Comments on: Broadcasters to Make TV Mobile

By: Friday Will Be FLO Day for Qualcomm

Friday Will Be FLO Day for Qualcomm — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:02:03 +0000

[...] relatively slow adoption on mobile devices, based on outside over-the-air mobile TV viewing numbers provided by comScore. In addition to increasing its availability to more people in more cities, Qualcomm earlier this [...]

By: Coming Soon: 2 Ways to Watch “American Idol” On the Go

Coming Soon: 2 Ways to Watch “American Idol” On the Go — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:06:07 +0000

[...] it hardly seems worth fighting for the current crop of mobile TV users, which is miniscule. The Open Mobile Video Coalition is pushing a standard that will allow broadcasters to extend their digital television signals out to devices traveling at [...]

By: Making a Smooth Switch to Digital TV « adroed

Making a Smooth Switch to Digital TV « adroed — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:46:32 +0000

[...] Broadcasters to Make TV Mobile [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:43:08 +0000

Looking forward to the next generation of Samsung and LG handsets for some on the go tv watching. I just hope for a bigger screen, which is the real catch for me.

By: Srini Dharmaji

Srini Dharmaji — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:01:18 +0000

stacey, I believe the ATSC broadcasters have a pretty strong value proposition and compliment the on-demand mobile internet offerings. With the opening up of the mobile web, carriers themselves are trying to understand how to monetize off deck revenues, and we shall see the progress towards sustainable business models between carriers and broadcasters / content providers. Lets face the reality, carriers have a direct relationship with the mobile subscriber and broadcasters / content providers own the content rights. There will be something in mobile content for all players in the value chain.

       I love my mobile web, and also do not mind watching broadcast quality television on my phone for compelling  content such as live events or breaking news and sports, as long as I do not feel the pinch in my wallet.

Cheers-

By: sampath

sampath — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:25:21 +0000

95% of handsets are subsidized by carriers — why will they allow a OMVC compatible chipset on their handsets/….The technology will work and they will have content, but will get killed on devices….Yes, LG and Samsung may support it, but carriers pay for the handsets and will not subsidize this unless they get a good cut of the business..

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:37:48 +0000

Erik, I’m with you on this one, but then i think of something like September 11 or the Challenger explosion. TVs were turned on everywhere, and people just stopped to watch whenever they found one. Not sure I’d carry one of these things around though, much less tune in while at a restaurant, but I also know I’m not the target demographic for this sort of device.

By: Erik Schwartz

Erik Schwartz — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:53:02 +0000

“I do think there will be a day five years from now where you will be in a restaurant and everyone will pull out their mobile devices and be able to watch a live broadcast of whatever that seminal event of the day is,” Schelle said.

He's saying that like it's a good thing....?

Mobile TV will be successful (in a limited way) based on on-demand narrowcasting. Not broadcasting.