MediaCorp, M1 to trial launch DVBH mobile TV service

MediaCorp and mobile service provider M1 may launch a new mobile TV service soon.

The trial service, based on Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVBH) technology, is slated for a mid-year launch.

The new service follows from an MOU signed between MediaCorp and M1 in October last year.

It is the latest in a series of collaborations to offer video and TV content, customised for mobile phones.

Both service providers have expressed confidence in the product as it will offer more interesting programme content and excellent audio visual quality. In 2006, MediaCorp and M1 collaborated to provide mobile phone subscribers with entertainment programmes and dramas on their 3G phones.