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Top Ten (Innovative) Mobile Companies

MobilizedTV published Entrepreneur magazine’s Top Ten Mobile Companies in June 2009, and it’s been a hugely popular link. In the spirit of those who like their top ten lists, here’s Fast Company’s Top Ten Innovative Mobile companies for 2010. Of course the list leans towards handsets and networks. What is your Top Ten list for mobile entertainment companies?

No Flash for You! Apple’s On-Going Bid to Rule the Content World

Today, MobilizedTV links to a blog post by author Jim Flynn, founder/CEO of EZTakes. Since most big media companies won’t license content for download without copy protection, and Flash has content protection features, Apple wants to keep Flash out so that Apple/iTunes will be the exclusive legal source of premium videos and e-books on all iPads, iPods and iPhones, says Flynn.

Mobile Excellence Awards In One Week!

If you plan on going to the Mobile Excellence Awards-which take place at the Sofitel Hotel in West Hollywood on the evening of Monday December 7–it’s a good idea to buy your ticket now. Last year, the MEAs was sold-out and event organizers/co-chairs Sarah Miller, CEO of Axis PR, and Allison Dollar, CEO of the Interactive TV Alliance, expect that this year will also be sold out.

Apple to Enter Television Market, Predicts Analyst

According to Fortune magazine, Piper Jaffray’s senior analyst Gene Munster, who focuses on Apple, predicted that Apple will enter the TV making business within the next two years. Munster predicted that Apple could enter the TV market by 2011 with an Apple-branded television set with digital video recording and home media functions (music, movies, games, interactive TV) built-in.

So What’s Happening in Mobile Content? Powerful Devices and Fast Data Networks Have Changed the Game

Since the beginning, content developed for mobile phones has been a game of low bandwidth and slow processing speeds. Like a painter who is tasked with creating art on a very small canvas with only one color, mobile content developers did as much as they could with the resources at their disposal. Fast forward to now.

The game of low bandwidth and slow processing speeds is ending very, very quickly. High speed networks and mobile broadband are becoming increasingly ubiquitous.

Linux to Offer Seamless Mobile App & Content Sharing

This interview with Andrew Shikiar, director of global marketing fo the LiMo Foundation focuses on the future of Linux in the mobile ecosystem. Shikiar talks about LiMo interest in creating a mobile standard around the Linux O/S.

Fox Reality Channel Launches On iPhone

In this breaking news, Fox Reality Channel announced it launched a WAP site for the first Apple iPhone mobile video service to feature reality-only content. MobilizedTV speaks with Fox Reality Channel’s Ed Skolarus about the channel.

How to Mobilize Existing Content

In coverage from the Mobile Content & Marketing Expo, an expert panel spoke about how to mobilize existing content. Flixster on the iPhone, ESPN, Hollywood.com, Skyfire, YouTube were all part of the discussion. “The coolest thing on the iPhone is the level of integration,” said one panelist, “And that takes more than a browser.”

Anytime/Anywhere Content Lab

In the not-so-distant future, media will be platform-agnostic. The content on your mobile phone will seamlessly move to the TV screen, computer screen or any other screen. That’s the focus of the Anytime/Anywhere Content Lab, a research project headed by USC’s Entertainment Technology Center. MobilizedTV interviewed CEO/Executive Director David Wertheimer about the lab and mobile content.

Apple Love Fest at Digital Hollywood Panel

At Digital Hollywood, panelists addressed the Mobile Platform 2.0–Establishing the Personalized Video, Music and Communications Experience. The event quickly turned into a love fest for Apple’s iPhone. Although panelists were less bullish on the Android, everyone agreed that Apple and Google have awakened the interest of developers towards the mobile platform.

Mobile Monday – End of 2007 Musing & Predictions

At the end of 2007, members of Mobile Monday Los Angeles got together to talk about the mobile players who deserve coal in their Christmas stockings and who brought consumers the best presents. On the wishlist for 2008? More handsets competitive with the iPhone, the dismantling of the walled garden and more aggressive marketing of mobile content by the carriers.