Mobile TV is more popular in Brazil than in other Latin American countries
According to a global study that included 9.000 consumers from 16 different markets and was carried out by Motorola Mobility in 2011, mobile TV is more popular in Brazil than in the rest of Latin America. Specifically, the 34% of … >More
GPS fitted with ISDB-T OneSeg sales grow in Brazil
6 of the 50 most popular products offered through the main Brazilian online sale site, MercadoLivre.com (e-Bay subsidiary), are automobile GPS devices fitted with Digital TV OneSeg ISDB-T receiver and 4.3″, 5″ and 7″ inch screen. More than the 90% … >More
Claro Brazil to TV Everywhere with Argentine OTT model
Claro Brazil will transform its current unicast mobile TV service Ideias TV. The company is analyzing a partnership with Net and Embratel operators – both controlled by América Móvil as well as Claro – for the launching of an OTT … >More
Telefónica’s IPTV middleware joins Blackberry
Telefónica has developed an Imagenio Móvil application for Blackberry similar to the one developed for Android, which not only allows the visualization of TV shows of more than 20 linear channels of its IPTV service in Spain. Additionally, the application … >More
Globosat launched Muu application for Android
Muu, the TV Everywhere service of the Brazilian programmer Globosat, has already been made available for smartphones and tablets with Android operating system. The application has been developed by Globosat’s New Media area and can be downloaded from Android Market. … >More
Globosat launches Muu applications for Apple devices
Muu content, Globosat online TV service, is already available for iPads and iPhones. Applications -developed by the Brazilian programmer’s New Media area- can be downloaded free-of-charge from App Store. >More
Ibope will measure OneSeg mobile TV viewers in Brazil
This year, Ibope will launch a mobile OneSeg ISDB-T digital TV viewer measurement project in Brazil. By means of an alliance with the operator Vivo (Telefónica) and Samsung, the idea is to measure the most widely viewed programs, the percentage of viewers that utilize TV and viewers minute by minute. >More
Claro launched 3G mobile TV in Chile
The cellular telephony company Claro Chile, América Móvil’s subsidiary, launched its unicast 3G mobile TV service jointly with the British aggregator and developer ROK. The service offers users access to an eight-international-channel package for a USD 8,2 subscription fee. Clients need to rely on unlimited Internet plans. >More
Terra broadcasts live Viña del Mar Festival for mobile devices
The well-known Chilean Viña del Mar Festival can be seen live in mobile devices through the portal Terra. According to the company, iPhone, Blackberry and iPad users can follow all alternatives thanks to the agreement executed between Terra and the free-to-air TV channel Chilevisión for the broadcasting of the event through multiple devices. >More
Telcel offers video streaming services on 3G
Mexico’s Mobile phone service company Telcel -subsidiary of América Móvil- launched the new service Ideas Streaming, that enables to have access to music videos and television shows, without needing to download content to the mobile phone. It is available for customers having 3G handsets. The application is organized by categories and genders to facilitate searching for the material. >More
