Mobile TV News

CMMB Set For China-wide Commercial Launch in July
Mar 5, 2009 – China's State Administration for Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) has said that trial commercial CMMB offerings are set to be rolled out nationwide on July 1.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile

Siano and Cidana launch first CAS enabled Solution for Chinese Mobile TV PC market
Mar 4, 2009 – Siano Mobile Silicon and Cidana have announced the launch of a CAS solution to receive CMMB broadcast Mobile Digital TV services for PC products in China. The solution is based on a 'Big-Card' (or CI-Module) component and is SARFT-certified.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Cidana, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

SARFT Requires Encryption for CMMB
Feb 27, 2009 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has announced that by the end of 2009, all CMMB terminals need to have conditional access (CA) systems installed.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

Kudelski 2008 Results and New Client Wins
Feb 27, 2009 – The Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD.VX) has announced its 2008 annual results. Digital TV progressed well in the second half, generating a 46.1% net revenue growth compared to the first half. For the full year Digital TV achieved a 15.3% growth rate.
News categories: Kudelski, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Mexico, Middleware, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Taiwan, Terrestrial

South Africa postpones Invitation To Apply for Mobile TV Broadcasting Services
Feb 24, 2009 – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has informed all interested parties that it has decided to temporarily withdraw an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for frequencies to provide mobile digital video broadcasting services.
News categories: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, South Africa

Siano launches lowest cost receiver chip for multi-standard mobile/portable DTV
Feb 24, 2009 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new low-cost multi-standard mobile TV receiver chip, the SMS1140. The SMS1140 supports the major global MDTV broadcasting standards of DVB-T, ISDB-T and T-DMB.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Nexstreaming brings Live TV to the iPhone
Feb 23, 2009 – Nexstreaming has announced the commercial availability of its NexPlayer™ mobile video player for the Apple iPhone. The player offers premium quality for video and music streaming through Mobile Operator Networks and also through Wireless Internet.
News categories: Nexstreaming, Media Player, Mobile, MWC24, Streaming

Vietnam approves TV broadcasting plan to 2020
Feb 20, 2009 – The Vietnam government-approved radio and television broadcasting plan to 2020 aims to spread the area covered by radio and television services in Vietnam and to the world.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Satellite, Terrestrial, Vietnam

Digital Cube Selects RMI's Au1300 Processor for its Next Generation Platform
Feb 18, 2009 – RMI Corporation has announced that Digital Cube has selected the Alchemy Au1300 Processor for its next generation platform to fuel its Mobile Internet Devices and Portable Media Players with HD video playback and a rich 3D user interface.
News categories: RMI Corp, Digital Cube, Digital TV, MWC24, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet