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BSkyB TV Comes To 3 UK, Data Tariff Required
BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is adding its channel lineup to 3's mobile TV offering in the UK. The satcaster's channels were already available through services offered by Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone and in O2's now-finished mobile TV trial since 2005. Now the News Corp (NYSE: NWS) unit is bringing the channels...
Tags: Mobile, Tariff, TV, British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc., Satcaster, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Robert Andrews, Companies, Operators, 3 UK, Countries, Europe, UK, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting Group, News Corp.
External links 2008-11-18
MySpace Launches Streaming Mobile Video; Beta Includes User-Gen, Branded Content
MySpace Mobile is adding a new dimension tonight—streaming video, both user-generated and branded, to the phone. Caveats: it's in beta, and requires logging into a MySpace profile, but will work with the "most popular streaming-enabled mobile devices," like the BlackBerry Bold, Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Centro, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Q9,...
Tags: Mobile, Video, Beta, MySpace, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, News Corp., Entertainment, Mobile Video, Staci D. Kramer, Motorola Inc., Palm Inc.
External links 2008-12-03
MobiTV Surpasses 5 Million Subscribers; But How Long Will It Continue?
MobiTV is reporting that it just surpassed 5 million subscribers and it took just less than four months for the company to bring the last million on board. Growth slowed somewhat when the company sought to climb from three to four million subscribers earlier this year, but the most...
Tags: MobiTV, Subscriber, Smart Phones, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Governance, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Companies, Operators, Alltel, AT&T, SprintNextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, TV Tech, Research & Metrics, Matt Kapko, Sprint Nextel Corp.
External links 2008-12-04
Former Newsweek President Appointed CEO Of Mobile Video Start-Up Buzzwire
Greg Osberg, former president of Newsweek, has resurfaced. Four months after leaving the magazine, he is stepping into the role of chief executive officer at Buzzwire, a Denver-based mobile video start-up that helps operators and content producers publish video and internet radio on cellphones. The WSJ.com reports that Buzzwire's...
Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Alltel Corp., AT&T Corp., Corporate Communications, Dianne See Morrison, Entertainment, Industry Moves, Marketing, Mobile, Mobile Video, Newsweek, NYSE Euronext, Video
External links 2008-12-08
Mobile Data On Pace To Overload Wireless Networks
It isn't talked about much in the industry, but there is a serious downside to mobile data really taking off. If subscribers start embracing messaging, streaming video and Web browsing on cellphones, it will completely overload wireless networks. In a blog post today, Michael Mace, a industry consultant, and...
Tags: Mobile, Network, Wireless Network, Michael Mace, Networking, TVs, Wireless, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Companies, Operators, T-Mobile, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Music, Mobile Video, Technologies, 3G Etc, WiMax, Tricia Duryee, Clearwire Corp., Palm Inc.
External links 2008-12-08
South Koreans Are Willing To Watch But Not Pay For Mobile TV
It's an old storyline for mobile TV pioneers in the U.S.: Look to South Korea to see what works, what doesn't and where the greatest opportunities are. Funny thing, though, while mobile TV services have definitely caught on in that country of 45 million cellphone subscribers, not one provider...
Tags: Phone, Mobile, Mobile TV, South Korea, Cell Phone, Broadcaster, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Companies, Operators, Countries, Asia, Korea, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Money, Earnings, Technologies, Matt Kapko
External links 2008-12-08
RIM To Buy Mobile Software Firm Chalk Media For $17.2 Million
Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) will buy mobile software firm Chalk Media for $23.1 million Candian dollars ($17.2 million) in cash, the companies announced today. RIM has also agreed to lend the Vancouver-based company $2.2 million Canadian dollars ($1.8 million) to provide the 10 year old tech firm with...
Tags: Software, Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Media, Chalk Media, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Companies, RIM, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Money, VC M&A, Dianne See Morrison
External links 2008-12-11
BBC Adds Additional Phone Support For TV Catch-up Service iPlayer
The BBC has launched a new portal for its TV catchup service iPlayer on mobile to support a wider range of mobile phones, including the Samsung Omnia and the Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) Xperia X1. Starting next week, the new portal, which includes live TV and radio...
Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, On-demand, British Broadcasting Corp., Portals, TVs, Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Web Technology, Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Companies, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, Dianne See Morrison, Sony Corp.
External links 2008-12-11
Mobile Broadcast Firm Roundbox Raises $20 Million In Capital
Correction: This is the third round of funding for Roundbox. The company raised $23 million in two previous rounds. The post has been edited to correct the error.Mobile broadcast firm Roundbox has raised $20 million in a third round of funding. The Florham Park, NJ-based company raised $23 million...
Tags: Round, Broadcast Company, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, TV Tech, Money, VC M&A, Venture Capital, Matt Kapko
External links 2008-12-15
Mobile Games Firm Kiloo Raises Second Round To Launch Media Unit
Danish mobile games publisher Kiloo has raised a "significant" undisclosed amount in its second round of funding from Danish VC Firmainvest, the company said today. The eight year-old company is using the money to launch Kiloo Media, which it calls a mobile media company. CEO Jacob Møller says the...
