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Flo TV vulnerable in Japan?

Qualcomm’s TV-onto-cellular devices operation Flo TV (AKA MediaFlo) has a foothold in Japan via a joint-venture with KDDI. The technology looks increasingly at risk if Japan selects a system developed by NTT’s DoCoMo division, which already has a massive head start in terms of deployed handsets. A decision could be reached this week when Japan’s […]

September 9, 2010By Chris Forrester

Vodafone on IPTV charge

Vodafone is entering the Spanish IPTV market with the launch in the last quarter of this year of an offer in direct competition with Telefonica-controlled Movistar TV (formerly Imagenio), the leading IPTV player with 750,000 subscribers. Meanwhile, Vodafone Deutschland plans to launch an IPTV service at the IFA trade fair this weekend, according to the […]

September 1, 2010

Mobile TV set for accelerated adoption after 2012

Market inhibitors are being addressed and worldwide adoption will accelerate starting in 2012 through 2015 when total market revenues are forecast to exceed $20 billion says AIB research. The three most important market barriers have been: – The lack of free and simulcast local and national TV programs as a primer for fee-based premium content […]

June 18, 2010

Chunghwa Telecom chooses Envivio for mobile TV service

Envivio has announced that N-Type, a leading systems integrator in Taiwan, is deploying a multi-channel Envivio Mobile TV Headend that will enhance the capabilities of Taiwan’s largest telecommunications company, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). The all-IP Envivio Mobile TV head-end featuring the 4Caster C4 Three Screens encoder/transcoder replaces CHT’s existing software-based infrastructure, enabling CHT to support today’s […]

June 16, 2010

ITV in talks for mobile catch-up app

ITV is in talks with Apple, Blackberry and Google's Android team about launching an ITV Player mobile app, which would allow users to catch up on the broadcaster's content any time and anywhere. It will be the first app to be released from a major UK broadcaster allowing TV catch-up on the most popular mobile […]

June 11, 2010

Canal+ services for iPad

After successful launches on iPhone and iPod Touch, Canal+ Group channel offerings are now accessible on the Apple iPad in WiFi and 3G/3G+. Subscribers to Canal + Channels and / or Canalsat who own an iPad can download the application free-of-charge to access unencrypted Canal + services (live and VOD) and the rolling news channel […]

June 11, 2010

Qualcomm CEO: Flo TV flailing

Flo TV, a service from Qualcomm that delivers television shows to mobile phones and other portable devices, hasn’t found the audience the company had hoped for, according to Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital conference, Jacobs said Flo TV hasn’t done well despite Qualcomm’s efforts to build […]

June 7, 2010

3 bidders for HK mobile TV

Hong Kong's Telecommunications Authority has announced the three bidders for a 'Broadcast-type Mobile TV Services' licence, to operate between 678-686 MHz in the UHF band. They are: China Mobile Hong Kong Corporation Limited; City Telecom (H.K.) Limited; and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited. Even though Hong Kong has adopted the Chinese digital terrestrial system for […]

June 7, 2010

iPhone simulcast from ITV

ITV has launched a simulcast streaming service of ITV1 and ITV2 for the iPhone. The free, ad-funded web app, accessed via the web browser at www.itv.com/watchITV/iphone, will stream all ITV's content – for which they have the appropriate mobile rights from ITV1 and ITV2, via 3G and WiFi technology, and can be displayed as an […]

June 4, 2010

Mobile TV opportunity for European operators

Telegent Systems has released research findings that point to significant potential for free-to-air mobile TV. Fifty-eight per cent of the British online research sample identified at least one environment, such as while on a train/ bus/ tube, queuing, or in the home or at work/ their desk, in which they would be likely to use […]

June 2, 2010