MediaFLO USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, ESPN on ESPN Mobile TV, and NBC Sports on NBC 2Go will provide comprehensive live coverage of championship tennis from Wimbledon, one of the world's greatest sports events, on the award–winning FLO TV service, June 23 – July 6, 2008.
Available to AT&T subscribers as AT&T Mobile TV with FLO, the FLO TV service will let sports fans watch in stunning clarity all of the excitement from London's All England Lawn Tennis Club, live on AT&T devices, including the LG Vu and the Samsung Access.
Just days after bringing mobile consumers five thrilling days of U.S. Open coverage on the FLO TV service, ESPN on ESPN Mobile TV and NBC Sports on NBC 2Go will provide MediaFLO USA with a combined 119 hours of live video coverage from Wimbledon starting with the opening match on Monday, June 23 and concluding with championship finals matches on Sunday, July 6 (all times Eastern):
Germany’s Mobile 3.0 is offering high-quality broadcasts of television and radio channels to users on the move, having launched a test service based on a mobile television solution from Nokia Siemens Networks.
The service, initially available in four German cities – Hamburg, Hanover, Frankfurt and Munich – includes nine TV channels (ARD, ZDF, Deutschland 24, RTL, VOX, SAT 1, Pro 7, N-TV and N24) and three radio stations (bigMUSIC, MyFun Radio, and 90elf). It will help gather information on actual demand, expected consumption patterns, coverage and reception conditions in order to fine-tune the broadcasts and identify commercial services to be launched in the future, once Mobile 3.0 receives all the remaining licenses.
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, which together lead the global digital TV market, announced today that they will propose their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for mobile DTV.
LG and Samsung held a signing ceremony at Seoul Plaza Hotel in Seoul, Korea, on May 14, 2008. Executives from the two companies attended the event, including Woo Paik, LG’s President and CTO, and JongWoo Park, President of Samsung Digital Media Business.
At the ceremony, the two companies agreed to cooperate in order to assure rapid adoption by the Advanced Television Systems Committee of a single common in-band mobile DTV standard.
Qualcomm has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the capability to support the MediaFLO and International Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (International ISDB-T) mobile TV standards on a multi-mode handset.
Powered by Qualcomm's Universal Broadcast Modem (UBM) chipset, the technology demonstration illustrates that MediaFLO technology can complement the free-to-air ISDB-T One-Seg standard used in Japan and the ISDB-TB standard used in Brazil to enable a mix of free and paid mobile broadcast content and services to drive consumer adoption and revenue.
The MediaFLO mobile broadcast platform enables the delivery of television content as well as value-added audio, video, data and interactive services and provides a means for broadcasters and operators to augment and monetize their existing International ISDB-T services.
AT&T Inc. and MediaFLO USA Inc. recently announced that on May 4 they will launch the AT&T Mobile TV with FLO service. The television service will have around-the-clock access to some of today's most popular television programs; live and in color on the mobile phone.
To ensure an unmatched mobile television experience for consumers, AT&T is introducing two new exclusive handsets: the Vu from LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. and the Access from Samsung Telecommunications America. See the video to the right of the LG Vu.
The Vu is a relative of the LG Prada phone which is only available overseas. The LG Vu, the U.S. version of the Prada, is a quad-band, GSM world phone, 3G, HSDPA data system now available in 58 markets across the country by AT&T.
AT&T Inc. and MediaFLO USA Inc., announced today the May 4 availability of the AT&T Mobile TV with FLO service. This powerful new mobile television service will provide around-the-clock access to some of today's most popular television programs; live and in color on the mobile phone.
To ensure an unmatched mobile television experience for consumers, AT&T is introducing two new exclusive handsets: the Vu from LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. (LG) and the Access from Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung).
AT&T Mobile TV proves that big things come in small packages. The service will offer unmatched TV-quality programming from leading news and entertainment brands: CBS Mobile, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, NBC 2Go, NBC News 2Go, MTV Networks' COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV and Nickelodeon, as well as PIX and CNN Mobile Live, which are both AT&T-exclusive channels on MediaFLO USA's FLO TV(TM) service.
MediaFLO USA's FLO TV and Verizon Wireless V Cast has launched live television programming for cell phones in San Diego, CA.
MediaFLO USA's FLO TV, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, service lets Verizon Wireless subscribers watch many of their favorite television shows from the convenience of their cell phones, wherever and whenever they want.
