Mobile TV News

MediaTek, ZTE and China Mobile to cooperate on China mobile TV
Sep 3, 2010 – MediaTek (Taipei:2454), ZTE (SEHK:0763; Shanghai:000063) and China Mobile (NYSE:CHL; SEHK:0941) have announced that they will work together to tap mainland China's mobile-TV market.
News categories: MediaTek, ZTE, China Mobile, China, Mobile

Mobile Pay TV Uptake to Double by 2013
Aug 31, 2010 – Good News: Mobile Pay TV uptake to double by 2013. Bad News: To double from just 1.6m to 3.3m subscribers. A new TDG report identifies the absence of bundles, pricey subscriptions, and a lack of hardware as primary culprits in mobile TV's lackluster performance.
News categories: TDG, Market Research, Mobile

MaxLinear Tuners Used for ATSC-M/H Mobile TV Field Trials
Aug 31, 2010 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that its MxL111SF ICs are being used in mobile devices from Dell Inc. and Hauppauge Computer Works that were developed for the ATSC-M/H field trials now ongoing in Washington, D.C.
News categories: MaxLinear, Dell Inc, Hauppauge, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, USA

ATSC-MH Demodulator Core for the US Mobile DTV Market from Iberium Communications
Aug 30, 2010 – Iberium Communications has announced the availability of its Santana digital demodulator core for the US mobile DTV market. The core is fully compliant with the mobile DTV standard ATSC-MH (A/153) ratified in October of 2009.
News categories: Iberium Communications, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, USA

Comcel Launch ROK-Powered 3G Mobile TV Service in Colombia
Aug 27, 2010 – Comcel (Mexico:AMXL) and ROK Entertainment have announced the launch in Mexico of Ideas Web TV, a streamed, on-demand mobile TV subscription service.
News categories: ROK Entertainment, Comcel, 5G, Colombia, Mobile

LIME announces the coming of Mobile TV to Jamaica
Aug 26, 2010 – LIME, the leading telecommunications company in the Caribbean, has announced that it will be launching Mobile Television in Jamaica. This will make LIME the first mobile carrier to deliver mobile television services in the Caribbean.
News categories: LIME, Jamaica, Mobile

Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM Supports Microsoft PlayReady, to Enable Premium Content on Connected Devices
Aug 25, 2010 – Discretix has announced that its Multi-Scheme DRM Client is supporting Microsoft PlayReady® content access and protection technology. The DRM client enables the distribution and use of premium digital content on connected multimedia devices.
News categories: Discretix, PlayReady, Content Protection, DRM, Mobile, Portable, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Cambodia adopts Korea's T-DMB for mobile TV
Aug 25, 2010 – According to the Korea Communications Commission, Cambodia has adopted Korea's Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) standard, with a terrestrial mobile TV service due to be launched this year.
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, Cambodia, Digital TV, Mobile

Samsung Galaxy S™ is World's First DivX HD™ Certified Android Mobile Phone
Aug 24, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Samsung (KRX:005930, 005935; LSE:SMSN, SMSD) have announced that Samsung's Galaxy S is the world's first Android mobile phone that is DivX Certified for HD and the second overall DivX HD Certified phone, after the Samsung Wave.
News categories: DivX, Samsung, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming