Right, something a bit farther afield for this post – let’s go to Singapore for some news on Mobile TV….
As of tomorrow, SingTel should have launched it’s (streaming) mio Mobile TV serivce. “For S$6 a month during the promotional period (usual price is S$9.90), SingTel postpaid customers will be able to stream live TV via a client installed on selected mobile phones. Pay-per-view for the programs and on-demand videos (VOD) will also be available at S$0.50 per 10 minutes and per clip, respectively.”
Being an application on-device, there will of course be other features available, including an EPG (electronic program guide) that will show programmes up to 7 days in advance – from September, subscribers will also be able to issue record requests back to their home set-top boxes too!
However, because the TV offering is via an application, there is limit to the devices that can be used – the app format is Flash (about 200kb in size), so only 10 Nokia (S60 I would assume) devices are supported, including the upcoming N78
SingTel is also said to be considering how DVB-H could be leveraged in to their offering at a later date.
[Via: CNET Asia]