Overall Rating: 4.5/5 stars

Price Rating: 4/5 stars ( starting @ $FREE!!!!!)

SPB TV 2.0 for BlackBerry phones delivers high quality TV right to the palm of your hand. SPB TV also offers many features within that as well. Stuck bored at work while on break, on the bus and want to watch some TV? Just pull out your BlackBerry, SPB TV has a lot of channels to choose from. Some of the channels include news, sports, music and educational in different languages. Some of the notable features that make SPB TV stand out are:

Video on Demand control what you want to view and when you want to view it.

Preview Picture is provided in the channel selection panel. So you know how it looks before you start to watch.

Integrated TV Guide is shown below or next to the preview picture depending on your device. This shows what coming next and the time. Clicking on this takes you to the full channel TV guide.

Reminders can easily be set from the TV guide, just as you would on your TV at home. Never miss your BlackBerry TV shows again.

Normal and High Quality Streams can manually be switched in case of network fluctuations or decline in Internet connection speed.

What makes this different from other TV providers for mobile phones? The difference is that it works and works well. I live out in the middle of nowhere and SPB TV held on strong switched to Normal Quality and played like a beast, when others would timeout or keep buffering. Another great feature that has gone unmentioned and could really be the best option so far is WiFi connection. Connecting to 3G and WiFi is possible. So if the 3G isn’t cutting it just switch to Wifi. SPB TV 2.0 has support for both Touch and NON-Touch screen devices.

Here are some screen shots to of SPB TV 2.0 to look over:

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My Thoughts of SPB TV 2.0:

SPB offers what could be the best way to watch TV on your BlackBerry. All the features and ease of use add to the pleasing interface that functions the way it should. I like being able to view the channel before committing to it and launching it. It offers a true high quality and true full screen TV on your phone just like you would see on a TV set. If you are interested in this App go download it now.

Press Release:

SPB TV 2.0 Comes to BlackBerry and Becomes Free

SPB TV, BlackBerry

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January 25^th, 2011 – SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer, has released a major update for the BlackBerry version of its flagship solution SPB TV to version 2.0. As SPB TV 2.0 is ad-supported it is absolutely free for the end-user and requires no subscription fee. To deliver uninterrupted mobile TV experience ads in SPB TV are shown only during the channel buffering time.

SPB TV has reached the 3 million users milestone by January 2011. It has become so popular among users due to the best-in-class mobile TV interface. SPB TV is designed to provide users with the real TV-watching experience. For example the channelpreview allows users to see what is currently shown on a live channel before ever launching it. For those who are used to channel hopping the preview mode is a “must-have”.

In addition to existing features that include the catalogue with more than 150channels in over 20 languages, unique TV browser with quick channel previews, a TV guide with the list of current and upcoming TV shows, fast channel launch and switching, the new version offers also a video on demand (VOD) option. Another significant enhancement is the Advanced Video Codec (H.264) supportwhich improves video quality. As a result even with substantial lower bitrates the picture quality is strongly improved.

SPB TV is also available on Android, bada, iPhone/iPad, Symbian, Maemo, Windows Mobile and WebOS smartphones as well as on feature phones.

As a solution for mobile operators it allows carriers to couple SPB’s proven solution with their own infrastructure and various subscription models. 4 mobile operators worldwide have already deployed SPB TV based mobile TV solutions.

SPB TV for BlackBerry Main Features:

More than 150, subscription free, TV channels from more than 20 countries
Unique TV browser with fast channel launching and switching
Integrated TV Guide with a list of current & upcoming TV shows
Ability to set calendar reminders for TV shows of interest
Video-on-demand
Fast channel launch and switching
SPB TV 2.0 for BlackBerry will be available for free
Ability to set calendar reminders for TV shows of interest
Video quality switcher
Advanced Video Codec support

Further Information

SPB TV 2.0 for BlackBerry
SPB TV 2.0 for BlackBerry screenshots
Mobile TV solution for OEM/carriers

About SPB Software (www.spb.com)

SPB is a leading brand in mobile software, standing for a unique line of popular consumer products and partnerships with the world’s most innovative handset makers and wireless carriers. SPB’s software solutions deliver richer smartphone experiences and enable subscribers to do more with their mobile data connections. SPB Software is the maker of the world’s single number one best-selling mobile application – SPB Mobile Shell. For more information, please visit www.spb.com.

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