Swiss TV broadcasting system operator Swisscom Broadcast AG has selected NEC NEC Deutschland GmbH (NEC) to establish a DVB-H broadcasting network scheduled to commence operation in four major Swiss cities in time for the European football championship 2008.

Only weeks after successfully bidding for wireless spectrum, Dish Networks has confirmed the huge welter of subsequent industry rumour that it is to enter into partnerships in order to realise its ambitions in the mobile TV market.

Almost automatically following the announcement that Samsung and LG were to jointly develop a mobile TV standard, leading technology and standards bodies have announced their full support for the venture.

In what is an unprecedented act between two hitherto highly competitive firms, Korean electronics giants LG and Samsung have signed an agreement to develop a new standard for mobile TTV technology in North America.

Single-chip mobile TV solutions provider Telegent Systems has signed a deal to supply Gionee Communication Equipment, a provider of mobile phone solutions to China's domestic market, with technology to support the announced availability of a free-to-air TV handset.

Dilithium, a provider of high-quality multimedia delivery over mobile and broadband networks, has announced the Dilithium Content Adapter (DCA), a high capacity and scalable solution that automates the real-time adaptation and delivery of video content over multiple networks to any device.

MediaFLO standard manufacturer Qualcomm has demonstrated the capability to support its own mobile TV standard and the International Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (International ISDB-T) mobile TV standards on a multi-mode handset.

O2 is partnering with Samsung to offer its customers exclusive access to mobile content from one of the year's most anticipated movies, ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'.

Zune, Microsoft's all-in-one digital entertainment brand, is adding new software features and content to its online store, music community and Zune Pass monthly subscription service.

Most notably, Zune is expanding its video store to include downloads of popular television shows.

Mobile TV and mobile media networks have played a significant part in the expansion plans of Broadcast Australia (BA) following recent acquisitions in Hong Kong and Australia.