New FCC Web site says ‘Aloha’ to DTV
The commission this week launched a Web site to assist residents of Hawaii with their early DTV transition...
Media Bureau issues cross-ownership filing deadline extension
The Media Bureau gave Cox Enterprises, Calvary, Booneville International, Scranton Times and Morris Communications until Dec. 8 to file amendments to requests waiving the commission’s newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership rules...
FCC releases white space device rules
Ten days following the adoption of rules authorizing fixed and personal/portable devices to operate in TV spectrum, the FCC published its new rules...
62 percent of OTA households have requested converter coupons
According to acting NTIA administrator Meredith Baker, 17 million households have requested more than 33.5 million coupons...
New CMMB-compliant products compress mobile TV system development time for Chinese market OEMs, system integrators
TeamCast and Digital Horizon introduced the MMB-1000/2000 modulator and the RPX-1000 measurement probe at BIRTV 2008....
Mobile device video buffer boosts viewers’ battery life
STMicroelectronics’ TSH122 adds low operating current to low standby power for longer time between consumer device recharges. ...
InStat report suggests slicing, dicing multiscreen video services for profitable consumption
An industry analysis of TV-PC and PC-mobile services gives actionable insight into how to serve them up. ...
Olympics coverage shifted China’s, India’s viewing habits to more sports, more of the time
Research from mobile TV chipmaker Telegent says the world’s largest national audiences now want more than news on their mobile phones. ...
Cidana, Siano team up on mobile TV USB stick for China market
Designed for PCs and mobile Internet devices, the CMMB-compatible device marries Siano's SMS 1180 CMMB receiver chip and Cidana's mobile TV player....
Tianyu, Telegent analog/digital strategy covers all the mobile TV bases
A new line of dual-mode analog/CMMB handsets will build Asian market shares today and a competitive advantage in the future....
MEDIA BROADCAST expands opportunities for Austrian service providers, operators
The MUX D DVB-H mobile TV platform has made mobile TV available to more than 50 percent of Austrians ahead of the KommAustria deadline. ...
MediaFLO aims to almost double market reach, expand content in 2009
The company's plans include more specialty temporary channels and live events broadcasts and exclusive original 'microseries.'...
RipCode makes video transcoding just-in-time
Real-time transcoding automates multiscreen delivery, cutting processing time and operating costs....
ION Media announces successful mobile TV test
Initial receivers will be offered by the automotive industry in 2009...
Hawaii station captures elections with Bitcentral's AirNow!
The system allows field reporters to stream video live to air without the use of a laptop...
