Mobile TV News

Consumer Electronics Market Braced for a Testing 2009
Jan 26, 2009 – The worldwide market for technological consumer goods has resisted a turbulent 2008, increasing by 13.7%. The current economic difficulties have not dissuaded consumers from buying electronic products that are increasingly innovative and accessible.
News categories: GfK, CEA, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV

Broadcast Mobile TV demonstrated with Sydney Trial
Jan 23, 2009 – The Ai Group's Australian Digital Suppliers Industry Forum (ADSIF) is coordinating a DVB-H mobile TV trial in Sydney with partners including Optus, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, LG, Broadcast Australia and Australian Digital Testing.
News categories: Ai Group, Australia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile

Axel Technologies Closes €2.4 million Investment Round To Boost The Development of Multistandard Mobile TV technology
Jan 20, 2009 – Axel Technologies has announced that they have secured a new €2.4 million investment for business and product development. Axel Technologies develops mobile TV technology that enables device manufactures to bring mobile TV to all portable devices.
News categories: Axel Technologies, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Venture Capital

Qualcomm Acquires Handheld Graphics and Multimedia Assets from AMD
Jan 20, 2009 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) and AMD (NYSE: AMD) have announced that Qualcomm has acquired certain graphics and multimedia technology assets, intellectual property and resources that were formerly the basis of AMD's handheld business.
News categories: Qualcomm, AMD, MandA, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

CMMB mobile TV now in 150 cities in China
Jan 20, 2009 – CMMB mobile TV broadcasting is now available in 150 cities in China according to CMMB mobile TV operator China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (CSMBC).
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile

Telegent brings live, free-to-air hybrid TV to PCs, laptops and netbooks
Jan 16, 2009 – Telegent Systems has announced the TLG2300, a single-chip DVB-T and analog TV receiver IC that solves the technical and integration challenges of adding live TV to personal computers (PCs) and portable devices.
News categories: Telegent Systems, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet, Terrestrial

Movidia launches revolutionary multimedia processor for mobile phones
Jan 15, 2009 – Movidia has announced the launch of its premier product the MA1110. The MA1110 is the first processor in the world to enable high performance in-phone video post-production in real time on power conscious mobile devices.
News categories: Movidia, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

Korea - Number of DMB service users soars in 2008
Jan 14, 2009 – Users of DMB services totaled 17.25 million at the end of 2008, up 59.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the Terrestrial-DMB Special Committee
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Mobile

Major Chinese brands select Siano for CMMB Mobile TV
Jan 14, 2009 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that its CMMB receiver chip, the SMS1180, has been selected to power CMMB mobile TV for leading Chinese phone-makers ZTE, Tianyu, CEC Telecom and MP3/4 giant AIGO.
News categories: Siano Mobile, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor