Mobile TV News

Kudelski Group 1st half 2007 results: continued growth and investments in the future
Aug 24, 2007 – Digital TV is on its way to successfully meet the target to more than double revenues in new business areas and exceed the CHF 100 million mark for the full year. New business areas include new segments (terrestrial TV, IPTV and mobile TV) and new products (PVR/pushVOD/EPG, advanced smart cards and conditional access modules).
News categories: Kudelski, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Terrestrial

Portable Video Playback On The Rise Across Asia; GfK Asia Expects Asian Consumers to Purchase More than 10 Million Portable Video Players in 2007
Aug 24, 2007 – GfK Asia releases its 2007 Half Year Pan Asian Consumer Electronics Data Summary, highlighting the trends in the region's consumer electronics sector.
News categories: Asia, Australia, Cambodia, Camcorder, China, Digital TV, DVD, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Optical Disc Recorder, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Tablet, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

SIDSA demonstrates DVB-H mobile TV platform at IBC
Aug 23, 2007 – SIDSA has announced plans to provide and operate a DVB-H platform at the upcoming IBC show.
News categories: SIDSA, IBCShow, Mobile

UK benefits from communications anytime, anywhere and at a lower cost
Aug 23, 2007 – Ofcom today published its annual Communications Market Report 2007 which reveals new trends in the UK's GBP50bn electronic communications sector.
News categories: Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

Commission boost for mobile satellite services paves the way for EU-wide high speed data communications
Aug 22, 2007 – The Commission today has adopted a proposal to select systems for mobile satellite services at European level. If adopted by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Telecom Ministers, this new selection mechanism will allow innovative services, such as mobile TV, broadband data and emergency communications to develop smoothly throughout Europe as of 2009.
News categories: Digital TV, Europe, Mobile, Satellite, TV Services

Hungary - Digital switch-over about to start
Aug 22, 2007 – Having the approval of the ad hoc committee of the Parliament, the National Communications Authority (NHH) posted for public debate on its website the documentation of the tender call announced for national terrestrial digital television (DVB-T) and radio (T-DAB) free-to-air broadcasting, which is to serve as the basis of the digital switch-over.
News categories: National Communications Authority of Hungary, Digital TV, Hungary, Mobile, Terrestrial, TV Services

Optimus launches Mobile TV in high definition (Mobile TV HD)
Aug 22, 2007 – Optimus is launching a television in high definition service. This service allows one to watch television on the mobile phone with a superior image and sound quality, since the encoding used is more than double that defined by the Mobile TV standard.
News categories: Optimus, Digital TV, Mobile, Portugal

KDDI 'One Seg' Mobile Phones Exceed 5 Million
Aug 21, 2007 – KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are pleased to announce that users of 'one seg' compatible au mobile phones exceeded 5 million on August 16, 2007.
News categories: KDDI, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Subscribers

Telegent Systems Announces Closing of $20 Million Financing
Aug 21, 2007 – Telegent Systems recently raised $20 million in a third round financing. Northern Light Venture Capital is the latest investor in Telegent, with all current Telegent investors participating in the round.
News categories: Telegent Systems, Northern Light, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Venture Capital