CHAPTER 1

About Mobile TV

Television? No good will come of this device. The word is half Greek and half Latin.

C. P. Scott, journalist

(http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Television)

Are you one of those who is fascinated with the idea of being able to deliver content to mobile devices? Or by the new mobile Flash Player, which lets you watch amazing streaming videos from thousands of sites? Or record a movie using a Handycam®, then edit it and post it on your website? Or seen a game of baseball on MobiTV or VCAST? Or are you a content producer, broadcaster, or network operator who is at the other end of the line feeding content to millions of users? Are you intrigued by the P2P networks and the way they deliver video and audios? You have lots in ...

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