According to BGR, the 2.0 features including:

• New, streamlined UI.
• iTunes integration — initiate available episode/movie/podcast purchases from within the app.
• Push notifications — for upcoming show reminders, new episodes, etc.
• Introduction of the i.TV Remote Control Framework — New support for universal remotes. Devices can be connected via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or dock-connector.

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The episodes look pretty crisp on the iPhone/touch, and while the show and episode offerings aren’t as robust as on Hulu, the quality is definitely there. It would seem to work over either Wi-Fi or 3G/EDGE, too.

[via Lifehacker]

Why would Apple and AT&T approve this app, which will use up a lot of bandwidth and compete with Apple’s iTunes video store? Because it will help sell iPhones, iPod touches, and AT&T subscriptions. And that’s the whole point of the App Store. (And if we were Hulu, we’d offer Apple and/or AT&T an ad revenue-sharing deal, too.)

Hulu is an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips. Founded in March 2007, Hulu is co-owned by NBC Universal, News Corp. and Providence Equity Partners.

You will need an iPhone with software 2.2.1 or higher and DirecTV subscription for the service. You will also need to review requirements for DirecTV Plus DVR (models R15, R16, R22) and DirecTV Plus HD DVR (models HR20, HR21, HR23). TiVo Series 2 receivers with 6.4a software registered to DirecTV.com can take advantage of the remote scheduling over WiFi, EDGE or 3G.

The application itself is free! Downloads can be made through the App store. What more do you really want in your phone…

[via EngadgetMobile]

Its features include:

Browse movies:

• In theaters.
• Coming Soon.
• Watch trailers.
• Read synopses, cast lists, run times.
• View fan ratings.

Find theaters:

• Find theaters closest to you.
• Add theaters to a “Favorites” list.
• Discover theater amenities such as Print at Home ticketing and stadium seating.
• Connect with Google Maps to find driving directions.

Purchase tickets:

• Quick ticketing for 16,000 different theatersp.
• Securely store credit card information.
• Buy up to 10 tickets at a time.
• Ability to review your purchase history.

[via HotHardware]

The MacWorld wrote:

The App Store description says that the TV.com app works on EDGE, 3G, and Wi-Fi. A quick test of a few clips using a Wi-Fi connection showed acceptable but not stellar quality, and wide-screen clips appeared with black bars all around them. The app also seems a bit unstable and unpolished—Cnet videos showed wildly inaccurate run times of as long as 23 hours—but with a little work (and perhaps some duct tape and a ballpoint pen) it looks promising.

The app uses the iPhone’s Quick Time Player to enable users to watch streaming video that’s available in H.264 format, since the iPhone doesn’t support Adobe Flash.

Yeah, CBS is not alone in this field. The company is competing with other industry giants, including Viacom. NBC, Fox and other TV studios use Joost and Hulu to offer their shows online.

[via MacWorld]

NewPlayer has been optimized for the hardware capabilities of the iPhone. NexTreaming states that “NexPlayer will be the best choice for the customers who want to enable mobile phones with an excellent player for worldwide network operators.” The application comes as part of the Companies range of products including NexTV, NexPlayer Lite, NexCam and NexMusic.

In addition, the streaming function is available to support multi-cast DVB-H of the European mobile TV standards, CMMB of the Chinese mobile TV standards and MBMS of the 3GPP standards and 3GPP based uni-cast streaming. The media player has abundant features with NexTreaming stating that the product has “already proved (itself) in the market through commercial references and being evolved.” NexPlayer is avialable for more than 120 handsets worldwide. The features and specifications include:

Standard

• 3GPP local/progressive download/streaming (3GPP Rel.4, Rel.5, Rel.6)
• 3GPP2 local/progressive download/streaming
• KWISF (Korean Standard) local/streaming
• ETSI DVB-H
• OMA BCAST / CBMS
• CMMB(China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting)
• MBMS(Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service)

Operator Proprietary Specification

• SKT : Timed Text / MIDI / Local / Streaming (June Service)
• KTF : Local / Streaming (Fimm Service)
• LGT : Streaming (VOD Service)
• China Unicom : Local / Streaming (AMC, 3GPP, 3GPP2)
• Orange : Streaming / Progressive download (FastTrack™)
• NTT DoCoMo : i-mode local/progressive download/streaming
• Vodafone : Vodafone Live, Radio DJ(RTSP Extension)
• T-mobile : Real streaming (RDT)
• KDDI : local

