BlackBerry gets live broadcasting

Next2Friends, a real-time mobile social media platform, has made available its live mobile video broadcasting application for the BlackBerry Bold smartphone by Research In Motion, states Click Press.

Already available for the Symbian S60 range of devices, the Windows Mobile 6 platform, and the BlackBerry Pearl and Curve, Next2Friends is broadening its list of supported devices and operating systems with the BlackBerry Bold.

Roy Shelton, CEO of Next2Friends, says: “We are extremely proud to be the first to bring live mobile broadcasting to BlackBerry at a time when Research In Motion is attempting to appeal to a wider audience.”

French international news channel France 24 has initiated France 24 mobile, a new cellular service which aims to give consumers worldwide access to its three 24-hour channels, says Rapid TV News.

France 24 is an all-news and information channel that transmits live in three versions - English, French and Arabic.

Cellular users will be able to access these streams, or download high-quality and live broadcasting independently from networks and local operators, in an on-demand basis.

NSR has released its latest market research and forecast report on Indian satellite markets and found that video broadcasting, very small aperture terminals and direct-to-home technology is contributing to demand for domestic and international satellite capacity across the country, says Market Watch.

The overall demand for Ku-band and C-band bandwidth is expected to grow at a healthy rate of about 1.5% to 2% and maintain levels that will not be met by domestic supply alone.

Despite ambitious plans, the Indian National Satellite System has fallen short of meeting domestic demand. For international operators, revenues from leasing satellite transponders remain hard to come by as they have to contend with preferential treatment to the domestic fleet, regulated pricing and short-term contracts from service providers.