ATSC gives initial thumbs-up to MPH mobile TV standard

Merely weeks after a handful of TV broadcasters voiced their approval of the MPH mobile TV standard, the almighty ATSC has elevated its specification for Mobile Digital Television to Candidate Standard status. Or it will early next week, based on the futuristic December 1st date on the press release. Anywho, the thumbs-up brings the standard one huge step closer to actual implementation in the United States, though a final standard isn't apt to be agreed upon until late next year. Not that the delay is really a problem -- after all, a grand total of 19 people in this great nation even care about TV on the go, right?

[Via mocoNews]

[kalleboo Posted Nov 27th 2008 11:04AM]

Just what we needed, another mobile TV standard! 1seg in japan, DMB in korea, DVB-H in europe, and now MPH in america...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 29th 2008 10:41AM]

Wrong about the 1seg. Most of South America (except for Uruguay) is on board with 1seg too. Everything carries over too. Brazil is the only country with actual deployments right now, though.