LetsGoMobile http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/mobiletv/ Letsgomobile http://www.letsgomobile.org/images/site/letsgomobile_rssfeed.jpg http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/mobiletv/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/3523/att-mobile-tv-phones/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/3523/att-mobile-tv-phones/ AT&T announced the 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 mobile phones: the Vu from LG Electronics and the Access from Samsung Mobile. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:02:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/3432/mobile-tv-phones/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/3432/mobile-tv-phones/ Skyworks Solutions, an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, announced that Samsung is leveraging its ultra-compact and high efficiency front-end modules (FEMs) for open-loop EDGE, and power amplifiers (PAs) for WCDMA and HSDPA across more than 10 innovative universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) models. In particular, Skyworks is supporting their first mobile TV phone for Europe. Sun, 18 May 2008 13:14:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/3408/apple-iphone-live-tv/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/3408/apple-iphone-live-tv/ With another demonstration of the power and flexibility of the Orb architecture, Orb Networks announced the world's first way to stream live TV to the iPhone and iPod touch. For the first time, iPhone users can enjoy the immediacy of live sporting events and fast-breaking news on their phone. Orb was the first company to enable the live streaming of TV from users' homes to almost any mobile phone with a streaming player and a web browser. To get around the iPhone's extreme limitations on supported video formats, Orb created a special application, OrbLive, to enable the streaming of any video format to iPhones. Fri, 09 May 2008 23:15:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/3364/madonna-hard-candy/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/3364/madonna-hard-candy/ Vodafone and Warner Music International announced that Vodafone customers in 14 countries will be able to watch a live, one-off show by Madonna on their mobile. Streamed live from New York's famous Roseland Ballroom exclusively outside the US to Vodafone customers, the performance will celebrate the release of Madonna’s new album, Hard Candy, which is available globally from today. Vodafone customers in Cyprus, Egypt, France (SFR), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, South Africa (Vodacom), Spain and UK will have access to the show via their mobile phones on Vodafone live! Sat, 03 May 2008 09:30:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2785/mobile-tv-chipset/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2785/mobile-tv-chipset/ Legend Silicon Corporation, a company delivering semiconductor solutions for terrestrial digital TV (DTV), has partnered with Sharp Corporation, a consumer electronics manufacturer, to develop an integrated single chip solution. This chip enables mobile devices such as portable media players (PMPs), handheld TVs and mobile phones in China to receive the GB20600-2006 terrestrial digital television broadcast. This joint development expands Legend Silicon’s mobile products portfolio in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Legend Silicon and Sharp first collaborated in 2003 when Sharp used Legend Silicon’s demodulator solutions in their tuner module for digital TV. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:01:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2784/mobile-pedestrian-handheld-devices/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2784/mobile-pedestrian-handheld-devices/ At the 2008 International CES here this week, LG Electronics is demonstrating products that incorporate new circuitry for receiving the robust ATSC-compatible MPH (Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld) signals. Developed by LG Electronics, its U.S. R&D subsidiary Zenith and Harris Corporation, MPH is capable of providing robust over-the-air DTV signals to mobile, pedestrian and handheld devices. The prototype MPH products showcased at CES (in private demonstrations and in the LG Electronics booth #8214, Central Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center) include mobile phones, personal DTVs, laptop PCs and in-car infotainment systems. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:26:05 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2459/cbs-mobile-search/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2459/cbs-mobile-search/ CBS Mobile has teamed up with Medio Systems, a provider of mobile search and advertising solutions, to add search capabilities and search-enabled advertising opportunities to its CBS Mobile websites. This partnership marks a significant milestone for both companies in driving a standard for delivering easy-to-access mobile content to a growing mobile Internet audience, projected by eMarketer to exceed 750 million users worldwide by 2010. Under the agreement, Medio Systems will provide CBS Mobile users the ability to easily search and navigate content on CBS Sports Mobile, CBS Mobile News, and CW Mobile websites. The partnership also expands the wide-ranging menu of advertising options CBS mobile offers clients. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:50:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2419/mtv-music-awards/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2419/mtv-music-awards/ Wapple has created and is powering the mobile internet site for the prestigious MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 (MTV EMA) that take place in Gemany. With most of the awards voted for by MTV viewers, the mobile site has been designed to encourage more user interaction from more countries through mobile phones. The MTV show will be hosted by rapper Snoop Dogg and will feature performances from crowd favourites and some nominees. The awards themselves are largely voted for by the public. Germany will host the event for a third time with the awards being held in Munich, 1st November, 2007. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:20:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2411/n95-8gb-spiderman/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2411/n95-8gb-spiderman/ Nokia announced that it began shipping its the Nokia N95 8GB. Nokia has teamed up with Sony to offer a Nokia N95 8GB which comes pre-loaded with the full-length SpiderMan movie in Europe and countries in Middle East and Africa to celebrate the launch of the Nokia N95 8GB. The movie sees SpiderMan's suit turn jet-black and enhance his powers, just like the Nokia N95 has undergone a similar transformation to become the N95 8GB. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:25:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2094/mobile-film-festival/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2094/mobile-film-festival/ Palm, Inc. and MobiTV, Inc., invite filmmakers to submit their made-for- mobile films to compete in the first Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival which runs from Sept. 18th through Oct. 18th exclusively on the MobiTV service. A one-month free trial of MobiTV is available to Treo smartphone users. The film festival will award thousands of dollars in cash and prizes to the aspiring filmmakers from the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom, who come up with the funniest made-for-mobile comedy films. Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and John Henson (TV Guide network, Talk Soup) will co-host the Treo Film Festival awards show on Oct. 18 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1435/nokia-mobile-tv/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1435/nokia-mobile-tv/ Finland is the first to experience optimized mobile TV with the Nokia N77 multimedia computer. Later this month also Vietnam and India will start shipments of the Nokia N77. Consumers will now be able to keep up to date with news and sports and enjoy their favorite TV shows live on the move. The affordable Nokia N77 comes in a stylish and pocketable form factor with complete Nokia Nseries functionalities. "The Nokia N77 takes TV out of the living room," said Jonas Geust, head of Nokia Nseries Players Category, Multimedia, Nokia. "The wide 2.4" flat screen and high quality stereo sound makes it the ideal personal mobile device for enjoying TV programs on the go." Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:17:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1834/big-brother-8/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1834/big-brother-8/ Contestants on Big Brother 8 may be housebound, but fans of the hit TV show can follow the drama of this season’s final four weeks live, wherever they are. Marking the first time content from a primetime television show has aired live and continuously on mobile handsets in the United States. CBS Mobile, Verizon Wireless and MediaFLO USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, have teamed up to provide a new channel dedicated to Big Brother 8. The channel will air a real-time, 24/7 feed of the activity inside the Big Brother House from August 19 through the season finale on Sept. 18, 2007. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:09:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1823/iphone-football-show/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1823/iphone-football-show/ With fantasy football season kicking into high gear, die-hard pigskin fans can count on The 5-Minute Drill to deliver weekly quick-strike analysis, sure-fire recommendations and winning strategies on the teams and players who matter the most. The 5-Minute Drill is the first and only fantasy football video series available on any iPhone, iPod, Apple TV and computer. For nearly 15 million fantasy football fanatics and newcomers alike, The 5-Minute Drill - with Footballguys hosts Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom - provides lightening-speed analysis and tips to help fans make their weekly decisions, including how to maneuver the draft, trades and waivers to keep their teams in championship contention. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:10:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1649/samsung-handset/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1649/samsung-handset/ DivX announced the DivX Certification of the Samsung Ultra Video (Samsung SGH-F508) mobile phone, an innovative handset device that features stylish design and cutting-edge multimedia experiences, including high-quality DivX video playback. The DivX Certification of the Samsung F508 ensures true interoperability between the device and the over 90 million DivX Certified consumer electronics devices in the world today. The Ultra Video SGH-F508 is the second mobile phone from Samsung to attain DivX Certification. One of Samsung's popular Ultra Edition handsets, the F508’s large, swiveling LCD screen gives users the optimal video watching experience. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:06:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1564/iphone-video-support/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1564/iphone-video-support/ Origin Digital announced video applications for distribution to the Apple iPhone. Origin Digital offers tools to capture, convert, and deliver video to a broad range of platforms and devices in both live and on-demand formats. Supporting the new iPhone further expands the company’s strategy to be the platform of choice for multi-platform video distribution. Origin Digital provides software and services for Broadband, IPTV and enhanced 3GP mobile platforms. “Our business model supports the delivery of content simultaneously to television, Web and video podcasting, providing a fresh experience to our weekly new home show viewers,” explained Andy Robson, Executive Producer at Fine New Homes. