I’m not sure why this haven’t happened before. After all, SlingMedia had its client for Symbian S60 for some time, and porting the app to the UIQ platform afterwards shouldn’t be that hard. UIQ Technology provides decent documentation for S60 developers who also want to develop for UIQ. Anyway, SlingMedia finally got their things together…
AT&T all official with mobile TV; LG Vu and Samsung Access first devices to support the new service
Finally, AT&T along with Qualcomm-owned MediaFLO is rolling out its long awaited mobile TV service. Actually, it’s May when you’ll be able to start enjoying the “full-length television content and sporting events” from such entities as CBS Mobile, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, MTV, NBC 2GO, NBC News2Go and Nickelodeon — all while…
Who will profit from Mobile TV?
PC World (the news site, not the shop…) is carrying a story that’s questioning who is going to make money from Mobile TV. A lack of business models, and the fact that consumers are moving away from broadcast are key reasons it cites. It goes on to say that equipment vendors (infrastructure and handsets) are…
More on Dish Network’s mobile TV service
With the FCC’s 700Mhz spectrum auction done and over with, we’re all left waiting to see what the winning companies will do with their new spectrum holdings. It’s not hard to imagine what AT&T and Verizon Wireless will be doing with their frequency acquisition – as soon as the spectrum is vacated by TV broadcasts…
Spice Telecom to launch UGC Mob TV services
Spice Telecom is soon to launch UGC content for it’s Mobile TV offering, according to Telecom Tiger. Obviously the idea with UGC is that “citizen reporters” (I love that term!) can submit content for others to download and consume. With some existing services, the mechanisms for this are MMS on the upload leg, and…
Iran can watch TV on their Cell phones
(IRIB chief Ezzatollah Zarghami watches Mobile TV on a device) Mobile devices are bringing broadcast TV to Iranian users, utilising DVB-H technology, reports Press TV. The service is currently delivering 10 TV and 4 radio channels to Mobiles, inlcuding 24/7 English-language news channel Press TV.Apparently the project has started in Tehran (the Iranian capital),…
HD ‘Anywhere, Anytime’ (including Mobile), by Hava
The Hindu is reporting that Indian engineers in Bangalore have contributed “core technology” behind Monsoon Multimedia’s latest place/time-shifting product, called ‘Hava’. ‘Hava Titanium HD’, to give the product it’s full name, apparently erases the difference between a PC and TV set, and allows the user(s) to view HD content on TV, laptop, and even Mobile…
Huawei adds Mobile TV Tuner to USB Pebble Modem
Huawei has upgraded its USB pebble HSDPA modem to include a digital TV tuner. As many of you may already know Huawei is active in a number of areas within Mobile – both as an equipment manufacturer, but also as a channel for other vendors. The Pebble, (otherwise known as the E510) inlcudes HSDPA up…
Rivals race to bring Olympic Games to Mobile
An industry expert has said that the 2012 games will “do for mobile TV what the Coronation did for early television” – so says Phil Lehmann, senior product manager of T-Mobile’s mobile TV division. In the meanwhile, MNOs are deciding which Mobile TV techology to put their money and time behind. Part of that technology…
Motorola invests in Quantum
Motorola, through Motorola Ventures, has just announced a strategic investment in “Quantum SPA”. Now you might know quantum better as the manufacturer of the DH01 for Motorola (remember that, the DVB-H portable player, which I reported on here) – so the fact that Motorola are investing to me suggests a real push for DVB-H –…