Toshiba to end mobile digital satellite broadcasting

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Toshiba Corp.  said Tuesday that it will stop mobile digital satellite broadcasting services at the end of March next year.

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Toshiba has been offering the services for specialized mobile equipment via its Mobile Broadcasting Corp. unit since October 2004.

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The paid services have not gained sufficient subscribers in part because of growing demand for free broadcasting services targeting mobile handsets.

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Toshiba expects the termination to leave the company with a special loss of 25 billion yen for the year ending next March. Mobile Broadcasting will be dissolved.

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