With MediaFLO USA's FLO TV service, V CAST Mobile TV subscribers can flip from one channel to the next to watch popular, full-length programming on select Verizon Wireless mobile phones.
MediaFLO USA's multicast network brings programming from some of the industry's entertainment brands, which includes CBS, CBS College Sports, CBS News, Comedy Central, ESPN, FOX, FOX News, FOX Sports, MTV, NBC, NBC Sports, NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, NickToons and Nickelodeon. V CAST Mobile TV subscribers also have exclusive access to two channels on the FLO TV service: MTV Tr3s and an ESPN Radio channel.
Since launching the FLO TV service on V CAST Mobile TV in March 2007, MediaFLO USA has delivered more than 2,500 hours of live sporting events, including college basketball, college football, men's professional basketball games, English Premier League soccer, MLS soccer, X Games, NASCAR Racing and tennis from the U.S. Open and Wimbledon.
Panasonic has revealed major changes in its telecommunications and high definition television divisions. New low-voltage plasma technology, partly sourced from AbleComm, Inc., is uniting the two divisions in new product initiatives, including plasma video displays for cell phones to use with AT&T's recently announced Mobile TV service.
The service will provide full-length television content and sporting events from CBS, Comedy Central, ESPN, FOX, MTV, NBC and Nickelodeon. It will be available in May. Panasonic Communications and Networking Division Vice President Hiroshi Mitsukoshi told of a leadership shift in business phone systems, and Robert A. Perry provided a look at the future of Panasonic's HDTV business.
Verizon Wireless and TMZ, a syndicated television program, are teaming up to bring TMZ, TV to mobile phones for the first time via a new TMZ, branded channel on Verizon Wireless' V CAST Video service.
The TMZ, television program is based upon the entertainment news Web site TMZ.com, a joint venture of Warner Bros. Television Group's Telepictures Productions and AOL.
Beginning today, commercial-free video segments from the TMZ, television program will be available to mobile users for the first time as Verizon Wireless debuts a TMZ, channel on V CAST Video. The channel features clips from the hottest segments on TMZ, 24 hours after their daily broadcast in the television program.
TMZ, TV will be available on Verizon Wireless V CAST Video-enabled handsets in the Entertainment section under the Flix & Gossip category. Verizon Wireless is the inaugural on-deck distribution partner for the launch of TMZ, TV.
After announcing today that MTV Tr3s and ESPN Radio are coming exclusively to V CAST Mobile TV, the nation’s leading wireless service provider released an update on its V CAST Mobile TV service. Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Mobile TV service became available to consumers in March 2007; since then, the company has rolled out the service to more markets, offered innovative programming and phones, and more, including:
V CAST Mobile TV is now available in more than 50 markets from coast to coast, including Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Verizon Wireless is continuing to rollout new coverage areas; for the latest information, visit www.verizonwireless.com/mobiletv
ESPN and Verizon Wireless, the builder and owner of the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, will launch a mobile simulcast of ESPN Radio tomorrow, exclusively on Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Mobile TV service. The ESPN Radio channel will join ESPN Mobile TV on V CAST Mobile TV, and gives customers access to popular radio programming, including “SportsCenter AM,” “GameNight” and “The Pulse.”
ESPN Radio, the nation’s largest sports radio network, offers fans expert analysis and commentary on shows such as “Mike and Mike in the Morning,” “The Mike Tirico Show” and “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” in addition to the popular “Pardon the Interruption” and “Around the Horn.” Now, fans will be able to take these shows when they are on-the-go through V CAST Mobile TV.
Verizon Wireless and MTV today announced MTV’s bilingual channel, MTV Tr3s, will be available tomorrow on V CAST Mobile TV. This new channel is exclusively available on mobile through Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Mobile TV service and includes popular programs such as Sucker Free Latino, Karlifornia, Quiero Mis Quinces, Pimpeando, and Rock Dinner.
According to Forrester Research’s “Hispanics Connect To Mobile Data” (2007) and the Mobile Marketing Association’s “MMA Mobile Attitude & Usage Study” (Nov. 2006), Hispanics use mobile phones more than other demographic groups. The two studies also report that Latino mobile phone users spend more on mobile services and take advantage of more features, such as videos and ringtones, than their non-Latino counterparts.
AT&T Inc. and MediaFLO USA Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated announced today the launch of AT&T Mobile TV with FLO, a mobile television service featuring high quality live programming.
The mobile TV service will launch in May 2008 on two new exclusive handsets, the LG Vu and the Samsung Access. AT&T Mobile TV will also feature two exclusive channels, which will be announced soon.
