Mobile TV News

Japan - Over 70% of new mobile phones One-Seg enabled
Aug 20, 2008 – 3.738 million phones capable of One-Seg mobile TV reception were shipped in Japan in June, representing 73.5 percent of phones shipped - the first time that One-Seg penetration has exceeded 70 percent.
News categories: JEITA, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Mobile

Vuclip Unveils New Personalized Mobile Video Search and Delivery Service
Aug 19, 2008 – Vuclip allows users to search for any Internet video, transcoding that video on the fly and optimizing it for each handset to ensure the best video viewing experience.
News categories: Vuclip, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming

Norway - 17,000 NetCom customers watched the Olympics on MobilTV
Aug 19, 2008 – Since NetCom launched free Olympics TV on cell phones, the broadcasts from Beijing have been watched by up to 2,500 unique users daily.
News categories: Teliasonera, NetCom, Digital TV, Mobile, Norway, Subscribers

KPN broadcasts high-quality television to mobile
Aug 19, 2008 – Dutch mobile users can now watch a choice of 10 TV channels thanks to the MobielTV service launched nationwide by KPN (Amsterdam:KPN). Nokia (NYSE:NOK; Helsinki:NOK1V) and Nokia Siemens Networks joined forces to enable the service.
News categories: KPN, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, Netherlands

CinemaNow Selects Widevine® to Enable Multiplatform Content Distribution to Consumer Electronics Devices and PCs
Aug 18, 2008 – Widevine Technologies has announced that it has been selected by CinemaNow to secure multiplatform distribution of CinemaNow content to major consumer electronics (CE) devices and PCs.
News categories: Widevine, CinemaNow, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Norway picks DMB for mobile TV
Aug 18, 2008 – The three biggest broadcasters in Norway, NRK, TV 2 and MTG, have set up their own company in order to launch mobile TV via DMB this winter.
News categories: NRK, MTG, TV 2, Digital TV, Mobile, Norway, Portable

Ofcom releases UK Communications Market annual report
Aug 14, 2008 – According to Ofcom's latest annual report into the UK's £51 billion communications industry, at the end of 2007 nearly 6 million households (23%) had a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) up by 53% in a year.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Siano Raises $17.5M in Round C Funding To Expand its Leadership in Mobile TV Markets
Aug 13, 2008 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that is has secured a third round of funding, of US $17.5 million. DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures (DFJTFV) led the round and was joined by all of the existing investors from previous rounds.
News categories: Siano Mobile, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, Venture Capital

World's First Solution for Targeted Advertising over Mobile TV on display at IBC 2008
Aug 12, 2008 – Packet Vision and UDcast have announced what they believe to be the world's first solution for targeted television advertising over mobile TV. The first public presentation of their technology will take place at this year's IBC.
News categories: Packet Vision, UDcast, Advertising, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Mobile