French mobile TV partners talk business
The 16 French broadcasters that were awarded a mobile TV licence have entered into talks with Orange and other mobile operators about the service’s business plan. So far, the introduction of what the French call TMP, Television Mobile Personnelle, is not moving forward according to the original plan.
The broadcasters are concerned about the business plan and expect the mobile operators to pay a fee per subscribers to them. Earlier this month at a meeting with the media authority CSA they reiterated their confidence in the future of the mobile TV and the DVB-H standard.
It was agreed that another meeting would take place very soon to monitor progress and to make sure that the effective launch of the mobile TV service can take place as soon as possible.