Mobile TV News

Alcatel-Lucent demonstrates enhanced video quality for DVB-SH broadcast mobile TV at IFA 2008
Aug 29, 2008 – During IFA 2008, Alcatel-Lucent (Paris & NYSE: ALU) is demonstrating, for the first time in Europe, MPE-iFEC, a powerful error-correction coding that improves the quality of mobile TV reception in hybrid satellite and terrestrial networks.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Sagem, DiBcom, IFABerlin, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor

Grupo Televisa Successfully Completes Mobile DTV Test in Mexico
Aug 28, 2008 – Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has announced that Grupo Televisa (Mexico:TLEVISACPO; NYSE:TV) recently successfully completed mobile digital television (DTV) broadcast field tests in Mexico.
News categories: Harris, Televisa, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico, Mobile

China - Six More CMMB Terminals Certified By SARFT
Aug 28, 2008 – China's State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) has released the results of its second round of certification for China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) terminals.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

WirelessHD™ Announces Publication of Wireless DTCP Content Protection Specification for High Definition Content
Aug 27, 2008 – WirelessHD™ has announced that the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) has approved and published a new supplement to the Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP) Specification for the Use of WirelessHD.
News categories: WirelessHD, DTLA, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Telcel to launch ROK-Powered Mobile TV Service in Mexico
Aug 26, 2008 – ROK Entertainment (OTCBB: ROKE) and Telcel (Mexico:AMXL) have announced the launch of Ideas TV, a streamed, live and on-demand mobile TV subscription service available to Telcel's 3G customers in Mexico.
News categories: ROK Entertainment, Telcel, 5G, Digital TV, Mexico, Mobile

Oman - Public Consultation on Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H)
Aug 23, 2008 – Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is in the process of developing regulation for the introduction of DVB-H Technology and is seeking, through a Public Consultation, written comments from interested parties.
News categories: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, Oman, Regulation

Alcatel-Lucent supports launch of world's first commercial trial of mobile TV service based on the Open Mobile Alliance's BCAST Smartcard Profile
Aug 20, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced its support for the world's first commercial trial of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)'s new BCAST Smartcard Profile by MobileOne (M1) and MediaCorp in Singapore.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, MobileOne, MediaCorp, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DRM, Mobile, Singapore

ARCHOS Redefines Mobile Internet and Media With Its Internet Media Tablets
Aug 20, 2008 – ARCHOS has introduced its new line of breakthrough portable devices, Internet Media Tablets (IMTs), that give people an entirely new way to enjoy the Web, digital media and TV on ultra-thin, extremely fast handheld tablets.
News categories: ARCHOS, Broadband, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet, USA

OMVC Expands Support for Mobile Digital Television Tests
Aug 20, 2008 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) is to expand support of the ATSC for its mobile/handheld (M/H) standard-setting process. OMVC is committing funding, member participation and manpower to the testing and evaluation of candidate standards.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Mobile, USA