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Nokia report highlights mobile TV's impact on tradition TV
Viewers will demand more "snack-size" broadcasts 10 November 2006 16:32 GMT
A Nokia commissioned report from the London School of Economics predicts that mobile TV will make significant changes to the way we watch TV and the content that is created.

Nokia has a vested interest in convincing mobile users that mobile TV is worthwhile,...
Sky Mobile TV now available to 3 UK customers
TV on the go comes to 3G mobile operator 2 November 2006 14:21 GMT
BSkyB and 3, the mobile phone operator, has today announced an agreement that will make Sky Mobile TV available to 3’s customers.

From today customers will be to receive up to 27 Sky Mobile TV channels including live news, sport, music, entertainment and documentaries....
Virgin Mobile adds ITN News to mobile TV service
Live news 24 hours a day on the Lobster 700TV 31 October 2006 13:29 GMT
Virgin Mobile has added the 24 hour news channel ITN News to its mobile TV service.

The addition boosts the profile for the Lobster 700TV which is the first mobile to offer live broadcast TV service in the UK, and was launched last month. Virgin Mobile’s service...
Rok offers FreeBeTV to watch on any PC
Watch free programming wherever you've got a broadband connection 18 October 2006 14:16 GMT
Rok, the company convinced that 2.5G is the way forward for mobile networks, has extended its FreeBeTV offering to include an internet protocol TV application so that its 14 channels can be accessed from the PC.

The application is standalone and doesn't require...
Four UK operators roll out TDtv mobile TV tests
Trial service only available on smartphones with MobiTV 12 October 2006 15:29 GMT
Mobile phone operators are determined that mobile TV is the way forward as 3, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone have rolled out a test project in the Bristol area.

Called TDtv, the service is based on the UMTS TD-CDMA-2GPP MBMS standard; in plain English, the...
Rok TV launches FreeBe TV free service for mobile phones
All you pay is the data download 15 September 2006 16:37 GMT
Rok TV has expanded its ever-growing portfolio of mobile services to include what the company claims is the first free mobile TV service.

Appropriately named FreeBe TV, the service is available in the US and in the UK, and is compatible with 14 handsets, including...
Nokia and Motorola to work together on mobile TV technology
DVB-H open standards to be supported 11 September 2006 10:55 GMT
Motorola and Nokia, the two fiercest competitors in the mobile phone market, have shaken hands on an agreement to speed-up interoperability amongst DVB-H-enabled mobile devices and services.

Both the heavyweights will support open DVB-IPDC standards that are available...
Virgin Mobile launches Mobile TV with BT Movio
Get BBC One, ITV 1, Channel 4 and E4 on your Lobster smartphone 7 September 2006 12:03 GMT
Virgin Mobile has launched a new mobile TV service, Virgin Mobile TV, which is powered by BT Movio.

The service offers BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and E4 with a simulcast programme schedule on Virgin Mobile’s first TV mobile, the HTC-made Lobster 700, Virgin Mobile’s...
Rok Viper promises free mobile-to-mobile calling using VoIP
As long as you've got a Bluetooth phone, you can make free phonecalls with your mobile 6 September 2006 12:48 GMT
Not content with providing TV on mobile phone, Rok has taken a large step into the VoIP market with Rok Viper, which enables users to make calls using VoIP on their mobile phones.

By installing Rok Viper software on a mobile phone, users can call other mobiles...
ITV launch mobile TV service without adverts
Legal hitch means content advert free 5 September 2006 21:45 GMT
ITV has begun broadcasting its television shows to mobile phones today, however without adverts.

Available on mobile network 3, it is the UK’s first live streamed terrestrial mobile channel, and will cover more than 89% of the UK’s population.

However,...
TV streaming from ROK hits US shores
Thirteen channels available for subscription 8 August 2006 17:08 GMT
Mobile TV company ROK TV is now offering its services in the US.

Users in the UK, China, and now the US can subscribe to any 13 channels of content for 99 cents per channel.

The company says it has licensed content already from 50 content providers,...
ITV to stream live TV on mobile network 3
3 boasts an exclusive deal with the broadcaster 7 August 2006 12:26 GMT
ITV has given mobile network 3 an exclusive deal to stream live TV to mobile handsets.

3’s 3.5 million customers will have access to live TV broadcast on ITV1 and ITV Play on their 3G mobile phones.

It will be the UK’s first live streamed terrestrial...
Analysts' report shows lacklustre response to Mobile TV
MobiTV from 3 comes in behind Vodafone Life and ROK TV 24 July 2006 15:49 GMT
The first consumer-based head-to-head study of the four mobile TV providers in the UK has found 3G-based Vodafone Live only just beats 2.5G-based ROK TV in terms of overall experience.

