Mobile TV News

Discretix, VisualOn And Axel Technologies Offer Joint Mobile TV Solution
Feb 4, 2008 – Three prominent names in the mobile handset software space -- embedded security solutions leader Discretix, multimedia application provider VisualOn, and mobile TV middleware developer Axel Technologies -- have partnered to provide a pre-integrated Mobile TV solution for handset OEMs.
News categories: Discretix, Axel Technologies, VisualOn, CAM, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24

Hungary - One step closer to digital switch-over
Feb 1, 2008 – The National Communications Authority (NHH) has posted for public debate on its website the documentation of the tender invitation announced for national terrestrial digital television (DVB-T) and radio (T-DAB) free-to-air broadcasting.
News categories: National Communications Authority, Digital TV, Hungary, Mobile, Regulation, Terrestrial, TV Services

China awards first CMMB system and equipment tenders for upcoming trials
Feb 1, 2008 – China's Ministry of Finance has announced that four companies and a university have won the first round of bids to supply CMMB-based systems and equipment for upcoming government-led CMMB tests.
News categories: Innofidei, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor

Fast-Track Adoption of Mobile DTV Standard Could Generate $2B in New Broadcast TV Revenue
Jan 31, 2008 – Broadcast television could reap an additional $2 billion in annual revenue by 2012 delivering content to mobile and handheld devices if an industry standard is adopted and technology deployed quickly, according to a study commissioned and released by the NAB.
News categories: FASTROAD, NAB, Automotive, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

ACCESS to Exhibit at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008
Jan 31, 2008 – ACCESS products will be on display, notably ACCESS Linux Platform™, the Company's next-generation mobile platform; NetFront™ Browser Widgets, a comprehensive mobile widget platform; and NetFront™ Transcoder, ACCESS' PC website-to-mobile conversion solution.
News categories: ACCESS CO., 5G, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Smart Home, Software

SIDSA launches the World's first demodulator plus application processor Silicon for Portable and Mobile TV
Jan 30, 2008 – SIDSA has entered the DVB-H semiconductor market with its new 'Enter e1' demodulator plus application processor chipset.
News categories: SIDSA, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Any Video, Anywhere - High Definition Web and Wireless Video Converge on On2's Booth (Hall 1 A55) at Mobile World Congress 2008
Jan 28, 2008 – On2 Technologies (Amex: ONT) has unveiled plans for Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona, February 11-14 2008. On2 will present a complete portfolio of video technologies that enhance the web video experience and bring it to the palm of your hand.
News categories: On2 Technologies, Media Player, Mobile, MWC24, Silicon IP, Streaming

Mobile digital TV in Punta del Este
Jan 25, 2008 – ANCEL of Uruguay has launched a service in Punta del Este, based on the DVB-H standard, that allows direct-to-home digital TV on portable devices such as mobile phones.
News categories: ANTEL/ANCEL, Digital TV, Mobile, Uruguay

Global Mediacom adopts Nokia Siemens Networks' mobile TV solution to deliver commercial services to Indonesian consumers in the first half of 2008
Jan 25, 2008 – Nokia Siemens Networks, together with Global Mediacom, has announced a joint collaboration to launch a commercial broadcast mobile TV service, based on Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) technology, in Indonesia in the first half of 2008.
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Global Mediacom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia, Mobile