Introducing the Future of Mobile TV

This could be the big end-around to the wireless companies...

Introducing the Future of Mobile TV As Korean companies bring new technologies to the U.S., broadcasters are investigating simpler, cheaper ways to put shows on portable devices

Want to check out Friday Night Lights during your commute home? How about Boston Legal? Good luck. Despite all the talk of watching live television on your mobile phone or other portable device, the idea is more promise than reality these days. What you can get, if you can get anything, is short, prerecorded video clips or a handful of channels that your all-powerful wireless carrier has chosen for you.

All of that may be about to change. Two companies from Korea, land of the wireless future, are bringing technology to the U.S. that will allow television stations to bypass wireless carriers altogether and deliver programs directly to mobile phones. The latest development on this front came on Apr. 3 when LG Electronics, in partnership with Harris Corp. (HRS), unveiled new, inexpensive technology that allows stations to zip local news and other video content to phones, portable video players, and in-car entertainment systems within a 45-mile radius. [MORE]