Mobile TV News

Mobile Video Consumption to Surpass 693 Billion Minutes by 2015
Jul 19, 2011 – Although many mobile video products have only recently launched, providers are experiencing significant growth in usage rates. According to In-Stat, nearly two-thirds of smartphone owners have watched video on their device, while nearly 86% of tablet owners have done so.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Mobile, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Social Participation TV to drive interactive behaviour to generate $2.9bn globally by 2016
Jul 19, 2011 – The Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) has released research on participation TV (P-TV) services in particular social channels across global markets. MIG expects mobile to become the main vehicle for interaction between viewer and broadcaster.
News categories: Mobile Interactive Group, Market Research, Mobile, Social TV

ARM Forecast to Significantly Increase Lead in the Battle for the Digital Home
Jul 12, 2011 – Preliminary findings from Semicast's forthcoming report 'Opportunities for Embedded Processors in the Digital Home' show ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) increased its position as the leading architecture for embedded processors in digital home applications in 2010.
News categories: Semicast, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

ROK Powers Mobile TV Service for Claro in Chile
Jul 8, 2011 – ROK Global (Frankfurt:RKG) has announced that ROK-powered Mobile TV is now live with Claro in Chile.
News categories: ROK Global, América Móvil, 5G, Chile, Mobile

Time Warner Cable Enhances iPad Experience with TWCable TV™ 2.0 Launch
Jul 7, 2011 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has announced the launch of TWCable TV™ 2.0 for the Apple iPad®, with features including over 100 live channels, an enhanced program guide, remote DVR manager, and the ability to change channels on your STB from your iPad.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Tablet, USA

Netgem makes the tablet the new truly portable TV within the connected home
Jul 6, 2011 – Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) has announced its 'N Cloud' which enables operators to meet customer demand for access to all content, including live TV and VOD, from any connected device within the home. Monaco Telecom will be the first to deploy.
News categories: Netgem, Monaco Telecom, Apps, Digital TV, Home Server, IPTV, Middleware, Monaco, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Tablet

Belgacom launches TV Everywhere
Jul 1, 2011 – Belgacom is now offering a service which allows customers to watch TV everywhere and on any device, in a transparent way, without having to bother about the technical aspects.
News categories: Belgacom, 5G, Belgium, IPTV, Mobile, Smart Home, Tablet

Consumer Electronic WLAN-Enabled Unit Shipments to Surpass 419 Million by 2015
Jun 28, 2011 – Though the WLAN attach rate of stationary CE devices remains relatively low in comparison to their portable counterparts, the size of the combined WLAN-enabled CE markets will surpass 419 million units shipped by 2015, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Automotive, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVR, Gaming, Gateway, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Open Mobile Video Coalition Releases Tools To Aid Mobile DTV Service Implementation
Jun 28, 2011 – Several new tools have been released by the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) to help Mobile DTV CE product manufacturers enhance Mobile DTV reception by reducing the need for expensive field testing of Mobile DTV consumer products.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Mobile, USA