Digital TV News: Open Mobile Video Coalition

Washington, D.C. to be Mobile Television Consumer Showcase
Apr 20, 2009 – At the 2009 NAB Show, the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has announced that Washington, D.C. has been selected as a product showcase market for Mobile DTV technology.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, NABShow, USA

LG Plans Mass Production of ATSC Mobile Digital TV Chips
Apr 17, 2009 – LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) has announced that mass production of mobile digital television (DTV) receiver ICs will begin in June, setting the stage for widespread availability to the industry for a range of new consumer electronics products.
News categories: LG Electronics, Digital TV, Mobile, NABShow, Semiconductor, USA

OMVC Demonstrates Future of Mobile DTV and Details Initial Broadcaster Roll-Out Plans
Jan 8, 2009 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has announced the first wave of broadcasters that have committed to launching mobile digital television (DTV) services in 2009, covering 35% of U.S. television households.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, CES2024, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

ATSC Approves Mobile & Handheld Candidate Standard
Nov 26, 2008 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. (ATSC) has elevated its specification for Mobile Digital Television to Candidate Standard status.
News categories: ATSC, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

OMVC Applauds Multi-Station Tests Delivering Broadcast Mobile DTV in Chicago
Nov 10, 2008 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has applauded technical ATSC mobile DTV field trials conducted simultaneously by ION Media Networks' WCPX and Fox Television Stations' WPWR in the Chicago region.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

CEA Launches Mobile DTV Standard Group
Oct 8, 2008 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® seeks participation in a new Special Interest Group to address A/153 - the mobile/handheld addition to the ATSC broadcast digital television standards in the United States.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

OMVC Expands Support for Mobile Digital Television Tests
Aug 20, 2008 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) is to expand support of the ATSC for its mobile/handheld (M/H) standard-setting process. OMVC is committing funding, member participation and manpower to the testing and evaluation of candidate standards.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Mobile, USA

WRAL to Broadcast Local Mobile Digital TV Signals
Jul 23, 2008 – Digital television pioneer WRAL and the CBC New Media Group are sponsoring North Carolina's first field test of mobile digital television (DTV) technology in the Raleigh-Durham television market.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Open Mobile Video Coalition Submits Mobile DTV Trial Results to Advanced Television Systems Committee
May 15, 2008 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has announced that it has concluded technical trials and evaluations. The OMVC has submitted an extensive report to the ATSC for its M/H digital television (DTV) standard-setting process.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Digital TV, In-Car, Mobile, USA