment market in the UK. Rimma Perelmuter, MEF Executive Director commented: “There are approximately 3 billion mobile subscribers around the world. Being able to provide them with content for […]
From David Del Valle at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona The commercial introduction of DVB-H mobile TV services in Spain will not take place until 2010, Minister of Industry Joan Clos, has revealed the at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. “We hope that the regulation of the market is completed this year to […]
From Colin Mann in Barcelona CNN International has launched a mobile Java application, which combines dynamic graphics with high end interactive and personalisation features such as multiple category browsing, hourly on-demand 'CNN World News Now' updates and interactive news flipper, to offer mobile users an enriched experience for keeping up to date with news on […]
From Colin Mann in Barcelona Digital pay-TV technology solutions NDS has unveiled what it claims is the world's first hybrid rights and business management platform for mobile TV. The hybrid platform, which combines content protection and business management for both the DVB-H IPDC and OMA BCAST broadcast profiles in a single system, will be shown […]