Protocols

• RTSP (RFC2326)
• SDP (RFC2327)
• RTP/RTCP (RFC3550, 3551)

Depacketizer

• H.263 (RFC2190,2429)
• MPEG-4 (RFC3016)
• H.264 (RFC3984)
• AMR-NB/AMR-WB (RFC3267)
• Extended AMR-WB(RFC4352)
• EVRC (RFC3558)
• AAC-LC/AAC-LTP (RFC3016)
• HE AAC (RFC3016,3640)
• HE AAC V2 (RFC3016)
• 13kQCELP (RFC2658)

Typical Functions

• Play/Stop. Pause/Resume
• Fast Forward, Rewind
• Random Access
• Repeat (Full, Partial)

Specific Functions

• Multiple instances (PIP)
• Time-Shift
• Streaming recording (Including PDCF)
• Snapshot (save as jpeg file)
• Thumbnail view
• File information extraction
• 3GPP/3GPP2 timed text
• i-mode / KDDI DRM
• DRM decryption integration (OMA DRM, SKT/KTF/LGT DRM)
• Supporting interfaces with ESG(EPG) and CAS

Experienced Chip

• Qualcomm
• NXP
• Broadcom
• Texas Instruments
• Spreadtrum
• Marvell
• Samsung

Experienced OS

• REX
• Nucleous
• Symbian
• Linux
• uITron
• ThreadX
• WinCE / Windows Mobile
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista

[via NexTreaming]

The iPhoneWorld wrote:

The way it works is PacketVideo receiver decodes digital TV signal, and then sends it wirelessly which then is caught and play backed by the device, like iPhone. The mobile broadcast receiver is compatible with many industry-leading phones, iPhone including.

PV CEO James C. Brailean, Ph.D said, operators want to offer branded services. “The popularity of the iPhone makes it a very strategic device for the delivery of advanced media content.”

[via Business Wire]

The emphasis is currently, however, on free. An ITN spokesperson said that the purpose of the app is to get ITN’s videos “out there” on mobile phones, and at present there were no concrete plans to put ads in the content. In the future, if they were to launch ads, they would “most likely” take the form of sponsorships.

According to Ave Wrigley, ITN’s Head of New Media, the decision to jump into the iPhone market was taken after a successful collaboration with Google on an Android app.

ITN claims is the first video news service available via the iTunes App Store.

[via MocoNews - Washington Post]

The TVOut Project is an open source project brought to you by Backgrounder developer Ashikase. Released into the Big Boss repository you are now able to pick out the applications individually. Though this is available it is not without a few limitations, which is why Screensplitr comes into play.

Screensplitr is the other of the two applications that were released into the wild last weekend. This utility allows you to have full video mirroring which is available for the entire OS. This method however has a much slower framerate of only a few frames per second, which makes it very noticeable.  Just tap the icon to switch it on and tap again to turn it off. These utilities are really very fun to play around with so we suggest trying it out if you have the right cable at home.

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[Via Arstechnica]

This application:

includes 20 English language channels, such as CNN, NBC, CBS, MTV, Comedy Central, VH1 and many more. British TV from the BBC, ITV and SKY. Australian, French and German channels are also included.

This app has some limitations: the television is not “live”, requires Wi-Fi connection and does not work on a 3G network, all channels offered is already available for free on the web.

However, Television keeps you informed when on the go. No need to download the content like podcasts in iTunes first, just watch it instantly. On-demand.

[via TeleClick, MacWorld]

It makes perfect sense – how else is the 3G iPhone going to keep up with the Jones ala LG Vu if Mobile TV was left out? The large display of the iPhone combined with AT&T’s fast 3G network makes it a perfect device for watching TV on the go.

Apple issued a press release earlier today stating that Jobs will kick off WWDC 2008 as expected. The slogan “A landmark event. In more ways than one.” Lets see, Apple already announced and showed off iPhone OS X along with Mac OS X leopard. So it is unlikely he’ll say or do much there. That leaves me to wonder if Jobs will briefly introduce the 3G iPhone and then quickly jump to introducing a new iTablet running OSX Leopard. Make sure to join iPhone Buzz if you want to know the second Jobs make the announcements on Monday June 8!