Telecoms.com has some more details on the mobile HDTV service Orange France is planning to release, apparently tomorrow. It will cost 12 euros a month, and will include exclusive content related to Luc Besson’s forthcoming animation, Arthur and the Minimoys. “The operator will make “mobiseances” available on its Orange World mobile portal, providing 21 episodes, each around 2 minutes long, featuring characters from the film.”
Jupiter Research analyst Thomas Husson wasn’t impressed. He said that when he saw the service his first reaction was to think “let’s continue the hype around mobile TV and over-promise the benefit to consumers”. He expressed concern that the service — which uses HSDPA — will experience quality issues if too many users try to watch it simultaneously.
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