Digital TV News: MediaFLO

PacketVideo (PV) Mobile Broadcast Receiver Delivers New TV Services to Existing Handsets
Feb 11, 2008 – Eliminating a major obstacle to launching mobile broadcast services, PacketVideo (PV), a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ:WAVE), is demonstrating its patented new pocketable mobile broadcast receiver that turns WiFi-enabled phones and personal media players into mobile TVs.
News categories: PacketVideo, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Smart Home, Tablet

Newport Media Demonstrates World's First Mobile TV System-On-Chip (SOC) For MediaFLO
Feb 11, 2008 – Newport Media has announced sample availability of the world's first complete single-chip solution for the MediaFLO™ mobile broadcast platform.
News categories: Newport Media, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Qualcomm Showcases International Mobile Broadcast Platform at Mobile World Congress 2008
Feb 11, 2008 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced its venue-wide demonstration of MediaFLO™ technology at Mobile World Congress 2008.
News categories: MediaFLO, Qualcomm, MWC24, Smart TV

Newport Media Announces Acquisition of Mobile TV Middleware Developer WRG
Feb 8, 2008 – Newport Media has announced the acquisition of industry leading DVB-T/H middleware company WRG Inc. Based in Bundang, Korea.
News categories: Newport Media, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Korea, MandA, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Smart TV

The Worldwide Digital Terrestrial Television Receiver Market Will Reach 350 Million Units in 2013, According to ABI Research
Feb 6, 2008 – The worldwide DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) receiver market will grow from 65 million units in 2007 to more than 350 million units in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate of 32%.
News categories: ABI Research, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

Mobile TV Subscribers to Number 462 Million by 2012, ABI Research Finds
Jan 24, 2008 – As mobile TV services expand over the next five years, ABI Research sees the total number of subscribers growing to 462 million, driven in large part by the expansion of 3G networks, and flat-rate plans for mobile video.
News categories: ABI Research, 5G, Asia, China, Digital TV, India, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers, USA

AT&T Mobility set to join mobile TV space
Jan 21, 2008 – After numerous delays, AT&T Mobility is preparing to launch broadcast mobile TV service from MediaFLO USA Inc. in early February, according to sources.
News categories: Qualcomm, AT&T, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, USA

Mirics expands broadcast tuner product family for portable consumer electronics
Jan 7, 2008 – Mirics Semiconductor has announced the addition of the MSi002 poly-band tuner IC to its product family. The MSi002 tuner features an industry standard I2C control interface to provide support for legacy single and multi standard demodulators ICs.
News categories: Mirics, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld Digital TV Products Unveiled at 2008 International CES®
Jan 6, 2008 – LG Electronics, co-developer of the MPH™ in-band mobile digital television (DTV) system, has previewed a series of products that will support local TV stations' plans to launch DTV broadcasts for mobile devices in 2009.
News categories: LG Electronics, CES2024, Digital TV, In-Car, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Tablet, USA