Mobile TV News

Longcheer and Newport Media Announce Global Mobile TV Handset Platform
Sep 4, 2008 – Longcheer Hhas announced that it has selected Newport Media to provide system solutions for its upcoming release of TV enabled 2G handsets. The three different models being introduced address different segments of the mobile TV market.
News categories: Newport Media, Longcheer, Brazil, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Multiconn and DiBcom partner to offer an enhanced in-car TV receiver
Sep 4, 2008 – DiBcom is pleased to announce that the Italian company MTC Multiconn will be the first to implement DiBcom's 'diversity-4' technology in their in-car digital TV receiver.
News categories: DiBcom, Multiconn, Automotive, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

From 26.3 Million Mobile TV Users in 2007 to 51.6 Million at the End of 2008
Sep 4, 2008 – On the basis of monthly adoption data for all commercial broadcast Mobile TV networks, Issue No 5 of the quarterly TeleAnalytics Mobile TV Tracking Service calculates that the end 2008 Mobile TV user count will be 51.6 million.
News categories: TeleAnalytics, Austria, Brazil, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, Subscribers, Switzerland, USA

Highly anticipated Nokia N96 begins shipping
Sep 3, 2008 – Nokia (NYSE:NOK; Helsinki:NOK1V) has announced the availability of the Nokia N96 multimedia computer. It boasts live TV (DVB-H), 5 megapixel camera, voice navigation, 16GB of memory, superior sound and music, gaming and a 2.8" display.
News categories: Nokia, Media Player, Mobile, Tablet

Taiwan - MP4 player vendors plan to launch DVB-T handsets
Sep 3, 2008 – Vendors of MP4 players, having seen the success of mobile phones equipped with mobile TV functionality in China, plan to introduce DVB-T-enabled handsets for sale in Taiwan in the fourth quarter of 2008.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Taiwan, Terrestrial

Nagravision Selected by SARFT as Official CAS Vendor for Chinese National Mobile TV Service first Launched for the Beijing Olympic Games
Sep 2, 2008 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD.VX) has announced its selection by CSM, a company held under the Administrative Bureau of China's SARFT, as the conditional access provider for a nationwide Mobile TV service that was launched in time for the Olympic Games.
News categories: Nagravision, SARFT, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile

Customs Agents Raid IFA Trade Fair
Aug 29, 2008 – German customs agents raided the IFA show shortly after it opened on Friday looking for companies who have avoided royalty payments for TV sets, DVB-T receivers and MP3 players.
News categories: Digital TV, IFABerlin, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

RNCOS Releases a New Report - Global Mobile TV Forecast to 2010
Aug 29, 2008 – RNCOS has recently added a new report 'Global Mobile TV Forecast to 2010' to its offering. According to the report, global Mobile TV subscribers are anticipated to grow at a CAGR of more than 60% during the period from 2007 to 2010.
News categories: RNCOS, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

Kudelski Group 1st half 2008 - migration to service mode on track
Aug 29, 2008 – The Kudelski Group (SWX: KUD.VX) has announced results for its first half year ended June 30, 2008. In the first half 2008, Nagravision expanded its global reach with 92.3 million active devices for conditional access.
News categories: Nagravision, Kudelski, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Iraq, Middleware, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial