Content owners are learning that mobile phones represent new revenue opportunities – but also new risks. The maturity of rich media on mobile handsets coincides with the launch of legitimate media services on the Internet, and content owners are eager to avoid past mistakes experienced with music piracy. Increasingly valuable content (in the form of TV shows and movies) are being sold for use on portable devices. With the rise in mobile content value, comes a need for better content and … [Read more...] about Holding the Key to Mobile Security
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AXN bans prompts row on content regulation
The Indian Government’s decision to yank the AXN channel off air on the rounds of airing “indecent” content has highlighted several complex issues confronting the media industry in the world’s largest democracy. The ban on AXN for two months, until mid-March, has prompted several questions: What right do the authorities have to pull channels off air? Is there enough clarity in the guidelines governing broadcasters? Can broadcasters come up with their own guidelines for … [Read more...] about AXN bans prompts row on content regulation
Road blocks ahead for new TV “toys” in Asia
The next big things in home entertainment, if you believe the hype at recent trade shows, will be Apple TV and Microsoft’s IPTV-integrated Xbox 360 video games console.Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled Apple TV, a set-top box that allows users to stream content from their computers directly to the television set, at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. “Apple TV is like a DVD player for the 21st century — you connect it to your entertainment … [Read more...] about Road blocks ahead for new TV “toys” in Asia
Broadcasting to mobile – DMB in Korea
With subscription and pay-per-view revenues, and their protection, uppermost in everybody’s minds, it’s no surprise that content security companies are always at the cutting edge of emerging technologies. Broadcasting to mobile is no exception and content-protector Irdeto defines the two dominant technologies thus:• DVB-HDVB-H (handheld) is a global standard based on existing DVB-T technology and broadcasting over DTT frequencies. It specifies additional features to support … [Read more...] about Broadcasting to mobile – DMB in Korea
Multiplexing for Mobile TV – the Taiwan trial
In his keynote address at the Asia TV Forum, Dr Hamilton Cheng explained the challenges encountered by Taiwan’s public service broadcaster PTS when considering trials of TV via mobile device. Faced with the different delivery technologies available – 3G mobile phone (CDMA), 3G (UMTS) or GPRS network; DVB-H, MediaFLO, DMB-T/DAB, ISDBT, DMB-Satellite; Wi-Fi, WiMax (WLAN) – broadcasting to mobile was seen as the most accessible. Its unrestricted capacity meant the possibility … [Read more...] about Multiplexing for Mobile TV – the Taiwan trial
DVB-H – the Sydney experience
Formerly Head of Content Solutions at BBC Technology in the UK, Farrimond is now responsible for developing and building Broadcast Australia’s business strategy for mobile TV services. Broadcast Australia recently conducted a high-power trial of digital video broadcast - handheld (DVB-H) services, transmitted from Sydney’s Gore Hill. “The DVB-H trial has established Broadcast Australia as a key player in the mobile TV arena,” says Farrimond. “Our core business is … [Read more...] about DVB-H – the Sydney experience
