Bell has made two recent announcements which show that 2009 will be a big year for them in terms of multimedia content. Firstly, Bell announced yesterday that they have reached a deal with QuickPlay Media to power their live and on-demand services, including live TV and radio. Wayne Purboo, president and CEO, QuickPlay Media said “QuickPlay is excited that Bell Mobility has chosen us to power it...

MobiTV has struck a new content deal with CBS to include popular shows from the network in its lineup of mobile TV channels.

NextWave says ciao, customer coughs up NextWave has succeeded at last in offloading mobile TV developer IPWireless, which it picked up 18 months ago for $100m.…

Hockey fans in Canada will be pleased to know that Bell is moving ahead with guns-a-blazin’ on the mobile TV tip (jeez, did that sentence even make sense!?). The National Hockey League is working exclusively with Bell for all of their Mobile NHL hockey feeds. Customers on Bell can subscribe for $8 per month. The

Pantech has started preparing for the Valentine’s Day long before Feb 14th, and has unveiled a new handset called Cupid IM-S390. Specifications aren't too shabby, especially when you take 7.2Mbps HSDPA and mobile TV into account.Pantech IM-S390 features: CDMA/HSDPA (7.2Mbps); Dimensions: 103.5 x 48 x 12.5-13.5 mm; Weight: 88.2 (90.5) g (depending on the type of battery); Display: 2.3" ....

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Mirics Semiconductor has secured $7m of financing from its existing investor team of Acacia Capital Partners, Intel Capital and Pond Venture Partners, for it’s Mobile TV product, FlexiTV. From the press release: “The commercial progress that Mirics has made since the product launch has prompted significant expansion of our commercial team in the US and Asia, ...

*Press release:* QuickPlay Media, the premier provider of mobile TV and video solutions...

Aside from the Orb Live app, those wanting to get their fair share of TV shows while on the go on their iPhone can now likewise get it courtesy of Softbank’s 1seg TV tuner. This new accessory streams TV programs via WiFi to the iPhone thanks to an app provided by Softbank. Unfortunately, this only

If you're American, don't even pretend you care about this. 'Cause you don't care about mobile TV at all, and we've got the facts to prove it. For those parked in Japan, though, you have every right to get jazzed. Softbank's 1seg TV tuner / battery charger has finally been loosed on the carrier's home turf, and the lucky cats over at DVICE were able to acquire on...