Mobile TV News

Sigma's Media Processor Is Selected to Power the Comcast/Panasonic Unique AnyPlay™ Portable DVR
Mar 31, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated EM8622L media processor has been selected by Panasonic (NYSE:MC) to power the new AnyPlay™ P-DVR being jointly developed with Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK).
News categories: Sigma Designs, Panasonic, Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Tablet, USA

Towards Digital Television in the Federation of Russia
Mar 27, 2008 – The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a report on the development of digital television in Russia. The report analyses the current situation and perspectives on the various platforms (satellite, cable, terrestrial, mobile and ADSL).
News categories: European Audiovisual Observatory, Groteck, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Sling Media Announces SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ on Symbian OS
Mar 27, 2008 – Sling Media has announced SlingPlayer™ Mobile for UIQ on Symbian OS™, bringing the best mobile TV experience to this popular smartphone platform.
News categories: Sling Media, UIQ, Symbian, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Placeshifting

Broadcast Mobile TV Taking Root In China
Mar 27, 2008 – Broadcast mobile TV will take off in China in 2009, reports In-Stat. 2008, then, is key for broadcasters to deploy and optimize networks and explore effective business models.
News categories: In-Stat, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV

CCID Consulting: China's Onboard Mobile TV Market Enters Fast Growth Period
Mar 26, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), released on March 4, 2008, the 2007-2008 Annual Report on China's Onboard Mobile TV Market at the Consumer Electronics Market China 2008.
News categories: CCID Consulting, China, DTMB, Market Research, Mobile, Terrestrial

Namibia takes the lead in mobile television
Mar 25, 2008 – MTC Namibia and MultiChoice Namibia have announced the launch of one of the world's most eagerly anticipated new consumer technologies - mobile television.
News categories: MultiChoice, MTC Namibia, 5G, Digital TV, Mobile, Namibia

TIME-Stanton JV Signs IPTV-on-Mobile Pact with Chinese Operators
Mar 24, 2008 – Time Broadband Services with its joint venture partner Stanton Technologies has announced the launch of the world's first IPTV over 2.5G mobile platform to target the estimated USD 4bn mobile IPTV market.
News categories: Time Broadband, Stanton Technologies, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Mobile

Korea - Mobile TV Subscribers Reach 11 million
Mar 24, 2008 – According to telecomskorea.com, at the end of February, the number of mobile TV subscribers in Korea reached 11 million, with a split of 9.69 million subscribers to T-DMB and 1.31 million to S-DMB.
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Mobile, Subscribers

CMMB to Charge RMB 1 Royalty through 2012
Mar 21, 2008 – At CCBN, SARFT stated that no royalty fees will be collected for the CMMB standard during 2009, with a symbolic RMB 1 to be charged between 2010 and 2012.
News categories: CCBN, China, Digital TV, Licensing, Mobile, Patent