Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 A lil snippet of news from Digitimes (courtesy of French site Mobinaute)... E-Ten to launch mobile TV handsets supporting DVB-T standard in 2008 E-Ten Information Systems plans to launch own-brand mobile TV handsets in 2008, according to company chairman Hwang Shan-rong. Initially the handsets will support only the DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial) standard, but the company also plans to introduce models supporting multiple broadcasting standards later on since the chipset solutions currently available are able to support multiple technologies, Hwang indicated. Hwang also pointed out that the number of mobile TV subscribers is expected to top 500 million in 2010, compared to the current number of around 30 million. Meanwhile, E-Ten reported that its after-tax profits for the third quarter of this year reached NT$170 million (US$5.2 million), which translate into a net EPS (earnings per share) of NT$1.8. For the first three quarters of 2007, after-tax profits totaled NT$421 million, or an EPS of NT$2.65, according to company data. It looks like E-Ten are in good health, with new products coming in their Glofiish range and looking to expand on their unique GPS-in-everything approach by adding mobile TV too. What do you think - will it be a success? Would DVB-T support on your device be appealing? I think if it's something E-Ten can bring to mass market ahead of the game (much like the aforementioned GPS, and not seemingly 2.8" VGA screens), then it will see them do well (assuming they get the rest of the devices right of course)! Thoughts? P
Guest jimbouk Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 I honestly cant see DVB-T being of much interest in the UK. Mobile TV is popular in Japan but people in the UK I think would either watch TV on a big screen or be doing something else.
Guest tsutton Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) It's going to be a big flop just like Virgin Lobster 700 TV! Edited October 29, 2007 by tsutton
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 That wasn't a flop cos of the TV tho in fairness, and the actual TV aspect appealed to quite a few people. It's only thanks to the TV functionality it sold at all ;) P
Guest tsutton Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 Ok, so I might have used the word badly. ;) I think it went from £129 (?) to £50 or so to shift it quickly. And then Virgin stopped supporting to after 6 months or so?
Guest Shuflie Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 Ok, so I might have used the word badly. ;) I think it went from £129 (?) to £50 or so to shift it quickly. And then Virgin stopped supporting to after 6 months or so? I don't think Paul was questioning the fact that the lobster 700TV was a flop, just that it flopped because it had TV built into it. If it had looked and operated like the touch, you could watch the occasional bit of live TV on it (or not depending on how you feel) and it was a similar price on contract would you have turned one down just because of the TV?
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