However, the research by Strategy Analytics Advanced Wireless Laboratory revealed...
ROK TV offers television streamed to your mobile device wirelessly
Incur no internet browsing costs while watching TV on your mobile device 7 July 2006 19:09 GMT
ROK TV has introduced a new service whereby television channels can be wirelessly streamed to your mobile device from any Wi-Fi hotspot.

This means that you won't incur any internet browsing charges from your mobile service provider.

At the moment,...
Get ROK TV on your GPRS mobile
ROK TV is now compatible with 37 mobiles and PDAs 29 June 2006 10:22 GMT
ROK TV is increasing its market, slowly but surely, and as added 12 new Microsoft-powered handsets to the list of devices that can receive its live streaming TV broadcasts.

The TV provider operates on GPRS rather than 3G phones, as many more people use 2.5G phones...
Nokia N92 and mobile devices to get 14 TV channels in Germany this summer
Pilot program beams TV broadcasts to mobile phones in time for the World Cup 12 June 2006 12:00 GMT
Various German mobile network operators are operating a pilot project to beam live broadcasts to DVB-H enabled portable devices during the world cup.

The Nokia N92 is one of the mobiles that can receive the broadcasts that E-Plus, O2, T-Mobile, and Vodafone are...
BBC and ITV rumoured to trial TV on mobiles
Reports suggest the service will be available at the end of the year 7 June 2006 10:56 GMT
The industry is rife with rumours this morning that ITV and the BBC are planning to beam television programming straight to mobile phones.

The 6-month trial will be implemented in conjunction with Samsung and LG, according to some reports, and will use the same...
Gary Oldman to make short film using new Nokia N93
Nokia sees new phone as more than just that 25 April 2006 11:33 GMT
In an attempt to show off how good its new movie focused Nokia N93 actually is, Nokia has enlisted the services of actor and director Gary Oldman to shoot a short film with the new Nokia N93.

In a similar vein in getting Rankin to do a photo shoot with a camera...
BBC comedy and South Park gets mobile memory card release
TV classics coming to a mobile near you 12 April 2006 11:39 GMT
Mobile phone users will soon be available to get Little Britain, The Office, League of Gentlemen, South Park, Premier League Greatest Moments and Music Video Anthems on their mobile via a memory card.

ROK, the company that also offers mobile TV over a GSM network...
Rok TV heads to US mobile phones
American's are about to get what us Brits have been enjoying for over a year 3 April 2006 16:32 GMT
American's are about to get what us Brits have been enjoying for over a year - Rok on their mobile phone.

Britain's only independent 2.5g mobile TV service and mobile video retail publisher has announced that it will be launching its TV and mobile download services...
Rok announces black box to bring your tele to your mobile
Place-shifting set-top box coming in time for World Cup 22 March 2006 17:30 GMT
Mobile technology development company, ROK Entertainment, today announced it has "stolen a march" on the major Mobile Networks with it's new Place-Shifting set-top box due to available in time to deliver the World Cup football finals to mobiles.

The ROK Black...
ROK offers users chance to try before they buy
ROK, the company that is behind letting users watch recorded television on their mobile 8 March 2006 15:30 GMT
ROK, the company that is behind letting users watch recorded television on their mobile their phones is hoping to attract thousands more by allowing new users to demo the service.

Texting the service gives you access to watch a demo channel showing you all the...
ROK Player comes to Windows Mobile
ROK, the company behind films for mobile phones has increased its service offering to include Microsoft PDA users 24 February 2006 14:57 GMT
ROK, the company behind films for mobile phones has increased its service offering to include Microsoft PDA users.

PDA users running Microsoft Windows Mobile will be able to run ROK Player content-loaded memory cards on their handsets to watch films, comedy and...
Virgin Mobile first to offer live digital mobile TV with BT Movio
BT has announced that Virgin Mobile will be the first mobile operator to sign up to its TV service 14 February 2006 10:47 GMT
BT has announced that Virgin Mobile will be the first mobile operator to sign up to the BT Movio broadcast digital TV and radio service for mobile phones.

Virgin Mobile will become the first mobile operator in Europe to offer its customers digital TV and radio...
ROK TV comes to Sony Ericsson handsets
Jealous Sony Ericsson users can now get in on the action too 2 February 2006 15:10 GMT
ROK TV, the company that offers software to watch movies and television shows on the go on your mobile has announced that jealous Sony Ericsson users can now get in on the action too.

The UK's first cross-network, 2.5G, TV-for-mobile service, is now compatible...