Europe chooses Nokia’s DVB-H as the preferred medium for broadcast television delivery
By Stefan Constantinescu on Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 at 5:15 AM PST In Announcements, Nokia
I simply don’t get it. Can someone explain to me why anyone in their right mind would want to watch TV on such a small screen? Not only that, but the internet and tivo have changed the way that we as consumers watch content. After I got broadband my television use declined rapidly, the only time I actually turn the damn thing on is in the morning so I can have something to listen to while drinking coffee. That being said, the European Union has selected Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s DVB-H standard and has just backhanded Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM)’s MediaFlo technology and South Korea’s T-DMB. Expect the standard to be published in a couple of weeks.
Call me when video on demand happens or they throw tivo’s into cellphones.
[Via: Information Week]
Umm… first off the DVB-H standard has been finalised for some time now. Secondly it’s not owned or produced solely by Nokia (it’s an ETSI standard) – they just happen to be one of several companies that are keen on that standard. Thirdly, some TV phones (including Nokia’s N92 and N77 which are both already shipping) *do* have Tivo-like time-shifting functionality.
I meant the EU will publish it in mid July as the article states.
Does the N77 or N92 allow me to record a show on a timed schedule?
Sorry if my earlier post was a bit direct (is that right word?). Must have been a bit grumpy earlier
I think the source article is a bit inaccurate. My understanding is that the EU is publishing a report suggesting for DVB-H to be used in Europe, not the standard itself (see: http://www.ovum.com/news/euronews.asp?id=5858 and http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single8653). The standard (ie the specification docs) are managed by ETSI and have been around for some time.
AFAIK both phones do allow timed recordings. I think you can select programs in the ESG and set them to be recorded.