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Mobile Excellence Awards In One Week!

Dec 01 by Debra Kaufman | No Comments

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.

MSNBC.com Adds Mobile Video for Top News Shows

Mar 16 by Debra Kaufman | 2 Comments

You can now watch Meet the Press and Dateline on your mobile phone, thanks to mobile video delivery network Transpera. NBC’s news programs are now available on the network’s mobile Internet site.

Fox Reality Channel Launches On iPhone

Oct 14 by Debra Kaufman | 2 Comments

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.

Blogging from Beijing: Not

Aug 20 by Debra Kaufman | 1 Comment

MobilizedTV’s Debra Kaufman was in Beijing for the Olympics and also covered the mobile scene. But when she tried to blog about it…she couldn’t even access the blog. Blogging is verboten in China!

Marshall Herskovitz on the broadband biz post-quarterlife: Confused But Still Fighting

Jun 09 by Debra Kaufman | 6 Comments

Marshall Herskovitz talked about the creation–and failure–of “quarterlife,” his attempt to launch an online property and then take it to TV. Though the series was successful on MySpace and YouTube, the NBC TV premiere was a disaster and NBC canceled after one episode. It was the fastest fall I’ve ever gone through in this business, and I’ve been through a few,” said Herskovitz.

Former TV news reporter, now online content mogul: blip.tv’s Dina Kaplan

May 30 by Debra Kaufman | 2 Comments

Dina Kaplan, co-founder and COO of blip.tv, started her career in broadcast television. She talks about how she made the leap into new media, and the business model of blip.tv, which works with independent content creators and companies like 60 Frames and Vuguru.

Mobile TV: Making It Through to the Next Round

May 29 by Debra Kaufman | 1 Comment

This panel on the next-round of Mobile TV included executives from Telescope, Endemol, GoTV, and Veeker. They declared that “mobile is a great device to get someone to perform a simple action.” But there still aren’t enough eyeballs in mobile to get advertisers to pay attention, said the panelists.

Cablecasters Plan Mobile Strategies

Feb 03 by Debra Kaufman | No Comments

Some cablecasters jumped on the mobile bandwagon early on. Discovery Networks, HBO and MTV are a few of the ones that have already ventured into the mobile ecosystem. Clint Stinchcomb, the EVP/GM of emerging networks at the NCTA Mobile Bootcamp, described ways that cable operators and networks can join the party, and other cable panelists reported on their hands-on experiences in creating and re-purposing content for the mobile device.