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Lyra Research Survey Finds Low Consumer Interest in Watching TV and Videos on Cell Phones; Marketers Must Overcome Hurdles to Spur Adoption.


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, Mass. -- Television-enabled cell phones are on the horizon, but is there strong consumer interest in this new technology? Not yet, according to according to
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 a study conducted by Lyra Lyra (lī`rə) [Lat.,=the lyre], northern constellation lying S of Draco, E of Hercules, and W of Cygnus. Although many civilizations represented it as a bird, it was also depicted as a tortoise.  Research's DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression.  View group. Conflicting Signals: A Cell Phone Television Interest Survey polled more than 1,300 U.S. cell phone users, finding that the majority were not interested in watching TV on a cell phone or other portable device.

"TV-equipped cell phones would effectively allow individuals to watch TV anytime and anywhere. This realization was the source of strongly negative survey comments. Concerns ranged from increasingly inconsiderate in·con·sid·er·ate  
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 cell phone behavior to questions about the merit of cell phone-delivered television programming--daunting hurdles for cell phone TV marketers," comments Steve Hoffenberg, principal analyst for the DTV View report series and Lyra Research's director of electronic media research.

Hoffenberg adds, "The most viable audience for marketing cell phone TV may be among younger adult age groups who were more likely to indicate high interest."

Conflicting Signals: A Cell Phone Television Interest Survey is based on a study conducted in July and August 2004. The report examines which consumer demographic and technographic groups are most interested in cell phone television, which types of programs they're most interested in watching, and in which situations they're most likely to watch; it also includes analysis for the marketing of cell phone television in the United States This article is about television in the United States, specifically its history, art, business and government regulation. Information about television technologies is covered in the main television article and elsewhere. . The report is the fifth in the new DTV View series on the digital television market (www.dtvview.com), published regularly by Lyra Research.

About Lyra Research

Founded in 1991, Lyra Research is recognized worldwide as a leading provider of market, product, and technology information and analysis focused on imaging industries. Lyra Research provides targeted information to more than 2,000 clients in more than 40 countries. Lyra's researchers and analysts have solid professional industry experience and provide clients with decision-critical support and market intelligence. Lyra's portfolio of services includes leading industry newsletters, market reports, advisory services advisory services

advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal
, conferences, and custom consulting. With DTV View, Lyra is applying its research methodologies and publishing expertise to the digital television industry.
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