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:32:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1551/iphone-wifi-tv/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1551/iphone-wifi-tv/ Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. and Wi-Fi TV Inc. jointly announced that Collectible Concepts has become one of the first companies in the world to use video on the new iPhone for commerce. “The Collectible Concepts Wi-Fi TV Station, our global Internet TV station which is distributed on Wi-Fi TV, has now made a promotional video available for download to iPhone, iPod and AppleTV. This is a great new way to bring our licensed sports, military and other collectibles to an ever larger audience, and a way to set Collectible Concepts apart from the competition,” said Paul Lipschutz, President of CCNG. The Collectible Concepts video can be downloaded for the Wi-Fi TV iTunes store. Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:36:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1269/pocket-pc-phone/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1269/pocket-pc-phone/ Watch live TV from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands and other countries. So whatever you would've watched on the sofa, you can watch elsewhere instead. In the room next door, down the pub, or on the beach a thousand miles away. Take your favourite tv-series, talkshow, sport events or news programs with you on your portable device. The most affordable way to get your television content in your pocket. No subscription, no bundled data-plan, just a purchase of software. Thu, 03 May 2007 21:11:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1225/digitalvideobroadcast/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1225/digitalvideobroadcast/ To encourage greater adoption of broadcast mobile TV services and accelerate service deployment, Samsung and Nokia announced they will work to achieve interoperability among their DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld) enabled mobile devices and the open standards based Nokia network services system. The handset manufacturers will work together to support solutions based on the open OMA BCAST standard available for operator partners interested in deploying multi-vendor mobile TV services and trials in 2007 and onward. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:12:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1192/mobiletvsolutions/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/1192/mobiletvsolutions/ DiBcom, a fabless semiconductor company that designs high-performance chipsets, and SkyCross, a global wireless company providing antenna-centric RF solutions, announced a collaboration to provide complete, integrated mobile TV solutions that are compliant with the current worldwide Digital Video Broadcast standards, DVB-T and DVB-H. This solution provides device manufacturers with an alternative to the current designs that must employ an external antenna, as well as a way to optimize reception quality based on the expertise and system design knowledge of both companies. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:25:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/0950/mobiletv/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/0950/mobiletv/ Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange, and 3UK announced the results of their successful joint technical trial of TDtv. TDtv is the UMTS TD-CDMA-3GPP Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Services (MBMS) standard for mobile television solutions. The trial provided valuable insights into the technology's capability and successfully demonstrated how existing spectrum can be deliver mobile television and other multimedia services. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:50:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/0892/mobiletv/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/0892/mobiletv/ DiBcom is pleased to announce that its DVB-H demodulator chip (DIB70xx-H series) has been selected by Sagem Communication for integration in its new mobile phone myMobileTV offering users the possibility of viewing television on this newly designed, elegant and ergonomic handset. “The proven performance of DiBcom’s DVB-H receiver both in terms of reception and sensitivity, even at very high speeds, guarantees a high quality of service for both mobile operators and users alike”, said Thierry Buffenoir, Managing Director of Sagem Communication. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:10:00 GMT http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/0891/mpeg4tv/ http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/0891/mpeg4tv/ Envivio Inc. and GlobeCast announce that they have reached a deal with Orange to deliver high-quality MPEG-4 television broadcasts to its mobile TV subscribers in France. The new solution, based at GlobeCast’s Paris technical operations center, features the Envivio mobile TV headend - comprised of the 4Caster M2 encoders, winner of the Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award, and the 4Manager network management system. By deploying the H.263/H.264 Envivio mobile TV headend, GlobeCast will be able to provide Orange with the highest quality live television and radio services to any mobile device, from GPRS to HSDPA, in its subscriber network. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:12:00 GMT