"Younger generations want programming on the go," said Dennis Wharton, a spokesman for the National Association of Broadcasters.
"To access TV on a cellphone, on a laptop or in the car is a game changer for local broadcasters. If enough people watch using the mobile TV technology, local stations can increase their
revenue.
The first devices will become available in April. They include a $249 TV-DVD player from LG; a $120 device the size of a cigarette box from Valups, a Korean set-top box maker, that retransmits a mobile signal to an iPhone, iPod or BlackBerry over Wi-Fi; PC dongles and set-top boxes for automobiles from iMovee; and a $149 iPhone/iPod mobile TV cradle from Cydle.
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