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Mobile TV coming to an iPhone near you

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i.tv coming to the iPhone

Mobile TV on the iPhone is going to be great. I’m really excited about this product because a great screen resolution combined with a simple user interface could make for some great mobile TV. According to i.TV’s product demo video, which can be viewed on their site, they have an awesome line up of shows. We’re not sure when this is going to be released but according to the company’s blog:

The approval process is taking longer than anticipated and it’s not Apple’s fault. A few weeks ago, we noticed something happening in the version we submitted to Apple that ultimately would have had an unwanted effect on our users’ experience. We temporarily pulled it from App Store approval process to fix the problem. It caused a delay but we’re glad we caught it before everyone else did!


Update: Sorry to give you guys the wrong impression, but with the first release of this product you will be able to watch previews and movie trailers but not TV. The company is saying “we don’t know if and when that will be possible.” It still does remain that mobile TV for the iPhone would be great. I really hope this company heads that mission.

Mobile TV in South Korea - A consumer perspective

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Mobile TV (DMB) in South Korea

Jason DaPonte, is the Managing Editor for the BBC’s Mobile Platforms. I met him at Mobile Content 2008 in Seoul Korea, and I’ve started paying attention to his blog. He’s got a good post on mobile TV (DMB) in South Korea. Something I’ve also posted about and am really interested in.
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Verizon’s V Cast getting new channels

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on September 15, 2008
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Verizon vCast

While we were at CTIA, Verizon announced a long list of new channels coming to V Cast. Most of the channels offered are mostly short clips, but there will be full-length programming available. Shows such as Hell Date and Score Center will be available for full download.
Click through to read a sample of some of the great programming coming to V Cast

Mobile TV (DVB-H) comes to Hungary

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Mobile TV service DVB-H

It looks as though Hungary will be getting mobile TV. The service, DVB-H will likely start later this year in and around Budapest with approximately 16% coverage. Other cities will be getting the service later on including the area surrounding Lake Balaton by the end of 2009. The coverage will be 30%, which is expected to reach 50% by 2012.

[Via rapidtvnews.com]

Mobile TV device made affordable by LG and AT&T

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on August 20, 2008
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The NVision by LG is affordable mobile TV

Mobile TV has become much more affordable with the launch of the LG Invision, the 3rd phone on AT&T to support mobile TV. The phone has a great look to it, sleek and thin, and offers all the multimedia functionality that we love. For $99 you can’t go wrong.

Click through for specs and details regarding the phone’s multimedia capabilities

Watch the X Games on your mobile phone

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on July 16, 2008
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BlackBerry Bold with MediaFLO

ESPN and MediaFLO are blowing up your phone with nothing but extreme awesomeness!

ESPN and MediaFLO will bring action sports fans the thrills and spills of X Games 14 live on their mobile phones starting July 31.

To celebrate this year’s event, MediaFLO and ESPN will offer EXPN, a dedicated X Games video channel that will run 24/7, July 16 - August 8. MediaFLO’s award-winning mobile TV service is available to AT&T subscribers as AT&T Mobile TV with FLO and to Verizon Wireless customers as V CAST Mobile TV.

Click through to learn how to watch The X Games on your mobile

Free, no ads episodes of 30 Rock and The Office on iPhone

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Devin Kent
on May 8, 2008
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It looks like NBC is now streaming free episodes of 30 Rock and The Office to iPhones and iPod Touches. They’re both shown without ads, which is nice, but come with a catch: if you exit Safari while watching, you’ve got to re-download the very large files again. Not a huge problem in the US — as long as you’ve got Wi-Fi — but might cause some headaches for Canadian users when the iPhone hits there, due the high price for bandwidth up north.

(image via Gizmodo)

Where are the ads?

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Devin Kent
on May 5, 2008
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The Herald Tribune has taken a look at the current and potential future state of mobile advertising, and the outlook is less than rosy. Currently, mobile advertising counts for around $1 billion a year — an impressive-sounding figure which sounds much less impressive when you realize that it’s two tenths of one percent of the global figures. Beyond that, most of that comes from text messaging campaigns, instead of ad-funded games or commercials on mobile TV. No one likes ads, of course, but they’re important to drive the growth of any industry, and they help in getting you free goodies. Unfortunately, analysts can’t agree on how fast it will grow (if at all), with estimates ranging from $7.6 billon to $25 billion by 2013.
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Samsung’s SGH-P960 is practically a TiVo

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on May 1, 2008
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Samsung has just announced a new phone called the SGH-P960, which includes a number of DVR-like feature for mobile TV. It can pause live TV when a call comes in, so you won’t miss any action on the 2.6 inch screen, and offers picture-in-picture and an on-screen programming guide. It also includes a 3 megapixel camera with LED flash. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and it’s only available in Europe so far, so hopefully we’ll see this bad boy in other markets soon.

(image via MobileBurn)

Globe Telecom to enter mobile TV market

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on May 1, 2008
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The Inquirer broke the enws that Globe Telecom will be quietly entering the mobile TV market and running the service on its 3G network. Subscribers have six channels to choose from including live feeds from CNN and three local stations. The service also offers “made-for-mobile” TV programs, according to NMS.