Disney Goes Mobile, In the UK

In a press release Thursday the On Demand Group and The Walt Disney Company UK announced a deal to provide subscribers with on-demand access to entire episodes of hit television shows via 3 UK’s first ever mobile TV subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service. Under the terms of the deal Disney will offer hundreds of episodes to [...]

FCC Officially Releases National Broadband Plan

The FCC voted Tuesday to approve a two-page joint statement on broadband, but did not vote on the broadband plan in its entirety. The new broadband plan could have a deep impact on the future of MDTV as the FCC looks to utilize the same airwaves broadcast television currently uses to offer broadband internet. A future auction of those frequencies could occur with television stations having the option to auction their [...]

ATSC Standard A/153 Mobile Digital Television Certification Mark

The A/153 ATSC Mobile Digital Television (DTV) Standard, adopted in October, defines the technical specifications necessary for broadcasters to provide new services to mobile and handheld devices using their DTV [...]

Grass Valley Boosts Content Distribution and Transmission Efficiency with NAB Launches

Paris, France/Nevada City, Calif. March, 2 2010 – With pressure on broadcasters to deliver more services and greatly improve energy efficiency, Grass Valley™ is launching new functionality for its video compression and TV transmission equipment at NAB 2010. The innovations support HD, 3D, green technologies and mobile [...]

CNN Mobile Now Available on the FLO TV Service

SAN DIEGO, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — FLO TV Incorporated, the company that innovated the mobile broadcast TV category, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), today announced it has expanded its partnership with Turner Broadcasting to bring consumers CNN Mobile, a channel that includes programming from CNN/US, CNN International and HLN, as well as CNN.com content. The channel will be available on the FLO TV™ Personal Television and FLO TV Auto Entertainment platforms, in addition to its current availability as part of AT&T Mobile [...]

ESPN Mobile TV Launches on Sprint TV

ESPN and Sprint (NYSE: S) are teaming up to give Sprint customers the ultimate sports experience – in the palm of their hands – with ESPN Mobile TV available on Sprint TV ® . Beginning today, ESPN Mobile TV will offer Sprint consumers unparalleled live sports programming and entertainment from ESPN via Sprint handheld [...]

Mobile Video and TV in the US: An Assessment

Coda Research Consultancy Ltd. has released a new 34 page report thoroughly assessing the mobile TV and video market and behaviour in the US. This report includes revenue and user projections to 2015, in-depth analysis of challenges and opportunities, and recommendations throughout. [...]

Google And Dish Network Testing Android-Based Satellite TV: TiVo Cringes

Almost three years after Google, Inc. (GOOG) announced a television advertising partnership with Dish Network, something fruitful may soon be afoot. The world’s largest internet advertising company wants to integrate its Android mobile operating system into Dish equipment so that Dish subscribers can view satellite television programming right next to YouTube web-based video in one neat experience. [...]

Chrysler to Support Live In-Car TV

Chrysler is set to begin channeling live, mobile TV into Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles. The company will showcase its new technology in a Ram 2500 at the 2010 Dallas Auto Show.

Chrysler will become the first automaker in the United States to offer live, mobile TV to consumers in over 100 U.S. metropolitan areas. The system offers something for everyone: college and professional sports, breaking news, children’s shows, primetime sitcoms, reality TV and daytime [...]

DVEO Introduces Small Form Factor ATSC M/H Test Modulator That Emulates Broadcast M/H Transmissions

DVEO, the broadcast division of CMI, has announced that its latest product, a compact test modulator for emulating mobile digital TV signals, is now shipping. DVEO will demonstrate the eYeCatcher ATSC M/H at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show in Las Vegas, April 12-15, at Booth SU2709.

Designed for use in development labs and for technology demonstration purposes, DVEO’s eYe Catcher ATSC M/H is a portable frequency agile modulator with IP, ASI, or SMPTE 310M input and ATSC M/H output. It delivers real time or stored video to cell phones, PDAs, handhelds, and [...]