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AT&T officially announced their mobile TV, MediaFLO service just a few weeks ago with an original expectation to have the service go live sometime in May. Well it turns out that that timeframe will hold true, and the service is now expected rumored to launch on May 4, it will also officially be called AT&T Mobile TV.

Initially there will be three options available to subscribe to, a Limited, Basic and Plus Plan that will cost either $13, $15 or $30 a month respectively.

The Limited Plan will include Fox Mobile, CBS Mobile, NBC, and NBC News, the Basic Plan will include the same as the Limited Plan with the addition of Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, CNN Mobile and ESPN and the Plus Plan will include all of the previously mentioned channels along with an exclusive channel from Sony Pictures.

With the plans priced as they are lets just hope that the exclusive Sony Pictures channel is really worth that extra $15.

Via [Boy Genius Report]

Just recently, AT&T introduced AT&T Mobile TV with FLO, the phone service provider’s new mobile TV service that will be launched in May. And now, they have also partnered with Sony Pictures Television to officially launch a movie network for mobile phones.  Said to be the first to brave this direction, Sony and AT&T together with MediaFLO USA are expecting for this new movie network to click as mobile service industry is already successful in the Asia and Europe. 

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AT&T has introduced their new mobile TV service called the AT&T Mobile TV with FLO. The new service from the two companies will according to the press release, feature high quality live programming. MediaFLO, still yet to be launched, is expected to be available in May. AT&T Mobile TV will also be featuring two channels exclusive for this mobile service, aside from the top channels like Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, Fox Mobile, NBC 2GO, CBS Mobile, Nickelodeon and NBC News2Go.

The only phones launched that will support MediaFLO will be the Samsung Access and LG Vu, both providing a clearer view of the TV as compared to other phones. This joint venture by FLO and AT&T plans on expanding the FLO TV service not only to AT&T subscribers but also to consumers in the US. 

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Some interesting information has popped up on the AT&T website referencing two models for the upcoming LG Vu. Under the model numbers CU915 and CU920 it looks to offer differences and in good news it appears that its more than just your typical color changes. Based of these still yet-to-be-confirmed details it looks like the Vu will be released in one version with MediaFLO and another without.

Via [EngadgetMobile]

It looks like the Samsung A287 will soon be available on AT&T. While it may not be the slickest looking handset on the market it does have a decent set of specs. The A287 is a quad-band GSM phone and will be compatible with AT&T’s MediaFLO TV service and feature a 1.3-megapixel camera with zoom and video capabilities. Details are still a little scarce for this model, also pricing and availability have yet to be announced.

Via [SlashGear]

There were plenty of talks about Verizon adding Rev. A to their EVDO network all over the blogosphere the past few weeks. With that (and the added speeds that Rev. A would deliver to your handset), now there is talk of how Verizon will capitalize on the increased speeds—besides serving ads to your phone.

According to the image above from Howard Forums, Verizon is planning to release “Mobile TV” on January 30th in correspondence with Qualcomm’s MediaFLO. While this could be a project name for a handset with a large screen or TV capability (ala the Nokia N93), I would suspect that the company that has brought you VCast will soon be delivering TV.

(Other releases for Verizon in Q1 listed on this calendar include the Palm Treo 700wx, Samsung i760, and four other handsets.)

Read [Howard Forums] Via [Engadget Mobile]