Guest Brody Posted May 16, 2005 Report Posted May 16, 2005 Not destined for a Windows Mobile device just yet but this is still a nice step in the world of mobile device convergence! Especially with the likes of BSkyB, Discovery Networks Europe and Turner Broadcasting already being signed up! O2 And NTL Announce First TV-To-Mobile Channels In Trial Edited Press Release LONDON -(Dow Jones)- O2 and NTL Broadcast Wednesday announced the first batch of channels to be part of their line-up for the forthcoming Oxford mobile TV trial, including Cartoon Network, CNN, Discovery Channel, Sky Sports News and Sky Travel. The six-month trial - which marks a U.K. first - begins performance testing in July prior to roll out to 350 O2 customers early in September 2005. BSkyB, Chart Show TV, Discovery Networks Europe, Shorts International and Turner Broadcasting will be among the organisations providing 16 television channels to be received by O2 customers in the Oxford area using the new Nokia 7710 handset. Designed to test and showcase the televisual capabilities of the next generation of mobile phones, the trial will look at how people choose to catch up on their favourite TV shows, watch the latest music videos and keep up to date with the news and sport when on the move. The six-month trial will use the DVB-H broadcast transmission standard, specially designed for handheld reception. With its low battery power consumption and robust reception, DVB-H allows an efficient 'one-to-many' method of delivering TV content in a way that complements the one-to-one video streaming which is already possible via GPRS and 3G networks. To enable a commercial service to be launched in the U.K., Ofcom will need to license spectrum, and the results of the trial are seen as valuable in proving ongoing consumer interest. NTL Broadcast is currently building a new broadcast network of eight DVB-H transmitters, using existing structures, to cover 120 square km centred on Oxford that will enable the participants to receive digital television on the move. O2 will soon begin the process of recruiting triallists from the specified catchment area within the Oxford ring road: triallists will be between 18 and 45 years of age, and spend the majority of their day (i.e. live, work or study) in Oxford. Initially, handsets will be provided to all 350 triallists by Nokia - the new 7710 which, for the purposes of the trial, will come with a special DVB- H receiver. Content partners/Channels announced so far: BSkyB (Sky News, Sky Sports News, Sky Travel) Chart Show Channels Ltd (Chart Show TV) Discovery Networks Europe (Discovery Channel) Shorts International (Shorts TV - a bespoke short film channel) Turner Broadcasting (CNN, Cartoon Network) Source: www.MSMobileNews.com
Guest RazorD Posted May 16, 2005 Report Posted May 16, 2005 Thats a shame ;) Even though i get my tv from Oxfords transmitter, doesnt look like i'll be able to get in here in Swindon ;)
Guest beersoft Posted May 16, 2005 Report Posted May 16, 2005 because i could i got live tv streaming over gprs using my trusty wintv card and windows media encoder it was fuzzy and sounded tinny, but when you have 9600baud to play with you take what you can get ;) as i said, it was only done because it can be done, but does cost a fortune in gprs data ;) later Owen
Guest Chaser81 Posted May 17, 2005 Report Posted May 17, 2005 Man, I live in Oxford central!! How do I get on this trial??
Guest Dr Who Posted May 17, 2005 Report Posted May 17, 2005 Man, I live in Oxford central!! How do I get on this trial?? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can you use this low power consumption DVB-H standard for transmission of other data? Is 3G dead in the water?
Guest simoncav Posted July 15, 2005 Report Posted July 15, 2005 Can you use this low power consumption DVB-H standard for transmission of other data? Is 3G dead in the water? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Since DVB-H and DAB radio are just streaming IP, yes you can transmit any data you like. The killer app with these digital broadcasting systems is that you can automatically send the same data to millions of users simultaniously at very low cost. You simply can't do that with any mobile phone network due to expense, latency and basestation bandwidth... Simon
Guest Samsonite Posted July 15, 2005 Report Posted July 15, 2005 simoncav whats the data rate of DVB-H then? the compnay i work for sells wireless ethernet (not WiFi) devices and any video app needs datarates in the mbits to get any quality...
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