Mobile TV News

Synovate PAX media survey shows non-traditional television platforms are taking hold across Asia Pacific
Oct 4, 2007 – Synovate has released results from its PAX media survey showing that four in ten affluent Asians are watching television on the move: be it via their personal computers, mobile phones, MP4 players, while outdoors, or even in their cars.
News categories: Synovate, Asia, Australia, Automotive, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, Mobile, Philippines, Singapore, Streaming, Tablet, Taiwan, Thailand

Atmel Licenses Hardware Video Decoder from Hantro
Oct 3, 2007 – Atmel (Nasdaq: ATML) and Hantro have announced that Atmel has licensed the new Hantro 8170 multi-format video decoder RTL. Atmel will integrate the decoder alongside an ARM9™ processor core in a chip targeted for multifunctional next-generation video devices such as personal media players and navigation systems.
News categories: Hantro, Atmel, Digital TV, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet

Portable entertainment market growth slowing through 2009, Digitimes Research says
Oct 2, 2007 – Although the portable entertainment consumer electronics market will top 500 million units in 2008, growth momentum will wane through 2009, as the mainstream market is maturing fast, according to Digitimes Research.
News categories: Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Tablet

Broadcom Shatters Three Mobile Multimedia Records: HD Video, 12 Megapixel Camera and 3D Gaming Coming Soon to Your Cell Phone
Oct 2, 2007 – Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced sampling of the industry's first low power multimedia processor that enables a high definition (HD) video camcorder and playback in cell phones and portable media players.
News categories: Broadcom, Camcorder, Digital TV, Gaming, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Telecom Italia launches "UNICA", the first quadruple play offering
Oct 1, 2007 – Telecom Italia launches the first Quadruple Play offering "Unica", based on broadband and IP technology. The package allows users to make calls from the same telephone either through the fixed-line or mobile network, to surf the Internet and to access Alice Home TV content.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Mobile

Imagination Technologies launches multi-standard mobile tv receiver core with 1-seg ISDB-T support
Oct 1, 2007 – Imagination Technologies (FTSE:IMG) has announced that it has added support for the Japanese 1seg ISDB-T mobile TV standard to its licensable mobile TV IP Core.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, UK

DLNA Launches Expanded Certification Program for Home Networking Products
Oct 1, 2007 – Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®) has announced the expansion of its Certification and Logo Program to now cover four DLNA device classes: Digital Media Server, Digital Media Player, Mobile Digital Media Server, and Mobile Digital Media Player.
News categories: Digital Living Network Alliance, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet

Libyana Mobile Phone's DVB-H trial set by ENENSYS
Sep 30, 2007 – The largest Libyan telecom operator Libyana Mobile Phone (LMP) started a DVB-H trial in Tripoli and selected ENENSYS Technologies' (Euronext Paris stock Exchange: FR0010286252 - MLENS) solution for the complete transmission system.
News categories: ENENSYS, Libyana, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Libya, Mobile

ComCom awards licence for mobile TV to Swisscom Broadcast
Sep 28, 2007 – Within the framework of a competition based on criteria, Switzerland's Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) is awarding the national licence for DVB-H to Swisscom Broadcast AG.
News categories: ComCom, Federal Office of Communications, Swisscom, Mobile TV Schweiz, Digital TV, Mobile, Switzerland