Mobile TV News

China brings one-legged mobile TV standard to Olympics
Jul 1, 2008 – When the Beijing Olympic Games start in August, China's much-touted mobile TV broadcast service will have to crawl before it can walk--because it's missing one leg.
News categories: China, Mobile

Harris Corporation's New Mobile TV Platform Chosen by Albavision for Broadcast Operations in Guatemala and Costa Rica
Jun 30, 2008 – Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has signed an agreement with Albavision (Angel Gonzalez Group) to implement the recently introduced Harris full mobile digital TV transmission platform for broadcast operations in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
News categories: Harris, REPRETEL, Costa Rica, Digital TV, Guatemala, Mobile

CMMB to Be Combined with TD-SCDMA
Jun 27, 2008 – The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT)'s Administrative Bureau of Radio Stations has revealed that SARFT and China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) are conducting joint research on the combination of CMMB and TD-SCDMA modules.
News categories: SARFT, China, Mobile

Open Standardization of FLO Technology Continues With TIA Approval of Conditional Access Standard
Jun 26, 2008 – The FLO Forum has announced another step forward with the approval by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) of the Forward Link Only Open Conditional Access (OpenCA) Specification.
News categories: FLO Forum, Conditional Access, Mobile, Smart TV

Naspers Provisional Results for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2008
Jun 25, 2008 – Naspers (JSE: NPN) has reported a 19% increase in revenue to R20,5 billion. Over the period the total pay-TV subscriber base grew by 13% (246,000 additional equated homes) to 2,5 million subscribers under management.
News categories: Naspers, Angola, Cyprus, Digital TV, DVR, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Mobile, Namibia, Nigeria, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Rosum Corporation Announces Successful DVB-H Positioning Trial in Collaboration With UK's National Grid Wireless
Jun 25, 2008 – Rosum Corporation has completed a DVB-H positioning trial with National Grid Wireless. The companies utilized DVB-H mobile TV broadcasts to precisely locate receivers, including in multi-storey car parks where GPS-based solutions are unavailable.
News categories: National Grid Wireless, Rosum Corporation, Mobile, UK

Siano Launches Integrated Receiver Chip for Chinese Mobile TV
Jun 25, 2008 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the official launch of its new Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) receiver chip, the SMS118X, targeting China's domestic mobile TV market. The chip supports the Chinese MDTV standard - CMMB.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, China, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Spain - Government preparing law on mobile TV
Jun 24, 2008 – The Spanish government has announced that it is preparing a law to allow for the introduction of mobile television services.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, Spain

Mobile video phone sales hit $99B in 2007
Jun 24, 2008 – Infonetics Research has reported that worldwide mobile video phone sales neared $99 billion in 2007 and are expected to grow strongly over the next 5 years, despite the challenge service providers face in making mobile video services profitable.
News categories: Infonetics Research, 5G, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers