Germany approves plan for TV on phones
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German anti-monopoly authorities on Friday approved plans by mobile phone operators T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone to create a joint technical platform to bring television to mobile phones.
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An electronic gadget that promises to  unshackle consumers from their TV sets became available in  Europe for the first time on Tuesday, opening up new ways for  users to watch television wherever they go.
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Europeans are a step closer to having television on their mobile phones: Two groups of companies said they would push forward with consumer trials and establish a standard for the technology.
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The Federal Communications  Commission has approved new rules giving broadcasters more  flexibility in making the switch to digital television from  traditional analog signals.
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Germany said Saturday it respects Lebanon&#39;s decision on the presidential issue as the Lebanese Cabinet endorsed a draft bill extending the president&#39;s term.
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(InfoWorld) - A European Commission plan to simplify the licensing of Europe-wide mobile satellite services could boost the nascent market for broadcast TV services over handheld devices. With a general agreement on theÂ DVB-H (digital video broadcasting - handheld) standardÂ now in place, mobile operators across Europe are looking for economic ways of launching broadcast mobile TV services that send signals directly to handsets. While some companies plan to invest in building terrestrial systems to carry the signals, others are more interested in establishing mobile satellite services to provide coverage in not one but several markets, according to the Commission. With its one-stop-shop proposal, the Commission hopes to overcome a current hurdle in Europe for providing satellite service: operators need to apply for a license in each individual country, which often have different regulations and requirements. A new body, organized by the Commission in cooperation with regulators in the member states, would be responsible for assessing applications based on common technical and commercial criteria and for selecting operators, which would then be authorized by national regulators. The Commission hopes to win support for the new mobile satellite communications authority later this year when the region's telecommunications policy comes up for review. Several European mobile phone companies, including Vodafone Group, have expressed interest in mobile satellite technology for TV service as well as broadband data. In addition to reaching consumers in rural areas and in more than one national market, satellite-to-mobile phone communications could also overcome Europe's tight spectrum availability. Alcatel-Lucent, for instance, proposes using the widely available S-Band frequency reserved for satellites to transmit broadcast signals via satellite to mobile phones based on the DVB-H standard, instead of the UHF band. The UHF band is typically used for TV transmissions in Europe but has little or no capacity to spare. The Alcatel-Lucent proposal calls for equipping base stations with S-Band repeaters and, in addition, using satellites capable of transmitting in the S-Band to deliver content to 3G (third-generation) phones enabled with DVB-H technology in three different ways: base-station streaming, base-station broadcasting and satellite broadcasting.
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Mobile TV viewers in Norway will be served personalised adverts according to their tastes and background.
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Nokia is about to start a trial in Germany that will see travelers paying for public transport with their mobile phone rather than cash.
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The European Commission backed a  Nokia-led  mobile television broadcasting standard on  Wednesday in a move that could spur growth in the fledgling but  potentially lucrative sector.
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The EU is backing a project that would let viewers personalise shows and films to suit their tastes.
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Deutsche Telekom's  mobile  phone unit T-Mobile clinched a deal to bring Apple Inc's iPhone  handset to Germany, according to a report in a German daily.
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Europeans came a step closer to  having television on their mobile phones on Friday when two  groups of companies announced plans to push forward with  consumer trials and establish a standard for the technology.
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Germany is selling a 4.45 billion-euro ($5.5 billion) stake in Deutsche Telekom AG, making it the fourth European government to sell state assets in the past six weeks to help reduce a deficit that exceeds European Union limits.
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ProSiebenSAT1, one of Germany's biggest free-to-air broadcasters, is to be sold by the end of the year for a minimum of three billion euros (four billion dollars), according to two German business dailies.
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Cell phone manufacturers are teaming up to bring mobile television to your handset.
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In case music, games, and video weren't enough, vendors are now vying for the opportunity to send digital television signals to your mobile phones.
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Swiss ISP will deliver pay-TV channels and video-on-demand service.