07.12.2007
WorldDAB News

European Nations ask the Commission to let the market decide

WorldDMB welcomes indications that Commissioner Reding has decided not to follow through on her threat of mandation for one mobile TV standard in Europe.

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05.12.2007

Mobile TV subscribers numbers shoot up, but operators revenue not so much

The mobile TV market will be worth over €4.4 billion (nearly $6.5 billion) in 2011 in Asia, North America and Western Europe combined, and subscription business models will dominate the market, generating more than 90 percent of revenues in 2011,...

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29.11.2007

Australia to host WorldDMB Forum

Australia will play host to the technical committee of the WorldDMB Forum for the first time on November 30 in Sydney, as representatives from 12 countries meet to discuss technical and future proofing issues.

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29.11.2007

EU regulator moves ahead with mobile TV standard

The European Commission said Thursday that it would press ahead with plans to favor one standard for mobile TV services by February, despite opposition from three major members of the bloc.

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28.11.2007

EU likely to oppose single tech for mobile TV

The European Commission's attempt to propose Nokia Corp.'s (NOK) DVB-H technology as the official E.U standard for mobile television, is likely to be watered down by European governments, according to a draft document seen by Dow Jones Newswires.

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28.11.2007

Two interested in mobile TV in Singapore

PGK Media says it wants to launch a ‘TV2Go’ service as soon as it receives a licence, supplying 10-15 channels. Innoxious Technologies says it will supply eight channels, targeting 15-35 year-olds.

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27.11.2007

Mobile TV in Singapore 2008

The Media Development Authority (MDA) in Singapore said it will give out up to four licences to run mobile TV services in the second half of next year.

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27.11.2007

Set back for mobile TV in Russia

The introduction of 3G services, and hence mobile TV, has received a blow in Russia. Mikhail Shamolin, the president of Sistema-backed MTS, the country’s leading mobile operator, is reported as having said that plans to launch services in the capital, Moscow, are to be put back for a few years.

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26.11.2007

World digital radio meeting to be held in Sydney

Australia will play host to world experts on digital radio from 12 countries. The technical committee of the WorldDMB Forum, a global trade body coordinating the introduction of digital radio worldwide, will meet in Sydney on 30 November.

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23.11.2007

The Future of Radio...is it digital?

Digital radio got a boost today with the launch of a new taskforce to discuss its future set up by Culture Secretary James Purnell. The expert and consumer working group will look at how to promote digital radio and increase the numbers of people listening to it.

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