John is right that there is no market for mobile television exclusively. However, there does seem to be a market for adding mobile television as an incremental service on top of an existing service.
John http://www.localtechwire.com/news/technology/story/1129337/ Live TV Set for Verizon Cell Phones By GARY GENTILE Posted: Jan. 7 7:58 p.m.LAS VEGAS - Verizon Wireless customers will soon be able to watch live TV over a network constructed by Qualcomm Inc.
Verizon will launch its new service, dubbed V Cast Mobile TV, sometime in the first quarter, the company said Sunday at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Verizon said it would release details on pricing and availability closer to the launch of the service.
Verizon also announced an upgrade to its FIOS digital television service that will let users use their cell phone to program their home digital video recorders, change parental controls and perform other functions.
Many of the channels on the V Cast service will be live feeds from major broadcast partners, including NBC, CBS and Fox. Recorded full-length programs will also be offered, such as episodes of late-night talk shows.
Two handsets will be available at launch - one from Samsung and another from LG. More handsets and TV channels are expected to be added by year's end.
Verizon is the first wireless carrier to use the network created by Qualcomm Inc. The MediaFLO system broadcasts signals to mobile phones over a different portion of the wireless spectrum than cellular calls and data services.
The phones have dedicated TV keys that launch the service. An antenna can be extended to strengthen the signal.
In a demonstration Sunday, the signals were strong and the picture quality sharp, without delays or hiccups caused by buffering data as often happens with video carried over current wireless networks.
The service comes with a program guide and customers can "channel surf" using the phone's keypad. The screens on the phones are about two and a half inches diagonally.
The live programming will be available in East coast and West coast feeds. Local programming might be added later, said John Stratton, Verizon's vice president and chief marketing officer. Parental controls are included to block objectionable programs.
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