Mobile TV News

austriamicrosystems chip enables DVD quality video and high definition audio at industry's lowest power consumption
Nov 6, 2008 – austriamicrosystems (SWX:AMS) has announced an additional member of its new family of media player ICs, the AS3536, aimed at bridging the gap between the audio/video experience of multimedia players and home entertainment devices.
News categories: austriamicrosystems, Digital TV, ICs, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet

Mobile Video Infrastructure Market Ramps Up In Spite of Economy
Nov 6, 2008 – The market for mobile video infrastructure will experience rapid growth rates over the next several years in spite of the economy, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV

IPTV to Capture 14% of Pay TV Subscribers by 2013 at the Expense of Cable TV, Pyramid Research Finds
Nov 5, 2008 – IPTV's share of the overall pay TV subscriber base will grow from 3 percent in 2008 to 14 percent in 2013 at the expense of cable TV's share, which will decline from 76 percent to 61 percent over the same period, according to Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Launch of Mobile Digital TV Product Supporting China CMMB Standard
Nov 4, 2008 – Shenzhen aigo R&D and Solomon Systech have jointly launched a new generation mobile multimedia digital TV known as the WALK TV 5210A featuring Solomon's MagusCore™ multimedia processor, and developed under the China aigo brand.
News categories: Solomon Systech, Beijing Huaqi, Shenzhen aigo R&D, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

AT&T CruiseCast Will Deliver 22 Satellite TV and 20 Satellite Radio Channels into the Car for First Time
Nov 3, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:AT&T) and RaySat Broadcasting have debuted to the auto industry AT&T CruiseCast, their in-car entertainment service that will enable viewers to watch a lineup of 22 satellite video channels anywhere in the country.
News categories: AT&T, RaySat, Automotive, Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite, USA

Cidana and Siano Team to Bring Ready-to-Use CMMB DTV Solution to Consumer Makers
Nov 3, 2008 – Cidana has announced the integration of its advanced software package for Chinese mobile TV (CMMB) with a USB stick reference design provided by Siano Mobile Silicon. The platform will be demonstrated at the upcoming BIRTV conference in Beijing.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Cidana, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

comScore Reports 6.5 Million Americans Watched Mobile Video in August
Oct 31, 2008 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) reports that 6.5 million Americans tuned into mobile video in August. Among the top operators in the United States, AT&T claimed the most viewers, with 4.4 percent of subscribers accessing either programmed or on-demand video.
News categories: comScore, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers, USA

CMMB Signals to Be Encrypted by Year-end
Oct 31, 2008 – The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has begun implementing a comprehensive conditional access (CA) system for CMMB-based mobile phone TV broadcasting.
News categories: SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile

Silicon Motion Announces Third Quarter Results for the Period Ended September 30, 2008
Oct 30, 2008 – Silicon Motion (Nasdaq:SIMO) has announced its third quarter 2008 financial results. In the quarter, Silicon Motion achieved five T-DMB SoC design wins with LG, Samsung, and Pantech & Curitel for Korea mobile TV handsets.
News categories: Silicon Motion, Mobile, Results, Semiconductor