Mobile TV News

MediaTek begins CMMB IC shipments
Nov 20, 2008 – Taiwan's MediaTek (Taipei:2454) has begun shipping chips for China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile phones.
News categories: MediaTek, China, Mobile, Semiconductor

Sonic to Acquire CinemaNow
Nov 19, 2008 – Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) has announced that it is to acquire CinemaNow. CinemaNow is at the forefront of digital video distribution, offering over 6,000 Hollywood movies, TV shows and music videos to users across multiple platforms.
News categories: CinemaNow, Sonic Solutions, DVD, DVR, MandA, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Adobe and ARM Accelerate Flash and AIR for ARM Platforms
Nov 17, 2008 – Adobe® Systems (Nasdaq:ADBE) and ARM (LSE:ARM; Nasdaq:ARMH) have announced a technology collaboration to optimize and enable Adobe Flash® Player 10 and Adobe AIR™ for ARM Powered® mobile devices and consumer electronic products.
News categories: Adobe Systems, ARM, Open Screen Project, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

KDDI Develops Technology to Follow Up Missed Part of TV Program
Nov 14, 2008 – KDDI R&D Laboratories has developed the 'network-based follow-up replay application,' a technology that allows viewers to watch a TV program from the beginning even when they start viewing it from the middle.
News categories: KDDI R&D Labs, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Japan, Middleware, Mobile

Brasil Telecom launches mobile TV service
Nov 13, 2008 – Brasil Telecom (BOVESPA: BRTO3/BRTO4; NYSE: BTM) has launched a trial mobile TV service in the city of Porto Alegre. The full service will be launched in December.
News categories: Brasil Telecom, Brazil, Digital TV, Mobile

Nortel Blurs the Boundaries Between TV and Interactive Applications at TelcoTV '08
Nov 12, 2008 – Nortel (NYSE/TSX:NT) is showcasing IPTV and Video solutions that are blurring the boundaries across TV, internet, consumer devices and mobile phones by integrating telecom services and interactive applications into the entertainment experience.
News categories: Nortel, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

MTC and Cidana to Bring Video Decoding SDK for LimePC™ Multimedia
Nov 12, 2008 – MTC, Cidana and Freescale have announced an SDK for optimized video decoding on Freescale's MPC5121e processor. MTC will use the development in its LimePC product for multimedia playback and CMMB broadcast receiving applications.
News categories: Cidana, MTC, Freescale, China, Media Player, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Streaming

OMVC Applauds Multi-Station Tests Delivering Broadcast Mobile DTV in Chicago
Nov 10, 2008 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has applauded technical ATSC mobile DTV field trials conducted simultaneously by ION Media Networks' WCPX and Fox Television Stations' WPWR in the Chicago region.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Softbank Mobile backs ISDB-Tmm over MediaFLO for mobile TV
Nov 7, 2008 – Softbank Mobile has decided to use the ISDB-Tmm protocol for its mobile TV. Originally, Softbank backed MediaFlo along with KDDI.
News categories: Softbank Mobile, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Smart TV