Asia is seen as a big market for Mobile TV expansion, though it still isn’t making much money. The region is popular for further Mobile TV introduction but still financially stunted. Even the U.S. is not making much out of this sector, as most people prefer not to fall into subscriptions, rather there is a substantial decline in the last two years. This was picked up off a WSJ post:
So far, mobile video hasn’t produced big revenue gains for its providers. The free DMB signals from the country’s four main TV broadcasters draw the most viewers, yet none of these ad-supported services is profitable. Nor are the pay services that offer cable-like menus of channels in either DMB or 3G for $10 to $30 a month, nor 3G pay-per-use options, which cost about 35 cents plus data charges — generally about $10 a day. Some people find early on that those get to be quite expensive and quickly cut back their usage.
