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DoCoMo Unveils Mobile TV Prototype at Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2010
Jul 15, 2010 – At the Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2010 trade show, DoCoMo (Tokyo: 9437) unveiled the prototype of a device that will allow users to watch video via its 'mmbi' broadcasting service. The service is due for launch in spring 2012.
News categories: DoCoMo, mmbi, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile

PlayStation®3 System to Offer Hulu Plus™ in the U.S. in 2010
Jul 14, 2010 – Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) and Hulu have announced that the Hulu Plus preview has begun on the PlayStation3 (PS3) in the United States with the consumer release of Hulu Plus available to all PS3 owners set to occur in the coming months.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Hulu, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming, USA

Haier Selects Sonic for Digital Movie Delivery
Jul 13, 2010 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced that Haier has chosen the RoxioNow™ platform to provide its customers convenient, trouble-free access to a broad library of Hollywood entertainment.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Haier, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Few willing to pay for CMMB mobile TV
Jul 13, 2010 – Commercial development of China's mobile TV service is falling far short of expectations. Of the 1.5 million users of China multimedia mobile broadcasting (CMMB), less than 3% are actually paying for the service.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, Mobile

Qualcomm and FarEasTone to Explore Creation of a MediaFLO service in Taiwan
Jul 7, 2010 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced that it has signed a non-binding MOU with FAR EASTONE to explore the creation of a broadcast mobile media operator using MediaFLO technology in Taiwan.
News categories: Qualcomm, FarEasTone, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, Taiwan

BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® Now Available on the Latest Philips Blu-ray Players
Jul 6, 2010 – P&F (Tokyo: 6839) has announced that its latest Philips Blu-ray players will feature BLOCKBUSTER On Demand®, expanding the ways in which Blockbuster provides consumers with instant access to the hottest movies.
News categories: Funai Electric, Blockbuster, Blu-ray, Streaming, USA

Project Canvas sets out content protection approach
Jul 6, 2010 – Project Canvas has announced its content protection strategy. For providers of premium content, such as the latest movie releases, or those requiring a subscription or download model, Canvas will support Marlin as the required DRM solution at launch.
News categories: Project Canvas, Marlin, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

WiFi to bring mobile TV to the masses
Jul 6, 2010 – A report published by Juniper Research has found that a surge in applications which can take advantage of the increasing availability of free WiFi services are set to boost the mobile TV industry with anticipated revenues of nearly $7bn by 2015.
News categories: Juniper Research, 5G, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming

Penetration of 3D-capable CE Expected to Grow Quickly
Jul 2, 2010 – IMS Research estimates that 5.99 million 3D TV sets will ship worldwide in 2010 and forecasts that over 218 million 3D TV sets will ship cumulatively from 2010 to 2015.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV