ROKTV, the service that delivers streamed video channels to mobile
users over GPRS and 3G networks, is now available for Nokia S60 3rd
Edition handsets such as the Nokia N80, N73 and Eseries devices
(including the wider-screen E61) – adding to over 60 Java, Symbian S60
and Windows Mobile GPRS and 3G-capable handsets that currently support
the service.The network-independent ROKTV service streams a selection of channels
(currently over 20) including Popworld, ITN News, Fox News, National
Geographic and various entertainment and special interest channels
(from Weekend Golfer to Fifth Gear), to an application mobile users can
download from the ROKTV website. The app is available for a range of
Java handsets, plus Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile smartphone devices.
Users can subscribe to individual channels at 99p each per month, or
for a full bundle at £9.99 per month – although that doesn’t include
network data charges, so eat-all-you-can or high usage data tariffs are
recommended for potential ROKTV watchers.Source: Total Mobile
Brilliant! As opposed to giving money to your service provider for a lacking amount of content (Verizon VCast), you pay a content provider for data that moves across your existing network via an application you can install on whatever phone you may have. This is yet further evidence that mobile providers are quickly just becoming the guys who supply the connectivity, the rest is left to any developer who wants to create something unique. When will this come to America is all I want to know!