Mobile Digital TV News

Video Revenue in Italy’s Telecom Market will Triple its Share by 2014

Digital TV News — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:10:00 +0000

In Italy’s telecom market, video revenue will triple its share of total revenue by 2014, presenting a US$4.4 billion revenue opportunity for operators, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.

ION Media Launches ATSC-M/H in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:16:22 +0000

ION Media Networks has announced the launch of its Digital Broadcast 'Triple Play' in New York City and Washington, D.C. The DTV service includes the broadcast of ION Television, in high-definition, two additional digital networks, plus Mobile DTV.

Korea’s Mobile TV Audience Reaches 22 Million

Digital TV News — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:49:31 +0000

The number of mobile television viewers in South Korea has reached 22 million as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) reception has become a standard feature of mobile handsets in the country.

DMTV enlarges commercial Mobile TV services in four African countries

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:20:34 +0000

Nokia Siemens Networks is providing DMTV with a DVB-H solution in Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria. The system will allow the operators to provide an enhanced TV viewing experience on multiple devices, including the latest Nokia phones.

Safaricom, Nokia And DMTV Launch DVB-H in Kenya

Digital TV News — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:00:32 +0000

Following the signing of a partnership between Safaricom, Nokia (Helsinki:NOK1V; NYSE:NOK) and Digital Mobile TV (DMTV), Safaricom subscribers are able to enjoy 13 DStv Mobile channels on DVB-H capable Nokia phones.

Factum Electronics delivers DAB+ and T-DMB solution to Malaysia

Digital TV News — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:09:37 +0000

Factum Electronics (OMX: EFFN) has announced that it has won a contract for the supply of a DAB+ (digital radio) and T-DMB (mobile TV) head-end solution to a state-owned broadcaster in Malaysia.

DMB countries join forces for mobile TV push

Digital TV News — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:31:22 +0000

Five countries engaged with DMB have established an organization that will support mobile TV services via DMB and related services. The International DMB Advancement Group (IDAG) has members from the Netherlands, Norway, UK, Malta and Italy.

FLO TV to cover the whole U.S.

Digital TV News — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:01:43 +0000

FLO TV (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced that the FLO TV™ service will expand its service nationwide following the DTV transition on June 12, which frees up broadband spectrum for FLO TV's dedicated network.

Indosat launches DVB-H in Indonesia

Digital TV News — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:30:40 +0000

Indonesian telecommunications service provider Indosat has launched new mobile TV and radio services in the country. The TV service is available either via Wi-Fi at Indosatnet wireless hotspots, or on DVB-H enabled phones over a broadcast network.

PC TV Tuner Market Faces Myriad of New Challenges

Digital TV News — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:22:19 +0000

Demand for PC-TV Tuners has fallen off from 2008’s level due to the worldwide economic recession, reports In-Stat. One hopeful development is that Microsoft's Windows 7 and new Media Center will include better connectivity for PC-TV tuners.

Envivio Announces Mobile TV Delivery Solution for iPhone OS 3.0

Digital TV News — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:50:43 +0000

Envivio has announced iLiveTV™ – the complete mobile video encoding and distribution solution for evaluating, developing and deploying Live and On Demand TV video services for the iPhone.

Maxim announces compact T-DMB, ISDB-T and DAB silicon tuner

Digital TV News — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:00:35 +0000

Maxim (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the MAX2169, a multimode silicon tuner for mobile TV. This device receives signals in FM, VHF-III, UHF, and L-band, making it ideal for multimode applications that need to receive mobile TV and audio broadcasts.

Siano Brings Mobile TV to NVIDIA’s New Tegra Platform

Digital TV News — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:50:40 +0000

Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that its multi-standard mobile TV receiver chip, the SMS1150, has been selected by NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) to power its new Tegra netbook reference design.

Mobile Video Service Subscriptions to Grow Five-Fold by 2014

Digital TV News — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:40:02 +0000

The global number of users paying for mobile video services will grow five-fold from 2008 to 2014, surpassing 534 million, with a substantial proportion of net additions coming from emerging markets, according to a report by Pyramid Research.

Nextreaming and RMI Team up to Deliver CMMB Mobile TV

Digital TV News — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:50:26 +0000

RMI Corporation and Nextreaming have announced that they have successfully combined and optimized their technologies to enable first-in-class devices supporting mobile TV services over China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) network.

