Comments on: Why radio should care about mobile TV http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/03/18/why-radio-should-care-about-mobile-tv/ Radio, broadcasting, websites, and beer. Possibly. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:22:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: James Cridland http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/03/18/why-radio-should-care-about-mobile-tv/#comment-5070 James Cridland Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:06:33 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/03/18/why-radio-should-care-about-mobile-tv/#comment-5070 (I should mention that MfD is also on L-Band, whereas my iRiver is only Band III.) (I should mention that MfD is also on L-Band, whereas my iRiver is only Band III.)

]]> By: Nick Piggott http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/03/18/why-radio-should-care-about-mobile-tv/#comment-5069 Nick Piggott Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:01:51 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/03/18/why-radio-should-care-about-mobile-tv/#comment-5069 The reason you could only get Das Erste (the closest the Germans have to BBC 1) is that the other DMB channels are broadcast encrypted. However, MfD (Mobiles Fernsehen Deutschland) have certainly considered going free to air, which would jump that number to 6 or so. Reputable independent studies (you'd hope the EBU were both) have shown that DMB is either equitable in cost or cheaper than DVB-H, and far better optimised for radio AND TV usage. DVB-H has a great deal of Nokia proprietory technology in it, whereas DMB is an open standard. DVB-H has huge lobbying and marketing muscle driven from Nokia - DMB relies on it's wide range of supporters to keep it going. The reason you could only get Das Erste (the closest the Germans have to BBC 1) is that the other DMB channels are broadcast encrypted. However, MfD (Mobiles Fernsehen Deutschland) have certainly considered going free to air, which would jump that number to 6 or so.

Reputable independent studies (you’d hope the EBU were both) have shown that DMB is either equitable in cost or cheaper than DVB-H, and far better optimised for radio AND TV usage. DVB-H has a great deal of Nokia proprietory technology in it, whereas DMB is an open standard. DVB-H has huge lobbying and marketing muscle driven from Nokia - DMB relies on it’s wide range of supporters to keep it going.

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