T-Mobile builds network
T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom's mobile division, is building a network of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) transmitters in partnership with Mobile Broadcast, says TechWatch.
The company plans to roll out a mobile TV service in Germany, using the DVB-H standard, next year.
T-Mobile is also busy in North America, where it has become the continent's fastest mobile broadband network. The company has unveiled an HSPA service in Philadelphia, which provides speeds of 21Mbps.
Canadians cut off from digital TV
More than 300 000 Canadians in remote and rural areas could be cut off from CBC TV in two years, because the broadcaster doesn't have the money to convert its signals to digital from analogue, reports The Canadian Press.
August 2011 is the deadline for the switch to digital broadcast technology, but the CBC says it doesn't have the financial backing to continue the conversion process as the broadcaster struggles with a $171 million budget gap.
Unlike the US, the federal government has no programme to help Canadians who do not have cable or satellite to pay for digital converters.
Australia creates broadcasting group
The Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association (AIMIA) has created what it says is Australia's first video industry group in response to industry opportunities and challenges represented by digital video, states ITWire.
The group hopes to improve national standards to ensure consistency across the industry.
John Butterworth, CEO of AIMIA, says: "Digital video consumption is growing exponentially and this offers a huge growth opportunity for many Australian businesses. At the same time, this opportunity also throws up unique challenges, so the time for a unified set of local standards and copyrights across multiple video platforms has never been better."
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