ROK Mobile TV Deploys Across India with BSNL

Digital TV News — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:48:49 +0000

ROK Entertainment has announced the launch of TINY TV across India with leading mobile operator BSNL. TINY TV is the first nationwide, subscription-based, mobile TV service in India to be streamed over mass-market 2.5G GPRS.

CMMB interactivity to launch this year

Digital TV News — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:41:53 +0000

China's State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) has said that interactive functionality for CMMB products will be launched in the second half of 2009, with first-generation networks being equipped for commercial trials by July 1.

Ittiam and NXP Semiconductors License Sorenson Spark Video Decoder

Digital TV News — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:18:32 +0000

Sorenson Media has announced that Ittiam and NXP Semiconductors have licensed the Sorenson Spark decoder to enable Internet video on consumer electronic devices, including mobile phones, mobile computing devices, set-top boxes and connected TVs.

MaxLinear Passes the 50 Million TV Tuner IC Shipment Milestone

Digital TV News — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:30:21 +0000

MaxLinear has announced that it has shipped more than 50 million TV tuner ICs, showing the value of MaxLinear's standard digital CMOS-based RF/mixed-signal IC technology as the replacement for RF BiCMOS and Silicon Germanium based tuner ICs.

ITE Introduces World’s First Mobile DVB-T Demodulator & Multimedia Processor SoC

Digital TV News — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:11:57 +0000

ITE Tech (Taipei: 3014) has announced the launch of AT9058M, the world’s first DVB-T single chip SoC enabling a high quality, ultra low power, and small footprint solution for DVB-T feature phone, PND and pocket TV applications.

Mobision launches DVB-H in Iraq

Digital TV News — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:29:47 +0000

Mobision has started its commercial DVB-H-based mobile TV service in Iraq, following an extended period of testing.

Qualcomm Expands Snapdragon Platform with 45nm Chipset

Digital TV News — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:00:43 +0000

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has announced that it is expanding its Snapdragon™ platform with a next-generation chipset that features high-definition video recording and playback, and support for mobile TV technologies such as MediaFLO™, DVB-H and ISDB-T.

More than 50% of Mobile TV Subscribers from APAC by 2013

Digital TV News — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:36:16 +0000

According to research from RNCOS, the Asia-Pacific region will account for more than 50% of global Mobile TV subscribers by the end of 2013 due to the rapid technological developments in countries like China, Japan, South Korea and India.

Nokia makes its H.264/MPEG-4 MVC Mobile 3D implementation public

Digital TV News — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:30:10 +0000

Nokia (Helsinki:NOK1V; NYSE:NOK) has announced open availability of its MVC source code implementing H.264/MPEG-4 MVC, a leading multi-view video coding standard. The source code is optimized for different uses on mobile devices.

CMMB to be partnered exclusively with TD-SCDMA

Digital TV News — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:40:20 +0000

China's SARFT has said that CMMB will be partnered exclusively with TD-SCDMA, China's 3G standard, for the next 3-4 years, giving China Mobile (NYSE:CHL, Hong Kong:941) a head start as it is the only operator that supports TD-SCDMA.

China to Set Up CMMB Patent Pool

Digital TV News — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:30:51 +0000

China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) Workgroup is planning the establishment of an industrial alliance to manage CMMB patent licensing.

European Commission paves the way for European mobile satellite services

Digital TV News — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:40:03 +0000

The European Commission has selected two operators, Inmarsat Ventures and Solaris Mobile, to provide mobile satellite services, such as high-speed internet access, mobile television and radio or emergency communications, across Europe.

Norway Mobile TV DMB service to launch

Digital TV News — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:32:00 +0000

South Korean technology will be used in Norway to provide a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) mobile television service. The service is to be launched in Oslo this week by Norsk mobil-TV AS (NMTV).

Hong Kong reports CMMB trial results

Digital TV News — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:00:09 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has release a report by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) covering its recent Phase 1 CMMB Mobile TV Trial.

Renesas Technology to Release SH-MobileR2R Application Processor with HD Video Playback and Recording Support for Terrestrial Digital TV Broadcast-Capable PNDs and Car Navigation Systems

Digital TV News — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:47:32 +0000

Renesas Technology has announced the release of the SH-MobileR2R (product name: SH7724), the third product in the SH-MobileR Series of application processors for mobile devices designed for multimedia applications such as video and audio.