Rubberduck Media Lab, which provides streaming mobile TV services, has announced support for a wide range of new touchscreen phones through a Java application.

Rubberduck Media Lab already supports the iPhone and Android phones through downloadable apps, and offers advanced services through its recently announced HTTP-streaming architecture. The company says the Java app is a natural extension of this product portfolio, and supports touch phones from a wide range of manufacturers, such as Samsung, LG, Nokia and Sony Ericsson. The app is fully compatible with the company’s content management system and streaming infrastructure.

Rubberduck says it experienced a brisk upturn in traffic in 2009, when streaming numbers increased by some 75 per cent, mainly due to the launch of a new iPhone client. The Java client also runs on Symbian devices from Nokia and Sony Ericsson, ahead of a dedicated app, expected with the launch of Symbian^4 in 2011.

“Our new Java app extends support for our mobile TV services to a wide range of touch phones, which are widespread in the market. This will extend our reach and make it more attractive to watch TV on your mobile also for those who don’t have the most expensive high-end phones,” says Rubberduck managing director, Erling Paulsen.