Mobile TV News

Irdeto and GIGA-BYTE Demonstrate DVB-H Pocket PC Phone
Jun 18, 2007 – Irdeto and GIGA-BYTE Communications have announced co-development of the Pocket PC GSmart t600 phone that is enabled to receive DVB-H signals. More …
News categories: BroadcastAsia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile

MiTV and Nokia Announce Live DVB-H Mobile TV Service for Malaysia
Jun 18, 2007 – Global mobility leader Nokia and MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd (MiTV) today announced their collaboration to launch a commercial mobile broadcast TV service based on Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) technology in Malaysia in the second half of 2007. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Malaysia, Mobile

Sharp Introduces Tuner Module for One-Seg Terrestrial Digital Broadcast Reception
Jun 18, 2007 – Sharp has developed and will introduce into the Japanese market the VA3A5JZ912 tuner module for One-Seg terrestrial digital broadcast reception that features the industry’s smallest package size and lowest power consumption. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Japan, Mobile

Standardisation of FLO continues with TIA Transport Specification
Jun 17, 2007 – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has approved the Forward Link Only (FLO) Transport Specification as part of the continuing standardisation of the MediaFLO-based technology ecosystem. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV

Key CMMB Patents to Be Royalty-Free
Jun 17, 2007 – The Mobile Media Standards Working Group has confirmed that the holders of key patents for the CMMB standard will charge no royalties for the next two years, with a nominal RMB 1 charge subsequently. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile, Patent

'Non-traditional' Devices Will Lead Growth of TV Receiver Market
Jun 17, 2007 – Of the more than 360 million digital terrestrial television (DTT) receivers expected to ship in 2013, about a quarter will be found in "non-traditional" consumer electronics devices rather than in standard TVs and set-top boxes.
News categories: Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, Terrestrial

TVI and Vodafone Complete DVB-H Trials in Portugal
Jun 17, 2007 – TVI Portugal and Vodafone Portugal have completed successful trials of digital television broadcasts to mobile phones using Thomson’s (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) interactive service platforms and Mobile TV head-end products. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Portugal

China mobile TV spec setting up design base
Jun 15, 2007 – A Chinese mobile TV standard is trying to rally support by building up a design and manufacturing base in Tianjin. More …
News categories: China, Mobile, Semiconductor

S. Korean mobile broadcasting users top 6 mln
Jun 15, 2007 – The number of mobile broadcasting service users in South Korea exceeded 6 million this year only two years after the launch of the service, a government report indicated Thursday. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers