For customers of Vodafone who are also users of either the Nokia N95, N96 or 6210 mobile handsets, a new perk is now being offered in the shape of a free TV service.

Babelgum is a free Internet TV service that has just signed a deal with Vodafone, which will see it providing content to Vodafone customers for free on a six month trial. Users of the above handsets will simply have to download a media browser and they will be able to start watching content right away.

Babelgum has stated that this is nothing less than revolutionary for both the company and the general public. The CEO of the company, Valerio Zingarelli, said that it is the “first independent online television company to cross over into full mobile internet”.

Customers will now be able to view clips from movies and TV shows, as well as music, BBC comedy shows, and sports content. They will also be able to upload videos to Facebook. However, at the moment it does appear as if the service will only be able to provide clips from certain TV programmes, meaning full programmes will not be readily available, and the choice will also be limited. Precisely why anyone would want to pay for such a restricted service when the six month deal runs out when YouTube currently shows millions of clips for free is uncertain.

However, could this be the new market for mobile phones? They’ve already made strong inroads into the Internet with 3G, and it does seem like the next obvious step is to offer TV services. Essentially, it will all come down to the content available. There are a lot of good things available on the Internet, but there is a lot of rubbish out there as well.