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Mobile Excellence Awards 2009: The Winners Are…
Dec 09 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentThe second annual Mobile Excellence Awards was held at the Sofitel Hotel in West Hollywood.The MEAs were established to recognize the best in mobile entertainment industry including media, marketing and technology. According to MEA founder/chair Sarah Miller, this year’s Mobile Excellence Awards doubled both its attendance and award submissions this year and saw submission entries from over 12 different countries. International delegates represented Ireland, Israel, Turkey, London and Russia. There was also a VIP Viewing Suite for VIPs and presenters, hosted by AEG Network LIVE which previewed the upcoming Dave Matthews Band in HD3D.
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Mobile Monday LA Panel Looks at Content
Nov 05 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsMobile Monday Los Angeles tackled the topic of mobile content, opening the evening with remarks from MobiTV’s Jack Hallinan, who was named Mobile Ambassador at the 2008 Mobile Excellence Awards. He listed some astonishing statistics about the growth of mobile TV, quoting InStat’s estimate that wordwide viewership will expand from today’s 54 million to 300 million by 2013. “We’ve seen a migration in the last year or two shifting from a focus on advertising towards a focus on content,” he said. “In the early days, content was minor league. Now you have a tremendous uptick in mobile content players, including big players like ESPN, CNN, Comedy Central. Sports, news, comedy and entertainment are the big drivers. Everything will happen on mobile.”
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