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Articles tagged with: Mobile Tv and Television
Canada to Ban TV Channels from Restricting Mobile TV Services
Canada's broadcast regulator, the CRTC has proposed new rules covering TV channels that would ban the companies from from offering television programs on an exclusive basis to their mobile or Internet subscribers. Under the new rules, any program broadcast on television, including hockey games and other live events, must be made available to competitors under fair and reasonable terms. more
Mobile TV Network to be Built in Thailand
A consortium has announced plans to deploy a Mobile TV network throughout Thailand. Last year, Thailand based IEC received government permission to implement Thailand's first mobile digital broadcasting television system in partnership with Mass Communication Organization (MCOT), a Thai state national broadcaster enterprise. more
Related Tags: telairity, cmmb, iec, usa, Thailand
Jamaican Network Launches Mobile TV Service
Jamaica based mobile network, Lime (formerly Cable & Wireless) has become the first operator in the Caribbean to introduce mobile TV. The new service provides mobile customers with the opportunity to watch a range of digital TV channels, or listen to digital radio, through their handset. Handsets can also be plugged into television sets meaning that a number of households which could not access digital TV can receive channels for the first time. more
Related Tags: lime, dvb, wireless, video, planning, caribbean, Jamaica
Mobile TV Venture Commits to Roll Out TV Service in 20 Markets by the end of 2011
Mobile Content Venture (MCV), a joint venture of 12 USA based television broadcasters, have announced a commitment to upgrade TV stations in 20 regions in order to deliver live video to portable devices. By late 2011, the venture will deliver mobile video service in markets representing more than 40% of the US population. The service will initially consist of at least two ad-supported free-to-consumer channels in each market. Additional channels and markets are expected to be added over time. more
Related Tags: mobile-content-venture, video, usa,
Trade Body Formed to Promote Mobile TV in the USA
A coalition of US television broadcasters have announced the formation of the Mobile500 Alliance to accelerate the availability of mobile digital television, or Mobile TV, service to consumers nationwide. more
Related Tags: mobile500-alliance, video,
Alcatel-Lucent Test Mobile TV Services in Ukraine
Alcatel-Lucent and Ukrainian Television and Radio Company ETHER announced they have successfully completed field tests that demonstrated for the first time ever in a live network the viability of the DVB-SH format (Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite services on Handhelds) using the UHF band - a band typically used for residential television broadcasting and mobile broadcasting DVB-H. This test showed an increase of coverage by DVB-SH through the UHF band (compared with legacy DVB-H networks and technologies). more
Related Tags: alcatel-lucent, coverage, dvb, video, etsi, Ukraine
US Broadcast Groups to Develop National Mobile TV Service
Twelve US broadcast firms have announced plans to form a standalone joint venture to develop a new national mobile content service. Utilizing existing broadcast spectrum, the service will allow member companies to provide content to mobile devices, including live and on-demand video, local and national news from print and electronic sources, as well as sports and entertainment programming. more
Related Tags: atsc, congestion, video, emergency,
Four in Ten Consumers Watch Broadband/Mobile TV at Least Once Monthly
Data from Horowitz Associates' annual Broadband Content and Services (BCS) survey of 800 Internet users reveal that 44% watch actual, not user generated, TV content at least once monthly, including viewing online and on handheld devices. more
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Are High-density SFNs the future of Mobile TV?
The phenomenal growth of mobile wireless broadband services will propel digital broadcasting into a new era, says network specialist Broadcast Australia. Driven largely by popular consumer devices such as the Apple iPhone, consumer expectation for next-generation services - including television - on portable and mobile devices will prompt savvy broadcasters to re-examine network design and operation. more
Related Tags: broadcast-australia, indoor, antenna, coverage, pace, usb, era
Mobile TV Trials to Start in Washington DC
A real-world showcase to gauge consumer interest in Mobile TV begins in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in the first quarter of 2010, with eight local area television stations transmitting up to 20 channels of free and premium broadcast TV programming to hundreds of mobile devices that will be used by actual viewers and local residents. more
Related Tags: samsung-moment, video,
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