NBC’s new O&O guy says digital content for local TV stations needs to focus on local. John highlights the need for “local portals” and hopes to have “laser beams” in a bid to become the “Diet Coke” of “local content”: just one calorie, not local enough. From Broadcast & Cable: “John Wallace, the new president […]
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Tag Archives: Mobile TV
Open Mobile Video Coalition doubles membership
July 25, 2007 
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The OMVC adds a number of new members: Cox Television, The Dispatch Broadcast Group, Freedom Broadcasting, LIN TV Group, Meredith Corp., Media General, Post-Newsweek Stations, Raycom Media, Schurz Communications, and the Association of Public Television Stations. Hilarity ensues. From the OMVC mission: “To accelerate the development of mobile digital broadcast television, and capture the full […]
Read moreModeo Deadpool
July 24, 2007 0 Comments
And then there was one (more or less.) From GigaOM: “ Qualcomm is now the defacto winner of the mobile TV race in the US, thanks to its ability to partner-up with right wireless carriers – AT&T and Verizon – for its MediaFLO multimedia wireless network. Those deals sealed the fate of Crown Castle’s mobile […]
Read moreSharp dual mode chip for Mobile TV
July 6, 2007 0 Comments
From the FT: “Sharp, Japan’s leading mobile handset maker, is in negotiations with up to 30 European companies, including mobile phone operators, to supply its dual-mode tuner chip for television-equipped mobile phones. Demand for TV-equipped mobile phones is forecast to grow ten-fold in the next five years, and their usage is widespread in Japan, South […]
Read moreMobile TV advances
April 18, 2007 2 Comments
From Businessweek: “Today, 5.3 million U.S. wireless subscribers pay for video–just 2.5 percent of all U.S. cell-phone users. Using UHF signal means “we don’t have to burden the 3G networks,” says Gina Lombardi, president of MediaFlo USA. It also means just 0.4 percent of mobile devices sold worldwide can pick up the broadcasts. But that […]
Read moreWeb advice for local TV stations
April 17, 2007 0 Comments
Steve Safran at Lost Remote has a little advice for local TV stations trying to “harness the power” of the web. From the post: “Sites are getting built by the lowest bidder. They’re being run by the cheapest employees. They’re a mess and everyone knows it. Is there any wonder TV website sales are underperforming? […]
Read moreOpen Mobile Video Coalition
April 17, 2007 0 Comments
For me the big news out of the NAB is Final Cut Studio Pro 2. But for others mobile TV is in the air. From the article: “Rather than ceding control of the mobile TV market to the nation’s wireless carriers, nine U.S. television broadcast groups have formed an industry alliance called the Open Mobile […]
Read moreMobile TV stats
April 12, 2007 0 Comments
From In-stat: “Over the next 10 years, as more spectrum is made available, in many cases when analog TV signals are shut off, more mobile TV broadcast services will launch,” says Michelle Abraham, In-Stat analyst. “Another issue limiting the market today is the small number of mobile TV broadcast enabled handsets available in many markets.” […]
Read moreNAB Fastroad: Do what?
April 11, 2007 0 Comments
I am sensing a theme today. With the NAB just around the corner expect a number of whaa??? moments. Getting an early start David Rehr, NAB CEO and Dennis Wharton, NAB spokesman outline NAB Fastroad (Flexible Advanced Services for Television and Radio On All Devices). From Mediaweek: “As we move into the digital era, the […]
Read moreATSC-M/H: Do what?
April 11, 2007 0 Comments
I read this yesterday but just couldn’t believe it. But its still here today so I guess I will log it. The ATSC (Advance Television Systems Committee) announced it would come up with a standard for mobile TV signal distribution. From the press release: “The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has launched the process to […]
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