Japan Launches TV Shows for Cell Phones
April 3rd , 2006

Japan's 90 million cell phone users used to play games on their cell phones, write emails, take pictures with their digital cameras, read news, download mp3 files and surf the WAP internet. Now, they are watching television!

Cell phones that are equipped with special receivers can now get special television broadcasts in major urban areas in Japan. What's more, these broadcasts are free! However there seems to be a problem. The phones with special receivers are very low in supply and store shelves are empty.

Despite of the small screen sizes, consumers love the idea of watching television on their cell phones. Akihide Kuwamoto, a consumer who owns tv enabled phone says, "It's convenient for watching TV whenever you have a spare moment. I like watching it while I'm eating out because you don't need to push any buttons or anything."

Is Japan the first country to offer this service? No, countries such as Britain, South Korea, USA and some European nations already offer these services.

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