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PARIS-French media services company Thomson reported plans to acquire Thales’ Broadcast & Multimedia business unit in a move Thomson said will put it in the mobile TV space. The company …

LOS ANGELES-CBS is finally wading into wireless, inking a deal to bring TV shows to Verizon Wireless subscribers. Verizon Wireless’ Vcast users can access clips from the station’s hit “CSI” …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-London-based publisher I-play tomorrow will announce the North American launch of a mobile game based on the show “The Weakest Link.” The single-player title pits players against the …

LOS ANGELES-CBS is finally wading into wireless, inking a deal to bring TV shows to Verizon Wireless L.L.C. subscribers. Verizon’s Vcast users can access clips from the station’s hit “CSI” …

Qualcomm Inc. snared its first customer for MediaFLO last week, as Verizon Wireless said it will use the chipmaker’s new network to broadcast live TV to subscribers. The nation’s second-largest …

SAN DIEGO- Verizon Wireless will use Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO network to broadcast live TV to cell phones, the companies announced. The nation’s second-largest carrier announced plans to use Qualcomm’s $800 …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee is giving the communications industry a chance to come up with a voluntary system to help parents control content over all media platforms-including mobile phones-or lawmakers …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission continues to face relocation problems with its third-generation mobile-phone spectrum plan, a situation that could affect the timing of June’s auction and combine with other factors …

WASHINGTON-The broadcast industry is fighting a proposal that would reserve vacant TV channels for unlicensed uses following the transition to digital TV. “The fact that you don’t see anyone operating …

HONG KONG-Several infrastructure vendors reported successful demonstrations at the 2005 3G World Congress and Exhibition in Hong Kong. Motorola Inc. unveiled a prototype CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A solution, which …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers and others are urging the government to launch a rulemaking to decide what to do with discarded mobile satellite services frequencies rather than unilaterally giving more radio channels …

WASHINGTON-The television industry fought back Tuesday against a proposal to use vacant TV channels for unlicensed uses following the transition to digital TV. “The fact that you don’t see anyone …

HONG KONG-Several infrastructure vendors reported successful demonstrations at the 2005 3G World Congress and Exhibition in Hong Kong. Motorola Inc. unveiled a prototype CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A solution, which the …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission extended emergency alert rules to digital media technologies, while soliciting additional comment on how the government can integrate wireless technologies into a next-generation public warning network. …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-XG Technology said it successfully demonstrated its radio-frequency modulation and encoding platform, xMAX, by broadcasting a data stream equal to full-motion MPEG-2 video with stereo sound at a …

If all Congress does before leaving town for the year is approve fiscal 2006 funding for the Federal Communications Commission and other government agencies it will be a victory. Partisan …

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.-xG Technology announced the successful demonstration of its radio-frequency modulation and encoding platform, xMAX, by broadcasting a data stream equal to full-motion MPEG-2 video with stereo sound at …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today extended emergency alert rules to digital media technologies, while soliciting additional comment on how the government can integrate wireless technologies into a next-generation public warning …

WASHINGTON-Advocates of unlicensed spectrum are trying to get their hands on TV airwaves they believe will be available in channels 2-51 following the transition to digital TV. After the digital …

LONDON-Digital video broadcasting for handhelds (DVB-H) is poised to become the primary channel for mobile video in Europe, according to a study from Frost & Sullivan. Manufacturers will launch DVB-H …

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has unexpectedly shifted millions of dollars in upfront media commitments out of Fox and is said to be spending the money with other broadcast networks, according …

The mobile TV space continues to heat up, with rumors pegging Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless showing significant interest in the technology. Specifically, a report from Zachary Research predicts …

LONDON-Digital video broadcasting for handhelds (DVB-H) is poised to become the primary channel for mobile video in Europe, according to a study from Frost & Sullivan. Manufacturers will launch DVB-H …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile television company MobiTV announced it crossed the 500,000-subscriber mark, news that coincides with the launch of its new multimedia software platform. “Things are just going through the roof,” …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to launch additional mobile TV services later this year using a platform from RealNetworks Inc. The supplier said its new Helix OnlineTV solution will enable Cingular …