Mobile TV News

Siano, Huaqi, and CMBSat Join Forces to Deliver Mobile TV in China
Dec 11, 2007 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with CMB Satellite and Huaqi to provide advanced solutions for China's up-coming mobile TV service known as CMMB, or STiMi, starting at the 2008 Olympics.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Huaqi, China Mobile Broadcasting Satellite (CMBSat), China, Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor

Ofcom Releasing spectrum for mobile television and satellite radio
Dec 7, 2007 – Ofcom has published details of its plans to auction radio spectrum suitable for a range of services including mobile television and satellite radio.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadband, Digital TV, Mobile, UK

CMMB Trials to Expand to 37 Cities
Dec 6, 2007 – An executive from a local radio and television group has revealed that CMMB is building upon its current foundation of the six Olympics cities plus Guangzhou and Shenzhen to begin major, nationwide expansion.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile

GestureTek Inc. and Telefónica announce strategic partnership and investment agreement
Dec 5, 2007 – GestureTek, world leader and patent holder in computer vision and gesture-recognition technology for presentation, information and entertainment systems, has announced a strategic investment in the company by Telefónica SA, Spain's leading telecommunications operator.
News categories: GestureTek, Telefónica, MandA, Middleware, Mobile

Irdeto Strengthens Content Security Solutions and Expands Security Portfolio with Acquisition of Cloakware
Dec 4, 2007 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), has announced that it has acquired 100 percent of Cloakware, a privately held software company based in Vienna, Virginia, USA and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
News categories: Irdeto, Cloakware, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, MandA, Mobile, Venture Capital

World Video Encoders Market to Exceed US$3.2 Billion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Dec 3, 2007 – World Video Encoders market is forecast to maintain an impressive CAGR of over 22% over the 2005-2015 analysis period and exceed US$3.2 billion by 2015.
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Report Overview, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Streaming, Terrestrial, TV Services

Mobile TV: Global subscribers to multiply, but mobile operators will struggle to generate revenue
Dec 3, 2007 – Screen Digest analysis reveals that in the short term network operators don't stand to make much profit from offering mobile TV services - yet they must offer it to remain competitive.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

MTV Selects Envivio Encoders for Mobile TV Services in Brazil
Dec 2, 2007 – MTV and five other broadcasters - TV Globo, TV Record, BAND TV, SBT, and TV Gazeta - officially began their digital terrestrial TV broadcasts in Sao Paulo on December 2nd. Service bouquets include mobile, SD and HD content.
News categories: Envivio, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Mobile, SBTVD, Terrestrial, TV Services

China - National Mobile TV Standard Selection Halted
Nov 30, 2007 – The Standardization Administration of China (SAC) has temporarily suspended the national mobile phone TV standard selection process.
News categories: Standardization Administration of China, China, Digital TV, Mobile