Mobile TV News

NDS to Integrate Simulcrypt Synchronizer into MediaFLO System
Jul 16, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced an agreement with QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM) to begin integration of the NDS Simulcrypt Synchronizer (SCS) into QUALCOMM's MediaFLO multiplexer software reference platform.
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV

Agis, BNS and Toshiba to launch mobile TV in Indonesia
Jul 16, 2007 – Indonesia's leading electronics company PT Agis Tbk, IPTV and mobile TV systems integrator BNS and mobile TV pioneer Toshiba have announced a partnership to jointly build a broadcast-based, nationwide mobile TV network in Indonesia.
News categories: Digital TV, Indonesia, Mobile

China's CMMB to be tested in five Olympic host cities this October
Jul 16, 2007 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and TV (SARFT) will set up testing networks using China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting, a Chinese mobile TV standard, this October in five host cities of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

China mobile TV spec gains strong backers
Jul 16, 2007 – Key support from two pioneering chip design houses may help a fledgling mobile TV spec pull ahead of the field of competitors vying to become China's national standard.
News categories: China, Digital TV, DTMB, Mobile, Semiconductor

3 Italia surpasses 600,000 subscribers for DVB-H service
Jul 13, 2007 – Italian mobile telephony operator 3 Italia has surpassed the threshold of 600,000 subscribers for its mobile TV DVB-H service, launched in July 2006 during the soccer World Cup in Germany.
News categories: Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Subscribers

LG and Samsung Phones Lead in Advanced Mobile Entertainment Features
Jul 12, 2007 – LG and Samsung are the top mobile-phone brands in the U.S. for advanced entertainment features, leading competitors Motorola and Nokia in adoption of phones with support for mobile TV, music, and games, according to Parks Associates.
News categories: Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, USA

BPL Mobile is all set to launch Mobile TV this July
Jul 12, 2007 – BPL Mobile, Mumbai's leading cellular service provider is all set to roll out Mobile TV service this July for their valued customers. With this, BPL Mobile becomes one of the very few GSM operators to introduce Mobile TV in 2-2.5 G environment.
News categories: BPL Mobile, ZTE, Digital TV, India, Mobile

T-Systems runs initial mobile TV tests in the Netherlands
Jul 11, 2007 – The T-Systems business area Media&Broadcast has launched a test broadcaster for mobile TV in The Hague. For the first time, five TV stations will be available on cell phones in the Netherlands.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Netherlands

Growing MPEG IC Market Finds New Applications
Jul 11, 2007 – The MPEG video IC market has plenty of room for growth, reports In-Stat. MPEG IC unit shipments will grow from 649 million in 2006 to 1.6 billion in 2011, the high-tech market research firm says.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV