Posts Tagged ‘mobile devices’
Three Trends Keeping Mobile Video in the Game
Jul 22 by Darcy Lorincz | No CommentsOnly a few years ago, video accounted for merely a fraction of the consumption on mobile networks. Cisco predicts that by 2014, video will account for 64 percent of the world’s mobile traffic, presenting a colossal challenge for mobile operators expected to deliver high-quality feeds on an array of devices, which are only getting bigger, smarter and capable of guzzling more bandwidth.
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Q&A with Patrick Lopez, Vantrix for mobile video
Jun 14 by admin | No CommentsVantrix’s Patrick Lopez: Mobile Video is absolutely playing a role in re-defining how, when and why we watch TV. Consumers are also providing the content as well. No longer is content a one-way street, consumers can post videos and comments on what they see.
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mSpot Adds PC Functionality to Mobile Movies
Mar 23 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsToday, mSpot–which streams movies to mobile devices–unveiled streaming-to-PC functionality for movies. With its new streaming-to-PC functionality, mSpot delivers on the hitherto futuristic promise that content will be platform-agnostic. Or, as Tsui puts it, “it is the first service of its kind to combine mobile and PC to deliver streaming full-length movies.”
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The Brewing Battle Over Spectrum
Feb 24 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentWhy should you care about the TV spectrum? In short, because the battle that’s brewing over it will impact TV, broadband and mobile. The argument from the wireless industry is that most people watch TV over cable or satellite, making OTA (over-the-air) a decreasingly important means of TV watching. The broadcasters are circling the wagons.
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How to Monetize Mobile on TV: Experts Speak at NATPE
Jan 27 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentProduced in association with MEF (Mobile Entertainment Forum) and Impact Mobile, this NATPE panel on The Future of Mobile Monetization on TV: Mobile Promotions, Direct Response & Coupons, was moderated by David Mazur of MasurLaw and included Jim Beddows, chair of MEF Americas, Gary Schwartz, CEO of Impact Mobile, Karl Seelig, the pioneer of ringback tones and CEO of Ring Plus; David Kruis, CEO of Metranome and Matthew Snyder, founder/CEO of the mobile cross-media agency ADObjects.
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CES 2010: Mobile DTV Launches
Jan 07 by Debra Kaufman | 2 CommentsMobilizedTV predicted going into CES 2010 that it would be a big show for the introduction of new mobile devices and products. And so it is. CES 2010 is also the grand entrance of Mobile DTV, the U.S. broadcasters’ mobile play. Here’s a rundown on some of the most prominent launches at the show.
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Mobile TV: Predictions for 2010
Jan 05 by Debra Kaufman | 2 CommentsEvery year for the past ten, pundits have enthusiastically predicted the coming year would be “the year of mobile.” Every year, alas, they’ve been proven wrong. Towards the end of 2009 and beginning of this new year, the pundits are prognosticating again. MobilizedTV lists here what some of the experts have been saying about mobile TV, mobile marketing, mobile advertising and mobile content in general for 2010. You be the judge.
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Mobile Highlights at CES 2010
Dec 03 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentIf you’re interested in content on mobile devices, visit CES (Consumer Electronics Show) January 7 to 10, 2010. Mobile content will play a major role in numerous areas on the show floor as well as in the conference portion of the show.
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Consumer Reports Rates Cell Phone Service
Dec 02 by Debra Kaufman | 5 CommentsIn a report that will hit the newsstands with the January 2010 issue (and online), Consumer Reports today stated that only 54 percent of respondents were “completely or very satisfied” with their cell phone service. The annual cell phone service survey was based on responses from more than 50,000 readers in 26 cities. One piece of good news for those interested in content on mobile devices: the survey reported that, in 2009, roughly 40 percent of survey responders said they access the Internet with their phones, up from 23 percent two years ago.
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Mobile GPS Opens Door to Content, Commerce – Part 2
May 13 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentThis is part 2 of a conversation at a Digital Hollywood considering the impact of GPS and location-based services (LBS) on mobile content and commerce. In Part 2, panelists consider the perspective of mobile operators and retailers, and the Nine Inch Nails app.
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Mobile GPS Opens Doors to Content, Commerce
May 12 by Debra Kaufman | 4 CommentsAt a Digital Hollywood session last week, panelists considered the impact of GPS and location-based services (LBS) on mobile content and commerce. By 2014, there will be a 46 percent growth in GPS-enabled mobile phone shipments worldwide. “We’re seeing evidence there’s big growth here and that mobile commerce and location based services are overlapping. It looks like there’ll be traction.”
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Celebrity Sites Picking Up the Phone
May 06 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentModerator Alex Ben Block, editor-at-large for The Hollywood Reporter, introduced celebrity sites by noting that the earliest days of motion pictures avoided making “stars” out of the actors, until the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford changed all that in the early 1920s.
But reality TV programs have instigated the biggest transition into the basis of celebrity, and Digital Hollywood hosted a panel on how celebrity media is transforming broadband, mobile, social media and TV.
Nokia Hollywood Lab Inks USC Deal
Apr 29 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsThe University of Southern California (USC) and Nokia Research Center (NRC) Hollywood today announced a research collaboration framework agreement that centers on advanced mobile user experiences. The umbrella framework agreement allows Nokia and USC to work together on multiple projects in a variety of areas and will streamline the process for commercializing USC inventions.
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WRAL-TV First Station to Broadcast to Mobile
Apr 21 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsWRAL-TV and the CBC New Media Group announced the nation’s first public deployment of broadcast DTV to mobile devices. WRAL plans to deliver real-time digital television and interactive data to Capital Area Transit (CAT) buses serving passengers throughout the city. The first mobile DTV-equipped CAT bus will “go live” this summer.
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