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SlingPlayer for Android tablets

Sling Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, has confirmed the availability of SlingPlayer for tablets running versions 3.0 or later of the Android operating system. Available for purchase on the Android Market, the application lets Slingbox owners extend their living room TV experience to their tablets and takes advantage of the higher screen resolutions […]

October 11, 2011

Reliance set to strike deal with UTV

Mukesh Ambani, India’s wealthiest man, is set to sign a deal with Walt Disney’s Indian subsidiary that will provide his Reliance Industries with the content for its next generation of mobile telecoms. The deal, expected to be sealed in the coming weeks, is between Reliance and UTV, one of Bollywood’s largest entertainment groups, which Disney […]

October 10, 2011

MobiTV reports record 167m mins of mobile TV

MobiTV, a mobile TV solutions company, has revealed that during the month of September 2011, US consumers viewed more than 167 million minutes of mobile television on MobiTV-powered services – the highest total for any month in MobiTV history. Of note, 65 per cent of the minutes viewed were live programming. The viewership illustrates continued […]

October 10, 2011

Everything Everywhere, BT commence Cornwall 4G trial

Everything Everywhere and BT have confirmed the start of a trial of 4G technology in Cornwall in which some 200 residents will consume services over both fixed and mobile network connections. The trial is designed to provide the firms with insights into how 4G services perform in rural areas, with the technology set to start […]

October 7, 2011

Games developers prefer smartphones

British developers are increasingly choosing to release their games as apps on smartphones and Facebook, rather than traditional players such as the PC or games consoles. Almost half of UK developers now produce games for mobile devices and social networks – with two-thirds opting for Apple’s iPhone – according to the survey of 104 businesses […]

October 6, 2011

Belgacom sets store by Alcatel-Lucent

Responding to consumers’ increasing desire to access digital entertainment and information on the variety of devices they own – from living room TVs to mobile phones and tablet PCs – Belgian telco Belgacom has chosen the Alcatel-Lucent Digital Media Store to ensure seamless availability of content wherever it is needed. The Digital Media Store enables […]

October 4, 2011

Tablet users willing to pay for digital content

FTI Consulting has found in a new consumer survey that tablet users in the US are not only ardent consumers of digital content but also are more willing to pay for online subscriptions.  These results suggest that well-formulated digital media strategies may offer new revenue prospects to traditional media. In a study, FTI Consulting compares […]

September 28, 2011

3 pleads for fair sharing of airwaves

Mobile firm 3 has warned that it may begin running out of capacity in UK urban areas by the end of next year if spectrum auctions do not go ahead. Networks increasingly face congestion as the demand for data soars. Auctions to free up space for next generation mobile services are earmarked for mid-2012 although […]

September 28, 2011

Chip maker sues Apple TV

Taiwanese chip designer Via is suing Apple over infringed patents. Via said the disputed functions were used in Apple TV, the iPod, iPad and iPhone and the software they run on. The patents involve the ways chips in these products use, transfer and manipulate data. The legal action is believed to be connected to an […]

September 23, 2011

OMVC profiles for US mobile TV

As US broadcasters prepare to launch robust mobile DTV programming, the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has developed a set of comprehensive Device Profile guidelines to assist consumer electronics manufacturers in developing Mobile DTV products. The Profiles are baseline technical guidelines that give manufacturers details about how broadcasters will implement new services and the details […]

September 23, 2011