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
Peruvian ATV bets on mobile TV advertising
ATV Group, Latin American holding Albavisión’s Peruvian broadcasting company, believes that Mobile TV will become its main middle term return main source for its DTT investment. “The consumer who is out in the street is more likely to be willing to buy after receiving an offer and to go to the closest store thsn if he or she receives such offer at home. As interactivity services develop, the consumer will be able to buy directly through his or her cell phone”, stated Marcello Cuneo, ATV Group General Manager. >More
Lime launches its first mobile TV service in Jamaica
In Jamaica, the telecommunications Lime, a company that belongs to Cable & Wireless Communications Group, presented its first mobile TV service Of the Caribbean. Initially, the offer will include 10 digital TV channels and radio, though the company has already announced the addition to new content. The service will be available for clients in both pre-paid and post-paid plans. In order to make use of the service, users will need to have devices with DVB receiver. >More
Motorola launches digital TV cell phone in Argentina
Motorola presented in Argentina its new MotoTV cell phone fitted with ISDB-T tuner that captures digital TV channels. It is the first device of the kind launched by the company in this country. The terminal is fitted with a 3.2 inches touchscreen, one of the biggest in the market. Telephony operators that will commercialize the device have not been defined yet. >More
Personal offers traffic update through 3G mobile TV
The Argentine operator Personal, jointly with the Pay-TV news channel C5N launched a new service that enables users to receive traffic updates in their cell phones through video streaming. C5N’s cameras located in the main Buenos Aires accesses are utilized. >More
Semp Toshiba launches its new one-seg cell phone in Brazil
The Japanese manufacturer Semp Toshiba launched its CTV 35D DTV device with Dual Chip and Digital TV technology, an exclusive combination for such market. The cell phone enables users to tune DTT free-to-air channel programming free-of-charge in coverage areas. Its price would amount to USD 350. Together with Samsung, Semp Toshiba has been one of the first companies to offer one-seg devices in such country. >More
Entel Chile offers soccer on 3G mobile TV
The Chilean telecommunications company Entel launched, together with the sport channel CDF Premium, a new service that offers soccer games of the championship of such country on unicast mobile TV. The cost of the service amounts to USD12. Users of the company were the first to receive such an application in Latin America. >More
Siano launched its new One-Seg ISDB-T receiver
The Israeli company Siano launched its ISDB-T mobile digital TV receiver SMS2130. The device offers performance and cost improvements that adapt to the region’s needs as compared with other models. It is the first member of a new product line targeted to the Latin American market to be disclosed within the next months. >More
Claro and Rok launched 3G mobile TV in Paraguay
The British mobile TV develop and aggregator Rok TV and Claro of Paraguay, América Móvil’s affiliate, launched an unicast 3G mobile TV service that offers an international channel package at a monthly fee of USD 8,50. >More






