China’s SMG gets IP license
p2pnet.net News:- The Shanghai Media Group (SMG), rival to China’s Central Television (CCTV), has been awarded the country’s first license for an Internet Protocol (IP) video service.
This will allow SMG to operate an IP video service through TV and mobile equipment such as cellphones, says the General Administration of Radio, Film and TV (GARFT) service, quoted by state agency Xinhua.
It means that the station is authorized to broadcast its own TV programs or introduce programs through the IP network, says the story, going on
An IP TV company under CCTV had been allowed to operate pay-TV programs through the IP network last February, but it was not approved to broadcast its programs via mobile phones. It launched its IP TV service in five additional provinces this week, totaling to eight provinces.
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See:-
Xinhua – 1st license issued for IP video service, May 12, 2005
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