August 29, 2007
World's TV shows on your cell phone
WhereverTV founded and led by Mark Cavicchia, has developed a Web site that streams live programming from 1,200 international TV channels using high-speed Internet and a computer. Pittsburgh Live reports.
By year's end, users will be able to download the programming using a high-end cell phone, such as a Nokia Nseries, that connects to a TV.
Channels broadcasting shows, news, weather and sports from about 100 countries are available and can be arranged in a guide by language, country or genre.
Interested in Ivory Coast programming? How about English cricket? An Italian movie? It's all on WhereverTV for free -- the company will make money off advertisements, not subscriptions, Cavicchia said.
Other Web sites offer similar streaming services but charge a fee.
By the end of October, Cavicchia will unveil a box that attaches to a TV set and a broadband connection, and streams the channels to that TV. The box, which will cost about $200, replaces the need for a computer to access the programming."
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