Tags: Mobile, App, Broadcaster, Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, TV Tech, Money, VC M&A, Venture Capital, Dianne See Morrison
External links 2008-12-02
Apple's 2008 Most Downloaded iPhone Apps Might Just Surprise You
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) released a number of lists today that detail what iPhone users have downloaded the most since the App Store launched on July 11, and the results might just surprise you. The iPhone-maker provided the most popular paid and free apps, however, ranked them in no particular...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., App, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, Apple, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Music, Mobile Video, Media & Publishing, Tricia Duryee, THQ Inc.
External links 2008-12-02
Mobile Content Bits: BET Launches Mobile Site; 10,000 iPhone Apps; China Mobile's OS; Curve No. 1
-- BET Networks partners with PlayPhone: African-American focused BET Networks said it will be partnering with PlayPhone to build and manage its mobile entertainment business. The new BET mobile site at http://mobile.bet.com will allow viewers to download content based on what's currently popular. Users will also be able to...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Operating System, China Mobile Ltd., Xinhua News, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, Apple, RIM, Countries, Asia, China, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Music, Mobile Video, Media & Publishing, Research & Metrics, Social Media, Technologies, Tricia Duryee, Apple Inc.
External links 2008-12-01
ESPN, BCS Deal Includes Rights To Simulcast Bowl Games On ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN360.com
For most of the sports-viewing world, the big news in the deal announced today between ESPN (NYSE: DIS) and the Bowl Championship Series is the price tag—an estimated $500 million—and the apparently inexorable move of major sports from free over-the-air broadcast to subscription-supported cable. But, as we suggested yesterday,...
Tags: Game, ESPN, Mobile TV, Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Staci D. Kramer, Companies, Disney, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Sports, The Walt Disney Co.
External links 2008-11-18
Ofcom Report: Mobile Data Revenues Growing Five Times Faster Than Voice
Mobile voice revenues are still larger than those from mobile data, but mobile data revenues are growing five times faster, according to UK regulator Ofcom, in its third International Communications Market Report covering 2007, released today. Total mobile voice revenues in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, USA, Canada and...
Tags: Revenue, Mobile, Voice, Mobile Voice Revenue, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dianne See Morrison, Entertainment, Mobile Music, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, Social Media
External links 2008-11-20
OrbLive Launches On App Store
Orb Networks has launched an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that brings users' home media collections to their mobile devices. OrbLive, which is available for $10 or as a free trial on the App Store, can pull media ranging from music to videos, photos, webcams and live...
Tags: ORB Networks Inc., PC, Desktops, Linux, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Matt Kapko, Companies, Apple, Entertainment, Mobile Music, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, Technologies
External links 2008-11-20
Mobile Video Company MoboVivo Raises $1 Million
MoboVivo has raised $1 million from AVAC, a Canadian venture capital firm. The Calgary, Alberta-based startup primarily develops web-based video applications for iPods and iPhones. The company has re-purposed content ranging from lifestyle to education and entertainment. The company says the investment will be used to further develop its...
Tags: Mobile, Video, MoboVivo, Advertising & Promotion, Venture Capital, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Finance, Financing Startups, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Money, VC M&A, Matt Kapko
External links 2008-11-24
Mobile Content Bits: Orange Mobile TV; Sprint Photo And Video Share; Mobile Streams; MobileActive
-- Orange Launching 60 TV Channels In France: Orange is gearing up to launch a mobile TV service in France that will feature 60 channels of high-quality video on the carrier's 3G and UMA platform, Unstrung reports. The service is the first of its kind to use 3G and...
Tags: Orange PCS, France, Mobile, Mobile TV, Video, TV, Sprint Communications, Photograph, Picture Mail Service, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, Operators, Orange, SprintNextel, Countries, Europe, UK, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Matt Kapko, Sprint Nextel Corp., VeriSign Inc.
External links 2008-11-25
On Demand Group Buys Mobile Content Provider Mobix For $17 Million
VOD technology supplier On Demand Group has bought mobile TV and film service Mobix Interactive for $4.5 milllion (£2.76 million); earn-out terms will give Mobix another $12.5 million (£7.66 million) subject to "commercial achievements and profitability". ODG, which was itself bought out by SeaChange International for around $13.4 million...
Tags: VoD, Mobile, Mobix, ODG, Video On Demand (VoD), Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Telecommunications, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, Money, VC M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patrick Smith, Virgin Media Inc.
External links 2008-11-26
Broadcasters Inch Closer To Launching Mobile TV Following Standards Approval
Broadcasters just got one step closer to launching its own mobile TV services. The Advanced Television Systems Committee, which sets standards for all things TV, has approved a system that will allow digital TV stations to broadcast mobile channels to be picked up on cellphones and portable media players....
Tags: Mobile, Mobile TV, TVs, Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Technologies, Matt Kapko
External links 2008-11-26
Going Home, Drugs And Prostitution Or Redemption: Sprint Viewers To Decide Outcome Of Telemundo Show
Viewers of Telemundo's soap opera, "Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso" ("Without Breasts There is No Paradise) who are also Sprint (NYSE: S) subscribers, will be the first to help decide the fate of lead character Catalina in an attempt to "get the audience more engaged," Telemundo digital media and...
Tags: Sprint Communications, Internet, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Companies, NBCU, Operators, SprintNextel, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Dianne See Morrison, Sprint Nextel Corp.
External links 2008-12-01
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