November 3, 2005
TV Makes a Big Move to the Small Screen
The nation's largest cable companies, together with Sprint Nextel Corp., are introducing a cellphone service that will offer subscribers a broader array of TV options than any other service. Peter Grant reports for the WSJ.
"While other wireless companies, such as Verizon Wireless, already offer cellphone-TV and -Internet services, the latest offerings promise to be richer. Subscribers won't have to pick from a menu of prerecorded shows but can watch live TV shows as they are aired, as well as programs they've recorded on their digital video recorders at home. And if they miss their favorite show, they'll be able to program their digital video recorder by clicking a few buttons on their cellphone.
The new service, which will become available in the first six months of next year, will also enable subscribers to interact with their home computers and TVs on their cellphones.
The move comes just three weeks after Apple Computer Inc. introduced a new iPod media player that allows users to download TV shows, movies and other video content off the Internet."
Related article: - Cable Systems Plan Advanced Cellular Service
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