TVMobile
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MediaCorp TV TVMobile (Chinese: 流动电视) was a subsidiary of MediaCorp Singapore and was the first channel in the world to pioneer the use of Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) technology to deliver television programmes to commuters. With 89.3 MHz, TVMobile provided the latest infotainment, entertainment programmes and real-time news; keeping travellers informed while travelling.
Country | Singapore |
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Broadcast area | Nation-wide |
Network | MediaCorp TV |
Headquarters | Caldecott Broadcast Centre |
Programming | |
Picture format | 576i(SDTV) MPEG-2 |
Ownership | |
Owner | MediaCorp |
History | |
Launched | 14 February 2001; 23 years ago (2001-02-14) [1] |
Closed | 1 January 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-01) |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital (DVB-T) | Channel 37 (602 MHz) |
TVMobile had outdoor-advertising platforms at shopping mall food courts, ferries, academic institutions, taxis and selected SBS Transit buses. Broadcasting from 6:00AM to 12:00 midnight (Singapore/Hong Kong time) daily, TVMobile provided an outdoor-advertising medium that scheduled programming according to viewers’ profile and their travelling patterns. However, it could only be received with a digital set-top box by home viewers.
TV Mobile is discontinued with effect from 1 January 2010.[2]