Sky Mobile TV

Saw this interesting piece of news today...

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=104016&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=775088&highlight=

Sky and Vodafone are going to broadcast some of their TV channels across the 3G phone network. There's going to be two packs each costing STG£5 a month.

News, Sport & Factual: Sky News; CNN; Bloomberg; Sky Sports News; At The Races;
Discovery Factual; National Geographic Channel; History Channel.

Entertainment & Music: Sky One; Sky Movies; MTV (two channels); Living tv;
Discovery Lifestyle; Nickelodeon; Paramount Comedy; Cartoon Network; Bravo;
Biography Channel.

Some of them are the actual off-air channels, while some are special "mobile" versions.

Hopefully they'll extend it over to Ireland as well: I've a 3G phone and while we're able to get the "Headlines" stream of the Sky News Active service, we aren't able to get the actual channel itself...

I have no desire to watch television on my mobile phone. Is there really a demand for such a service?

Marksi,
It depends on circumstances, if you work away from a TV for most of the day then having Sky News available in your pocket is a very good idea. If you work from home, then there is probably little point. £5 per month isn't too bad either.

Does anyone know when this is starting? I can't see anything on the Vodafone Live! homepage...

Supposed to start today...

Just appeared....

"Due to huge demand we can't connect you..."

Hmmm... great...