Mobile TV News

Mobile 3.0 starts DVB-H broadcasting
Jun 1, 2008 – On 1 June, the platform operator Mobile 3.0 began its DVB-H mobile TV trial in the four German cities of Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Hanover.
News categories: Mobile 3.0, Digital TV, Germany, Mobile

Industry's Lowest-Power Full HD H.264 Codecs With the Broadest Feature Set Unveiled by Qpixel
Jun 1, 2008 – Qpixel Technology has unveiled, at Computex, its High Definition (HD) QL303 and QL305 codecs, the latest members of its industry-leading, low-power, H.264 codec family.
News categories: Qpixel, Camcorder, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor

Axel Springer and Philips establish global alliance for Personal TV
May 30, 2008 – Axel Springer (Frankfurt: SPR) Digital TV Guide and Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) establish an alliance for the introduction of a global innovation in the sector of Personal TV. The new offering TV DIGITAL PERSONAL is powered by APRICO.
News categories: Philips, Axel Springer Digital TV Guide, APRICO, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

KPN launches DVB-H mobile TV
May 29, 2008 – Dutch operator KPN is introducing a DVB-H mobile TV service.
News categories: KPN, Digital TV, Mobile, Netherlands

Orb Opens iPhones - No More iTunes Jail
May 28, 2008 – In a major breakthrough for iPhone and iPod touch owners, Orb Networks has announced that owners of these Apple devices can now play all their media - music, recorded and live TV, downloaded and home movies, and more - directly from their computers.
News categories: Orb Networks, Digital TV, Streaming, Tablet

Samsung Selects Silicon Motion DVB-H Tuner for New Mobile Phone
May 28, 2008 – Silicon Motion (Nasdaq:SIMO) has announced that its FC2750 DVB-H mobile TV tuner has been selected by Samsung for its recently launched SGH-P960 mobile phone, which will be available in many European markets.
News categories: Silicon Motion, Samsung, Digital TV, Europe, Mobile, Semiconductor

France - CSA announces services for DVB-H platform
May 27, 2008 – The CSA has announced the 13 television services which will receive licenses to broadcast on the DVB-H platform.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Regulation

UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Announces Consultation Process on Licensing Broadcast Mobile TV
May 27, 2008 – Committed to transparency and innovation, the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is launching a consultation process on the licensing of the Broadcast of Mobile TV in the UAE.
News categories: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, UAE

PacketVideo's CORE™ Multimedia Player for Video and Music Powers 10 New Models in NTT DoCoMo 906i & 706i Series
May 27, 2008 – PacketVideo (PV), a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ: WAVE), has been selected by NTT DoCoMo to power 10 new advanced multimedia player handset options with PV's universal player software, also known as CORE™ multimedia client framework.
News categories: PacketVideo, NTT DoCoMo, DRM, Japan, Media Player, Mobile