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Washington DC to Get Free Mobile TV, Other Cities to Follow |
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Washington DC to Get Free Mobile TV, Other Cities to Follow
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By Allen Tsai | Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:34 am |
Broadcasters plan to announce that Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV for mobile devices, with more than 24 other cities launching mobile DTV by the end of the year.
Using new "mobile DTV" technology, broadcasts identical to those beamed to TV sets -- including the advertising -- will start in late summer from local affiliates of CBS, NBC, PBS and Ion and one independent station owned by Fox.Mobile devices are main candidates for the technology but carriers have shown no enthusiasm with the largest two having their own TV services that require subscriptions. Dell will be demonstrating a small prototype laptop with a built-in mobile DTV receiver, joining Korean handset makers LG and Samsung in supporting the technology. Kenwood is developing car-based receivers. Broadcasters plan to quickly start broadcasts in more than 24 other cities by the end of the year, covering 39 percent of U.S. households. Among the target cities are New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston and Atlanta.
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