Nelonen Media will start parallel broadcasting in the mobile tv network and the digital television network next week. The channel will broadcast programmes simultaneously and in the same format on both networks. The service will be free of charge to consumers.
”The entry of Nelonen Media will extend the range of programmes available through the mobile tv network into a versatile whole. It is great that there are already many channels available now as the broadcasting is starting. To content producers, the mobile tv network offers a brand new way of providing interactive services in future, says Sirpa Ojala, Managing Director of Digita.
"Nelonen wants to offer interesting TV programmes for viewing regardless of time and place. We feel that the physical location of viewers should not prevent them from watching their favourite series, for example. In addition, they must be given a chance to watch our programmes with a terminal device that best suits the situation. The mobile tv now being launched is a very important part of this development, says Development Manager Kaapo Seppänen from Nelonen Media.The mobile tv network has broad coverage in the Helsinki area
Digita is responsible for a terrestrial broadcasting network to be implemented using the DVB-H technology (Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld) and management of the network’s channels as the network operator.
The mobile tv network was opened commercially at the beginning of December. It covers the entire Helsinki area, its surroundings and Turku and Oulu, i.e. more than 25 per cent of all Finns. The mobile tv network will become available in Tampere after the termination of analogue television broadcasting in autumn 2007, at which point it will already cover 32 per cent of Finns. At the beginning of December 2007, the coverage will be as much as 40 per cent.
The mobile tv will combine the services of two networks, i.e. the DVB-H based television network and mobile network, into a single terminal device. This means that the mobile tv will also allow interactive services from the very start. To end users, the services available through the mobile tv network include TV and radio programmes, games and interactive services.
More information through the Internet and from the service number
More information on the mobile tv network is available through Digita’s web service at www.mobiilitv.fi, which contains up-to-date information on the mobile tv network, coverage areas, consumer telephone service, and in future also on network services, content providers, markets and terminal equipment. The content of the pages will be developed as the network is rolled out and the service expands.
Consumers can obtain basic information on the mobile tv network from the national MobileTV Info number 0306 344 489, which answers questions daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calls from a line telephone cost 8.21 cents per call and 1.16 cents per minute. If you call from a mobile phone, the fee is 29.7 cents per minute. Questions can also be sent by e-mail to info@mobiilitv.fi.
Digita / Communications