INQUIRER.NET goes mobile TV
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IN another first, INQUIRER.net (subsidiary of the Philippine Daily Inquirer) started broadcasting news to mobile television last December 8.
“The Scoop” is a five-minute daily newscast of the day’s top stories and is aired on the GO Channel of Smart Communication’s myTV service.
It is also the first time that a local media company has offered broadcast on mobile TV, which runs on the widely used DVB-H (digital video broadcasting-handheld) standard.
Smart’s myTV has been in operation for about a year and is gradually increasing its content offerings.
Inquirer.net Executive Editor Leonardo Magno, Jr. said mobile TV is already being used in other countries, such as Singapore and Australia, many users have mobile phones with DVB-H features. “I was intrigued by its potential. Since then, INQUIRER.net has kept its eye on the technology and now we are pioneering it in the country.”
