ITV and the BBC are to take part in trials of mobile TV services, according to industry rumours
The BBC will initially broadcast its News 24 channel live to mobile phones
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BBC and ITV to trial mobile TV

Deal thought to be close for UK broadcasters

Matt Chapman, vnunet.com 05 Jun 2006
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ITV and the BBC are to take part in trials of mobile TV services, according to industry rumours. 

The six-month experiment to broadcast television content live to mobile phones will be carried out with handset makers LG and Samsung

The technology behind the proposed service is normally used for digital radio.

The BBC will initially broadcast its News 24 channel, while ITV has not yet named the service it will use in the test.

If the two companies are happy with the results, they will expand the mobile TV trial to include more channels.

The two companies are expected to charge a £10 monthly subscription for the service.

However, the BBC refused to be drawn on its plans for mobile TV and a spokesman said that no announcement was planned.

See also:

Qualcomm technology competes with DVB-H and DMB  12 May 2006
BT and Virgin Mobile will start broadcasting television to mobile phones this summerCommercial prospects of broadcast to mobiles remains unclear  23 Mar 2006
Virgin Mobile will become the first operator in Europe to offer a mobile TV service later this yearBT and Virgin team up  14 Feb 2006
TI's solution uses the DVB-H mobile TV standardVendor targets mass market phones with Hollywood mobile DTV single-chip  13 Feb 2006
Mobile TVThree-quarters of trial users would subscribe to a mobile TV service  19 Jan 2006
Mobile TVParticipants watched TV for an average 66 minutes a week  12 Jan 2006
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