Category Archives: Mobile TV
Mobile TV: SPB TV comes to Samsung bada
SPB Software is a massive factory of mobile software and applications – it churns out a phenomenal amount of produce across communications, services, systems, games multimedia and more. It has also been a champion of mobile TV for many years, through its SPB TV application. And today, it has announced a deal with Samsung to bring SPB TV to the OEMs in-house mobile operating system, bada. Continue reading
Mobile advertising and marketing hot news: politics, drunk driving and Google Goggles
Welcome to today’s mobile marketing and advertising round-up from GoMo News! Google shows it’s work with Goggles; mobile SMS marketing set up for American Congressmen; and more… Continue reading
Digital rights will be mobile TVs biggest challenge
The mobile TV and movie market has picked up more speed this year than ever before, thanks mostly to quickening network speeds and improving handset quality. We spoke to Tina Kaichis, Director at mobile video/TV company Quickplay, to find out where the company is now, and what it sees as the future of mobile TV. Continue reading
BBC iPlayer for BlackBerryused to watch live sports
Rating: How to follow F1 on Android & lesser BlackBerries
Last weekend provided an excellent excuse to try out the BlackBerry Bold which RIM has so kindly lent GoMo News for software testing purpose. The aim was to try out the recently released iPlayer TV for BlackBerry from the BBC and objective was to be able to watch the re-run of the Formula One GP in Brazil. There are two drawbacks to the BlackBerry version of the iPlayer. The first is that it runs on only a limited set of BlackBerry models (so we found alternatives for other BlackBerries). The second snag is that the BBC very heavily suggests that the app should only be run over a Wi-Fi link. Continue reading
Virgin Media endorses Nokia N8 big time
Rating: Gets its Virgin Media Player app pre-installed
Just four days after its commercial release in the UK, Nokia‘s first ever Symbian ^3 handset – the N8 – is going to come with a Virgin Media Player app pre-loaded. The app is intended to highlight the content capabilities of Virgin Media’s three-play offering. It’s nice to see a leading company investing time and effort in a Symbian app for example. Continue reading
Mobile video and TV breaking through in Europe
comScore, one of the biggest digital research firms in the world, is claiming that mobile video is finally starting to break through. After years of never quite making it, the number of people who watch video on their mobiles has increased by 66% in the last year – and comScore claims that On-Demand viewing on mobile grew by 99% in the same period. Continue reading
Mobile TV driven by sports, as MobiTV announces its best week
Mobile TV provider MobiTV is one of the earliest and biggest companies working in mobile television and video-on-demand. Earlier this year, it claimed that over 7 million people were subscribed to its various services around the world. And today, it reveals that last week was its most successful ever in terms of live events – which was driven entirely by sports, as it streamed 59 different events. Continue reading
Can mobile barcodes work on TV?
Mobile barcodes are beginning to creep their way onto television. The most famous example at the moment is probably FOX CODES – QR Codes displayed by Fox Networks during programming to give smartphone owners a way to access further content. But some have reported that these codes can flash on the screen so fast you need to rewind and pause to get a good look at them. A recently posted YouTube video shows that the Weather Channel may have a better handle on how to use QR Codes. Continue reading
ROK launches 3G mobile TV with Comcel
ROK has got to be one of the most tireless supporters of mobile TV out there. The company is a developer of entertainment applications, services and technology for mobile – but its primary driver is its TV services. Today it has announced the launch of a new product called Ideas Web TV, a streaming, on-demand mobile TV service with Columbia’s largest mobile network, Comcel. Continue reading
On Demand Mobile TV comes to Italy
Mobile operator 3 Italia has launched its very own mobile television service. The subscription service is called ‘TV: OnDemand‘, and will allow 3 Italia customers to view entire episodes of selected TV show. Continue reading
The best phones you’ve never heard of: India becoming a hotbed of new handset manufacturers
Review: Relative lack of established brand loyalty, extreme price sensitivity, and rapid growth have made an opening for new entrants to the mobile phone business. India might become a launch pad for these new companies to scale and break into the Western markets. Continue reading
UK operators link arms to deal with mobile video
Sharing the burden: new technology could help UK operators collectively deal with mobile video
A coalition of mobile operators in the UK are looking into a new standard for broadcasting TV and video to mobile. Called Integrated Mobile Broadcast (IMB), the technology could potentially allow networks to create a true mobile TV and video network at a comparatively tiny cost. Continue reading
theChanner offers mobile access to IP TV. Possibly
Rating: theChanner didn’t work with the Android phone we tried
A new service has just burst onto the scene offering smartphone owners the chance to watch a wide range of Internet based TV stations (IPTV) on their handsets. The services is called theChanner and purports to be available for the Apple iPhone and Android handsets above v1.6.
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Mobile TV: 80% of young UK residents want it
Research results from YouGov have been seized by mobile TV company Telegent Systems. The survey-based research claims that 58% of UK residents claim they would use free-to-air mobile TV – and Telegent Systems claims that existing television broadcasting systems can be used to drive mobile TV to this audience. Continue reading
Mobile TV gets celebrity boost from E! and Buongiorno!
Celebrity news from the E! International Network is hitting mobile devices. In a partnership with Buongiorno!Digital UK and Comcast, the deal is part of the E! Everywhere programme to get celebrity content onto every platform imaginable. Continue reading
