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Curt Doty on the connected consumer

Curt Doty just joined Bemis Balkind, a pioneering entertainment marketing/branding boutique, after launching the Advanced Content Group for entertainment marketing agency Trailer Park. There, as president, where he focused on user experience, building and leading design and development teams that focused on creating Mobile and TV apps for iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, Silverlight, [...]

DDD announces 2D-to-3D capabilities for mobile phones

DDD, the company that puts the 2D-to-3D conversion software into Samsung’s 3D TV receivers, announced their first smartphone deal for 3D phones that not only enable consumers to shoot 3D content but to consume 2D content in 3D…and to watch the converted 3D content on their TV sets. How’s it done? Read on…

Robert Pratten on Transmedia Storytelling

To fully realize the revenues of mobilized TV we need to create unique “story-experiences” that leverage the reach of TV and the personalization & interactivity of mobile.Rather than fight or deny the audience’s split attention between TV show and simultaneous use of a second-screen – be it phone, tablet, laptop or whatever’s to come next – networks would do best to commission shows that tell stories across both screens.

Mobile Screenfest International 2011 open for submissions

After a successful 2010, Mobile Screenfest International 2011 just launched again in Australia. This year, the festival is debuting a Best International Film Award which is open to any mobile filmmaker from around the world. (MobilizedTV is an official sponsor.)

Samsung Apps for TV now downloaded 5 million times

It’s one thing to watch TV content on your mobile phone or tablet, but in a truly platform agnostic world, you should be able to watch mobile/Internet content on your TV. Of course, there’s an app for that. Well, more than one, actually, but let’s look at the success that Samsung has found success: The company’s Apps store, which they call “the world’s first application store for the television” has passed the five million download mark globally.

Talking about Transmedia with Jeff Gomez

MobilizedTV catches up with Starlight Runner Entertainment CEO Jeff Gomez to talk about the definition of transmedia means, how it’s being implemented, and what the future holds for storytellers in all media.

Ogilvy Paris’ iAd campaign with Perrier, Dita von Teese

MobilizedTV sat down with Frederic Levron, head of digital & branded content at Ogilvy & Mather in Paris, about his experiences with launching the first iAd campaigns in Europe, Perrier with burlesque icon Dita Von Teese–and how he sees the future of mobile as a platform for advertising.

Hollywood writers, producers consider new media content creation

The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors, an alliance of television and new media content creators, held a fascinating panel on Wednesday, February 23, that focused on creating new media content. How different is it than writing for traditional TV? Can independent producers actually get in front of a brand, with no agent or other big connections? How is “bang for the buck” measured?

Yap TV: an ecosystem for social networking, mobile and traditional TV

The New York Times recently wrote about the increasing importance of social networking for TV programmers, the gist being that TV show runners are thinking about social media integration from the inception of the project. That’s smart thinking in an environment in which social networking has become the fastest-growing mobile content category in the U.S. the numbers are staggering: as of December 2010, nearly 58 million mobile subscribers now use their mobile devices to log on to a social networking site at least monthly.

Qualcomm VP Isaac Babbs talks about CAA partnership

Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles just announced the opening of its Creative Mobile Labs, to develop concepts with talent for the mobile platform. CAA has partnered with Qualcomm to supply the technology to make this new mobile storytelling a reality.MobilizedTV sat down with Isaac Babb, VP/GM at Qualcomm Services Lab to talk about the partnership.

iPad Takes Center Stage at MacWorld 2011

The absence of Apple at the Macworld Expo 2011 in San Francisco was hardly noticed. A testament as to just how far the Apple ecosystem has blossomed beyond its core products, even without Apple actually exhibiting, the Expo floor was abuzz with various peripherals and applications designed to both integrate and extend the user experiences for iPods, iPhones, iPads and Macs, from mounting equipment to back-up hard drives to media and productivity applications.

Bytemobile expands mobile platform by 50%

Bytemobile, which offers its SmartCapacity solutions for mobile network operators, has increased the existing capacity of its Unison platform by 50 percent. The expansion is in direct response to what the company calls “the explosive demand for mobile video from millions of new 3G and 4G subscribers worldwide.”

Battle for mobile spectrum pits telcos against broadcasters

If you’re involved in the “traditional” media world of TV and film, you may be vaguely aware that harsh words are being exchanged over spectrum, and that it has something to do with broadcasters. It’s time to listen up, because decisions being made

FCC chair Julius Genachowski at CES 2011

by the FCC, pushed by the Consumer Electronics Association and telcos and fought by the National Association of Broadcasters is about to bring very big changes to the world of media as we’ve known it so far. No one will be exempt.

Verizon Wireless brings broadband to rural America

“Because of our national coverage, we have a great opportunity to have partnerships and innovations with rural carriers,” said Mead. “It’s a great ideal of collaboration and technology and it’s the right thing to do for our company. We’re proud to bring broadband to rural America.”

CES 2011: It is the year of mobile

2011 is indeed–finally–the year of mobile. I’ll be in Las Vegas covering all things mobile this week. Stay tuned for more stories. But here is some of the first mobile-related news to come out of International Consumer Electronics Show 2011:

Fandango now on iPad

Fandango, which sells tickets to more than 16,000 screens and provides movie reviews, commentary and trailers via its website, an 800 number and mobile devices, is now on iPad.In addition to its core ticket-buying feature, the Fandango iPad app adds the ticket-trending feature “The Pulse.”

MobilizedTV’s 2011: Mobile Glossary and Predictions

First, MobilizedTV’s gift to you…a Mobile Glossary, or one-stop-shop to decipher the terminology and acronyms, which I’ve accumulated from numerous sources. This is a living, growing glossary, so please send in your words and definitions as well as any corrections. With the glossary, MobilizedTV adds another on-going resource to the mobile community. I encourage you to check out the Mobile Film Festival link as well, with news, links to sites and sources. Now the 2011 mobile predictions:

Mo-DV brings Micro SD movies to Android

Although distributing MicroSD cards preloaded with a movie, isn’t new, Mo-DV has a very interesting twist on a relatively “old” idea for mobile content distribution. The company has since racked up some patents that make it much, much easier to distribute content across a range of handsets and mobile devices.

Mobile Entertainment Summit is this week!

The Mobile Entertainment Summit will take place at the Universal Sheraton in Universal City on December 7 and 8. It’s not too late to sign up to come, and I urge anyone interested in the intersection of film/TV and mobile to attend. If you’re a moviemaker of any stripe, a professional in any of the industries surrounding the TV/film industry, or any kind of professional content creator, there will be something for you at the Mobile Entertainment Summit.

Q&A with Prio CEO Chuck Vanasse

Prio develops software solutions that provide rapid access to data for intelligence, analytics and reporting. How fast? The software can process all the video usage data of a tier 1 carrier in 90 minutes. MobilizedTV sat down with Chuck Vanasse, CEO of Prio Solutions, to find out more about his company’s offerings in mobile video/TV.