HiWire Lines Up 24 Mobile TV Channels

HiWire has announced a 24-channel lineup for its DVB-H trial in Las Vegas, which is trumpeted as 3 times the number on Qualcomm’s MediaFLO service. “The content will include seven channels from Discovery Communications (including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery kids, and Discovery Mobile); six channels from MTV Networks (including CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike TV and VH1); two channels from Turner Broadcasting (CNN Mobile Live and Cartoon Networks/Adult Swim Mobile); Anime Network; E!; Fox News Channel; Travel Channel; The Weather Channel; MavTV; and AccuWeather.com” reports RCR News. Content is only one half of the equation — mobile TV broadcasters also need to sign partnership deals with telcos, and Qualcomm’s locked up two of the big ones already.

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