The day when TV fans watch their favorite prime-time shows on handheld portable devices may be coming sooner than expected. A group of wireless and entertainment companies banded together on Monday to promote the growth and evolution of a digital-video broadcasting standard already in use in Europe. The Mobile DTV Alliance, with Intel, Motorola, Nokia, Texas Instruments and Modeo among its founding members, announced support for Digital Video Broadcasting – Handheld (DVB-H), an open procedure standard for broadcast digital-TV reception on mobile devices.
Motorola, Nokia, Intel to Push Mobile-TV Standard
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire January 23, 2006 01:15 PMThe day when TV fans watch their favorite prime-time shows on handheld portable devices may be coming sooner than expected. A group of wireless and entertainment companies banded together on Monday to promote the growth and evolution of a digital-video broadcasting standard already in use in Europe. The Mobile DTV Alliance, with Intel, Motorola, Nokia, Texas Instruments and Modeo among its founding members, announced support for Digital Video Broadcasting – Handheld (DVB-H), an open procedure standard for broadcast digital-TV reception on mobile devices.