Some information to warm the hearts of companies banking on mobile TV…”TU Media yesterday said more than 100,000 have signed up for its satellite digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) services in less than three months after its commercial debut.” The goal is to get 600,000 subscribers this year.
TU Media currently offers nine video channels like drama, sports, games, news, music and movie as well as 25 audio broadcasts. The firm will add a pair of data channels next year.
The biggest rival for the technology — terrestrial DMB — was expecting to launch at the same time as the satellite service but several problems, including tardy license allocations by the Korean government, mean that it will struggle to launch this year. However the terrestrial service will be free while the satellite service charges…(via PicturePhoning)
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