Benefits
Existing network infrastructure such as high TV towers is ideal for supporting the transmission of mobile TV. As relationships with mobile operators develop and mobile TV coverage expands, so will revenues. For broadcast network operators, the innovation of mobile TV provides a convenient way to secure profits far into the future.
Mobile TV offers new revenue streams such as advertising and subscriptions
From Nokia's perspective, the potential benefits for broadcast network operators investing in DVB-H include:
- Mobile TV combines the popularity of broadcast programming with the increasingly mobile lifestyle of viewers
- Mobile TV provides an opportunity to generate new growth from investments in switching to digital from analog
- Mobile TV enables expansion of broadcast business into viewers' mobile lives and offers new revenue streams such as advertising and subscriptions
- As an extension of DVB-T, DVB-H utilizes existing mast and transmitter networks, making the most of capacity leasing
- New business models will open doors to collaborations with broadcasters and mobile network operators
- Repeaters installed on some masts will bridge gaps in the transmission network