Last week we ran a long feature about mobile TV and how networks like O2 would try to convince us to watch telly on our phones.
Well, today they made an announcement that there has been a deal with cable provider NTL and a number of other broadcasters over what channels would be available on O2's initial trial service in Oxford.
O2 and NTL Broadcast today revealed the first batch of channels to be part of their line-up for the forthcoming Oxford mobile TV trial... which marks a UK first - begins performance testing in July prior to roll out to 350 O2 customers early in September 2005.
Designed to test and showcase the televisual capabilities of the next generation of mobile phones, the trial will look at how people choose to catch up on their favourite TV shows, watch the latest music videos and keep up to date with the news and sport when on the move.
The six-month trial will use the DVB-H broadcast transmission standard, specially designed for handheld reception.
The channels so far include Sky News, Sky Sports News, Sky Travel and Chart Show TV, Discovery Channel and Shorts TV, CNN and the Cartoon Network.
I tried a similar network on a recent visit to Helsinki and I have to say the quality was pretty good. But at the same time I just can't see the need to watch TV on the move.
