Europe
Austria : A1 is Austria's first mobile provider to offer full-length
ORF 1 and ORF 2 programming as live streams for the UMTS mobile. "Live
TV" with ORF 1 and ORF 2 and existing channels CNN and Euronews
is free of charge for all A1 customers through the end of January
2006; prices for UMTS mobiles are being reduced once again.
"A1 now presents Austrian television directly on the UMTS mobile,"
says Dr. Hannes Ametsreiter, Director of Marketing, Distribution and
Customer Services for mobilkom austria. "As the leader in innovations,
we are the first mobile provider in Austria to tackle this ambitious
undertaking. With the cable retransmission right, we are able to bring
ORF 1 and ORF 2 to the A1 mobile phone - live, unedited and in its
entirety."
Live, Full-Length
ORF 1 & ORF 2 Programming for the Mobile
Beginning on November 17th, A1 customers with streaming-capable UMTS
mobiles will exclusively be able to watch Austrian television channels
ORF 1 and ORF 2 live on their handsets. The new offer is available
under the name "live TV" through the mobile Vodafone live!
portal, where, in addition to the two Austrian stations, Euronews,
CNN and the Comedy Channel are also available. The only requirement
for access is a streaming-capable UMTS mobile.
Free Trial Period
All A1 customers are welcome to try out this new service free of charge
through the end of January 2006. There is no fee for data transmission
during the live TV stream. For customers with a Vodafone live! package,
navigating the Vodafone live! portal is included in the monthly Vodafone
live! package fee; otherwise data connection fees apply according
to the tariff selected.
Offer on UMTS
Mobiles
For the use of the expanded live TV service with ORF 1 and ORF 2,
A1 has put together special offers on mobile phones. These apply for
new and A1 NEXT customers who chose a Vodafone live! package, for
all A1 tariffs: The Nokia 6630 and the Samsung SGH Z-500 are available
for EUR 49.00 each, while the Sony Ericsson V600i is available for
EUR 0.00. All three models are UMTS mobiles that allow viewing of
"live TV."
