3 Austria is saying it now has 90K regular users of it’s hybrid Moby TV service – so that’s 3G streaming and DVB-H combined. Apparently Mobile TV was launched in June 2008, and in a neat way of working, all the operators can access a shared DVB-H for re-selling – the way it should be…
Germany wants another go at DVB-H
You might remember the debacle of the German DVB-H spectrum, involving a company called Mobile 3.0, which had to hand the license back in the end. Well now Germany has decided it’s going to try again. In simple terms, there is a special committee created to look at investor interest, and models for that investment.…
ABI Research: Half a billion mobile TV viewers and subscribers in 2013
According to ABI research, the approaching switchover to all-digital TV broadcasting in major countries will create an unprecedented opportunity for the mobile TV market. Although mobile TV was pioneered in Japan and South Korea, following the switchover traditional and mobile TV broadcasters and carriers in many regions will launch mobile TV services that are set…
Quickplay Media stats show ongoing consumer interest in Mobile TV and Video
QuickPlay Media has revealed the fings from it’s latest (Q4 08) consumption analysis – aggregating the results from 15 representative services it runs – and simply put, mobile consumers are continuing to show interest in streaming and downloading Mobile TV and video. Video Streams Total live TV and video streams viewed grew 118% from Q3…
Qualcomm Abertis Telecom delivering MediaFLO Broadcast Mobile TV during MWC 2009!
Qualcomm and Abertis Telecom have announced that they will collaborate to bring a live MediaFLO (that’s broadcast Mobile TV to you and me) demo to Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2009. The broadcast will actually stretch through Barcelona, where MWC is now hosted annually. Abertis Telecom is collaborating with Qualcomm to promote mobile broadcast services at…
Japanese Wooo Ketai H001 Gets 3D
Hitachi’s got some nifty dual-hinged, TV-enabled handset called the Wooo Ketai H001 now available, supporting 3D video viewing. You’ll probably need some big goofy glasses to make that work, but hey, you can pull off anything in Japan. KDDI is also showing off a bunch of other new handsets for their spring ’09 collection ,…
UK: Babelgum Mobile on Vodafone Live!
Babelgum, a Web TV service, has launched a 6-month trial of “Babelgum Mobile” with Vodafone UK. The service will see a stack of clips across a range of genres, all available for that best of prices – free! Checking out Babelgum’s site, it tells me: Whatever your passion, Babelgum has something for you: intriguing, unconventional…
Is Mobile TV going to make it?
Well it’s a question I’ve asked a number of times before, citing pieces of evidence both for and against. However, I’ve come across two articles within the same week that are both asking the question about whether Mobile TV is going to continue as a viable service… The first article on Broadband TV News states…
Australia does DVB-H trial
Yep, Australia has decided it’s DVB-H trial-time according to Rapid TV News: The broadcast TV via mobile trial, being conducted in Sydney and coordinated by the Australian Industry (Ai) Group’s Australian Digital Suppliers industry Forum (ADSIF), is partly to demonstrate the interoperability of current handsets with start of the art head-end mobile TV encoders. It…
Bluestreak gets further investment; does Mobile TV
Well it’s a relatively small one, but it’s brighter news in the face of bleak economic news – so it’s worth a mention… Bluestreak Technology has managed to raise $4m in finance from it’s major shareholders. In case you are wondering what Bluestreak do exactly, they have a Flash-based engine that runs what is called…