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Mobile500 Alliance Grows to 92% of U.S. TV Homes

  • B&C, Friday, January 7, 2011 12:33 AM
In news that should encourage consumer electronics manufacturers at this week's CES to develop more devices capable of receiving mobile DTV services, one of the major groups backing the technology, the Mobile500 Alliance has announced that it has rapidly expanded its membership since it first launched in September of 2010. The group now represents broadcast companies that own stations in 92% of the country.

The Mobile500 Alliance, which is chaired by Fisher Communications CEO Colleen Brown, launched in September with 30 broadcast companies as members and has since grown to 43 companies that own and operate 414 commercial television stations. Recently, the group also opened its membership to public television licensees.

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