AT&T Mobile TV will deliver full-length television content and sporting events from top networks, including programming from leading entertainment brands CBS Mobile, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, MTV, NBC 2GO, NBC News2Go and Nickelodeon.
The AT&T Mobile TV service will be launched on two stylish devices: the Vu from LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. (LG), and the Access from and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung).
GoTV Networks today announced it will provide Helio with the best of its on-demand made-for-mobile music magazines including Rock: On Altitude and Hip Hop Official. Helio members will have access to the latest in music news, charts and tours, as well as clothing and lifestyle updates -- all direct to their Helio devices.
Also included is the recently launched ES Musica, the first of its kind mobile channel on major U.S. carriers that will fill a demand that hasn't been met by other entertainment companies. ES Musica features Latin pop, rock, hip-hop, reggaeton, and more, providing daily news, interviews, music videos, charts, behind-the-scenes footage, and live performances from some of today's biggest and brightest Latin artists.
MobiTV Inc., provider of Sprint Nextel cell phone TV service is trying to shut down Howard Forums because the forum has instructions on how to access MobiTV channels for free. Howard Forums is a very popular forum about cell phones and cell phone carriers. Sprint currently charges $9.99 per month for access to 100 MobiTV channels.
MobiTV initially sent a letter to Howard Forums to remove the links, however, the owner of the site, Howard Chui, refuses to remove the links stating they are just links. MobiTV then sent a letter to the site's Web host, Atlanta-based Global Net Access LLC, asking them to shut down Howard Forums. It seems the Web Host isn't complying with the request because the site is still up.
Chui claims he has complied with past cease-and-desist letters from copyright owners when users posted pirated software. However, in this situation, he believes simply posting links to MobiTV's Web site is fine because it's accessible to anyone on the Internet.
PacketVideo (PV) recently demonstrated its new pocketable mobile broadcast receiver that turns WiFi-enabled cell phones and personal media players into mobile TVs.
PV’s mobile receiver device decodes a digital TV signal and repurposes it for use on the phone, sending it via a wireless signal, such as WiFi, to a playback device. The receiver ensures optimum rendering of the TV signal on the playback device, and provides secure access to premium channels. This allows mobile subscribers to upgrade to advanced mobile TV services without changing their current handset.
The mobile broadcast receiver will be available in versions for all major mobile broadcast standards, including TDtv, DVB-H and MediaFLO as well as for WiMAX.
Mobintech, a Denmark-based group, has introduced the “PDG – Personal Display Glasses”; the first real digital interface solution directly for mobile phones. The limited screen size of current mobile phones diminishes the viewing experience and PDG believes they have solved this problem.
With the PDG you can watch TV shows and videos directly from your mobile phone on a pair of display glasses which displays a 30 inch flat screen in front of your eyes. Mobintech is a Scandinavian design house designing and developing Personal Display Glasses solutions based on micro display technology and low-power electronic designs.
Right now all the major cell phone carriers are pushing cell phone TV; however, the screen size is an issue. The PDG maybe the solution to this problem and may entice cell phone users to sign up for cell phone TV services.
Mobile TV use is set to surge due to strong consumer demand, with the service ranked as the number one application users want on their phone, according to a consumer behaviour study conducted by Ericsson and the #1 international news broadcaster, CNN.
The results show more than a third (34%) of respondents ranking TV as the most in-demand application and almost half (44%) of the respondents poised to adopt mobile TV in the next two years.
Key findings also revealed that photo and video messaging look to be set for wide-scale adoption as consumer pricing and functionality improves. 57% of respondents use photo technology to send and receive images on a monthly basis, making it the most popular activity.
This trend is mirrored by popularity of CNN International's user-generated content service iReport, which launched in 2006.
According to Chief Executive James Keyes of Blockbuster Inc (the movie rental chain) his company is trying to bring movies to cell phones. The company is in talks with all the major mobile phone makers about partnerships to make it easier for users to watch movies on the go,
Keyes stated at the Reuters Media Summit that he started watching movies on his BlackBerry after some help from a technical expert at Blockbuster and from Jim Balsillie, the co-chief executive of Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. Keyes also uses the iPhone from Apple Inc and stated that Blockbuster is in talks with software companies about possible partnerships, but he did not name them.
The executive, who asked his technician to download movies from Blockbuster's Movielink online service to a tiny storage card that is then inserted into his BlackBerry, did not give details on how the process could be made easier.
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