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Mobile TV is doing big things in France, if you believe the numbers being touted about.
As I posted before, Orange announced in Dec07 that they had 1m Moby TV subs. SFR claimed to have 350K. Well now, Canal Plus claims it has more than 250K!
The total from these stats apparently represents a 225% increase in subs compared to 2006.
Comment: France still isn’t live for DVB-H (well I say “still”, but compared to the UK, they are almost next-gen!), but there does seem to be somewhat of a mini-buzz as regards Mobile TV – perhaps they can smell the broadcast goodness coming some distance away! I’ve always found that streaming offered a “variable” experience at best, but if MNOs/Content Providers in France have cracked the key to desirable content, perhaps there is something we can all learn from!
[Via: Telecom Tiger]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
