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MCV Will Launch Dyle Mobile DTVs in 2012

The company is expecting to have around half the US covered at launch.

Mobile televisions have always been a niche product and they've never quite enjoyed the success that it seems they should. After all, watching the shows you want while you're on the go is a very cool prospect.

MCV is hoping that its new brand of mobile television services will change that up a bit. The brand, Dyle, and its logo will be showing up on boxes and on technology that boasts MCV's content services. Those services will include partners like NBC, Fox and many others and will be up and running in enough cities to cover half of the country's population.

"When a consumer sees the Dyle logo on a box, they will know that the device has the technology required for live mobile TV, on-the-go, wherever they are," says MCV in a statement.

Whether it succeeds or simply fails like Flo TV, you can expect a lot of puns in the near future. It's tempting to hope for the worst simply so we can feature the headline "Don't Touch That Dyle!"

Source: Broadcasting & Cable

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LG Shows New Prototypes Including "Tweet TV" and Glasses-Free 3D

Tweet TV relies on an Android smartphone with a digital TV receiver.

LG has come up with some interesting new mobile television prototypes that they hope will help to pave the way for more mobile sets.

Perhaps the most interesting is the first mobile TV that displays 3D images broadcast on the ATSC Mobile DTV standard. The exciting bit, of course, is that it gives you 3D without the need for 3D glasses - an essential for a small device like this.

The second offering doesn't generate quite the same feeling of excitement. It's called Tweet-TV and it's an application that allows users to both read and write Twitter messages while they're watching a show. Tweets will be displayed in a transparent panel over part of the screen.

LG sees this as an opportunity to get people involved in shows and share their thoughts with other fans.

Source: PR Newswire

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