Ireland Live Television News this week became the first news broadcaster in
the world to offer its live colour television news broadcast feed to mobile
phones globally over O2 Ireland¹s GRPS (General Packet Radio Service) mobile
network on the all new xda from O2 Ireland. This is the start of a new era
in which television can be viewed on mobile phones and multi-purpose mobile
devices.
The announcement was made by the The Anner Media Group which owns and
operates Ireland's first 24 News Channel which has been broadcasting
globally for three months from its News Centre in Mount Street.
"The Anner Media Group immediately saw the potential of the O2 xda and our
mobile data service to broadcast live TV to people on the move" said Danuta
Gray, Chief Executive of O2. "The service once again shows Irish innovation
and just what's possible via mobile communications".
"Television is going mobile," said Andy Ruane, CEO of Ireland Live
Television Networks. "With broadband, television has gone global and now
it's going mobile. This is mobile digital television".
The Irish news channel was launched by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in March
2002 and is now rolling out its broadband service across the US. Ireland
Live Television News is one of three networks in the world to offer such a
service, together with CNN and BBC News 24. The television news channel is
available globally on broadband and now mobile, on any mobile device such as
the new O2 XDA.
Ireland Live Television News broadcasts to the global Irish population of
over 70 million people and is available at www.irelandlivetelevision.tv
