Tom Leighton, co-founder and recently announced CEO-elect of cloud platform specialist Akamai Technologies, has revealed that the company is working on technologies better to handle mobile video. Speaking to the MIT Technology Review, Leighton said that Akamai is looking at services which will prioritise different kinds of mobile Web traffic and use distributed devices for […]
China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) has announced the launch of its cross-network multi-platform UTV mobile TV service. As the only mobile TV operator in Hong Kong, CMHK’s UTV service offers Hong Kong residents a variety of popular and unique content. UTV integrates cellular, Internet and broadcasting services to deliver high quality content to a wide […]
Orange has announced the results of Orange Exposure 2012/2013 – an annual independent study by TNS into mobile media habits across UK, France and Spain for the advertising industry. The research provides an insight into the mobile media habits of 11-18 year olds and firmly establishes mobile as the primary screen of choice with smartphone […]
The latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that approximately 40 per cent of all phones sold in Q3 were smartphones. Data traffic doubled between Q3 2011 and Q3 2012, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 50 per cent between 2012 and 2018, driven mainly by video. Ericsson’s research […]
Elgato, a specialist in TV and video solutions for the Mac, PC, iPhone and iPad, and Dyle mobile TV, a live broadcast service from the Mobile Content Venture (MCV), have confirmed the immediate availability of the EyeTV Mobile accessory, a Dyle mobile TV compatible TV tuner for iOS devices that will turn iPad, iPod Touch […]
Sky has launched an update to the Sky+ app that transforms the iPhone and iPod touch devices into a remote control, following these features being introduced on iPad earlier this year. The latest update to the Sky+ app for iPhone means viewers can now use the app to change channels as they watch live TV, […]
Research from Futuresource Consulting and the MHL Consortium shows that spending on digital content is growing in all forms of entertainment and 30 per cent of UK smartphone owners stream video to their mobile phones. “Mobile video usage continues to accelerate and this is where MHL technology and its capabilities make a difference,” said Judy […]
Consumer information and insight provider Nielsen and the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) have formed an Innovation Committee designed to collaborate on Nielsen’s mobile Television Audience Measurement initiative (mTAM). Nielsen and CIMM will further develop and test different approaches to television audience measurement using both passive and active applications on mobile phones, tablets, and […]
In a seeming about-turn from its previous position, US telecoms and media company Cablevision is putting its support behind major US broadcast networks in their attempts to stop online television start-up Aereo from broadcasting TV programming over the Internet. Cablevision had been the subject of an action from companies such as Disney and News Corp […]
Live sports content is driving consumer mobile video viewing according to research from QuickPlay Media. A survey of UK mobile subscribers between the ages of 18-44, revealed more than half (52 per cent) of mobile video users watched at least one Olympic event on either a smartphone or tablet. Furthermore, of those who have watched […]