Mobile TV News

France - Baromètre Télévision Numérique N°4 published
Jul 24, 2007 – The 4th edition of the Digital TV Barometer from TDF shows that more than 5 million households (19,5%) in France are equipped for DTT - twice as many as nine months ago.
News categories: France, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Philippines - Smart and 360media launch myTV
Jul 24, 2007 – Mobile service provider Smart and broadcast company 360media have launched the first commercial mobile TV service in the country. Branded myTV, the service enables mobile phone users to watch their favorite television programs anytime, anywhere.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Philippines

Microvision Pico Projector Display For Motorola Mobiles
Jul 24, 2007 – Microvision (Nasdaq: MVIS) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to develop pico projector display solutions for mobile applications leveraging Microvision's ultra-miniature laser based display engine, called PicoP™.
News categories: Microvision, Motorola, Digital TV, Mobile

Crown Castle Announces Long-Term Modeo Spectrum Lease
Jul 23, 2007 – Crown Castle International (NYSE:CCI) has announced that a subsidiary has entered into a lease of its US nationwide 1670-1675 MHz spectrum. The Spectrum has been leased to a venture formed by Telcom Ventures and Columbia Capital until October 1, 2013.
News categories: Crown Castle International, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Newport Media Unveils System-on-Chip For ISDB-T in Japan
Jul 23, 2007 – Newport Media has unveiled the world's first single-chip solution for the mobile version of Japan's Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) digital television standard. The SoC supports both One-Seg and Three-Seg modes of operation.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

QUALCOMM and Telechips Sign FLO Chip Agreement
Jul 23, 2007 – QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Telechips have announced that the companies have signed an agreement that enables Telechips to use QUALCOMM's technologies to design, manufacture and sell semiconductor chip products that implement FLO™ technology.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV

MoCoBe Study of One-Seg Usage in Japan Shows Opportunities and Risks of Mobile TV
Jul 23, 2007 – Mobile TV services run the significant risk of achieving unprofitable financial returns. In fact, Mobile TV users surveyed appear to be lowering their usage of the most profitable mobile phone services.
News categories: MoCoBe, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Mobile

Telecom Italia Media Preliminary Results as of June 30, 2007
Jul 23, 2007 – The Board of Directors of Telecom Italia Media (BIT:TME.MI) examined and approved the preliminary results as of June 30, 2007. Digital terrestrial TV revenues for the first half of 2007 more than doubled.
News categories: Telecom Italia Media, Press Release, Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Results, Terrestrial

Vatican Adopts Korean Mobile TV Platform
Jul 22, 2007 – The Vatican has decided to embrace a Korean mobile TV platform, dubbed terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (T-DMB), as its standard for cell phone-based TV services. Vatican Radio started the pilot run of T-DMB this week across the city state.
News categories: Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Vatican