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QuickPlay PrimeTime2Go mobile TV service

QuickPlay Media, provider of solutions that manage the business of mobile video, has launched its PrimeTime2Go premium mobile TV service in the US for the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphones. The monthly subscription fee-based service enables consumers to download and watch the most recent episodes of popular shows on-demand. The service includes network […]

May 6, 2009

France postpones 3G tender

French authorities have pushed back a tender for a fourth 3G mobile operating licence in order to examine the terms and conditions of the award. The move follows warnings from incumbents that they would seek redress in the courts if the price set by the government for the concession is too low. French Secretary of […]

May 1, 2009

F1 on Spanish mobiles

Movistar and Vodafone are to broadcast race coverage of Formula 1 via mobile phones in the Spanish market. They will work with the rights-holder La Sexta and will provide practice and qualifying free, but will charge for the race coverage. Formula One has agreed similar deals in various other national markets but the services have […]

April 29, 2009

Grass Valley eyes mobile and future ownership

From Colin Mann in Las Vegas Despite its impending separation from parent company Thomson, Grass Valley is upholding its intentions to be active across a range of platforms by revealing a complete ATSC-M/H broadcasting solution, designed to give broadcasters and service providers a one-stop shop for test and evaluation solutions which can go on to […]

April 22, 2009

DirecTV and Sky+ Record apps for iPhone

The Sky+ Remote Record application is now available from the Apple App Store. The free application enables iPhone users with a Sky+ or Sky+HD set-top box to set recordings wherever they are. The application gives customers access to Sky's seven-day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), where they can browse listings by time, day or programme name, […]

April 10, 2009

BBC live on mobiles

The BBC has begun delivering live TV broadcasts to mobile users. The live TV service, currently in beta and launched as part of a revamped BBC Mobile homepage, provides mobile users with the ability to tune into live simulcasts of BBC channels – including BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC and BBC […]

April 7, 2009

AT&T and Microsoft to enable shared content

Microsoft and AT&T have revealed details of a collaborative effort to use Microsoft PlayReady content access and protection technology to enable shared content and converged entertainment experiences across AT&T’s TV, broadband and wireless services. As part of this collaboration, Microsoft intends to add support for PlayReady into its Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV software platform, enabling access […]

April 3, 2009

FLO TV drives momentum for live mobile TV

FLO TV Incorporated, provider of the award-winning FLO TV live mobile TV service and a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has announced the expansion of its service in 19 markets around the country. The expansion extends FLO TV’s coverage for more than 10 million potential new viewers ahead of the June 12th final date for […]

April 3, 2009

RIM TV service for Blackberry?

RIM may be launching a full-length TV service for its Blackberry customers as early as next week at CTIA. "It will be a paid-for unlimited monthly subscription service," according to the NewTeeVee blog. "Content will be downloaded through a Wi-Fi connection The service has managed to license content from multiple broadcast and cable networks." The […]

March 30, 2009

472m Mobile TV subs

The number of people receiving Mobile TV will reach 472 million by 2013 according to an analysis by Cantab Wireless. The report – Mobile TV – Technologies, Country Cases, and Forecasts for 2009-2013 – argues that subscriber growth is anticipated to be strongest in Asia at first, especially in Korea and Japan. From 2010 onwards, […]

March 23, 2009