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The Next Big Thing: Live TV on Your Phone

Free new Spanish system could replace download services

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 6, 2008 12:31 PM CST

(Newser) – A new way to watch TV on your phone is in the works in Spain, the Wall Street Journal reports. DVB-H technology, from a small company called Abertis Telecom, will let users tune into live broadcasts rather than pre-recorded shows. What some are calling the next big thing in cell phones has started to make its way across Europe. The best part? Watching is free, since it's pulled from broadcast signals.

Spanish companies usually charge users to watch TV on their phones—but they can’t for a live signal, which could help TV phones build a mass following: experts expect more than $6 billion in global revenues by 2009. Nokia, the world’s biggest phone maker, is set to use DVB-H. But it won’t hit the mainstream immediately in Spain, and it’s still being tested in the US.

Nokia has said its N96 phone will include DVB-H technology.
Nokia has said its N96 phone will include DVB-H technology.   ((c) Titanas)
The DVB-H menu on a Nokia N96 phone. The new mobile technology, developed in Spain, is being tested in the US.
The DVB-H menu on a Nokia N96 phone. The new mobile technology, developed in Spain, is being tested in the US.   ((c) Titanas)
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