A recent survey of US mobile phone users by Artificial Life has revealed that 46 per cent use their devices for entertainment purposes, illustrating evolution of the mobile phone as a prominent communication tool to a must-have, multi-purpose consumer gadget.The survey of 200 respondents shows that 33 per cent of individuals use their phone for […]

Increasingly, service providers, be they telcos or pay-TV operators, are looking to add media mobility to their portfolio. Euromedia on offer in their region, and we speak to one quad-play operator who sees great benefits from the multi-platform approach correspondents report on what's

From David Del Valle in Madrid Sogecable and Telefonica, the dominant telco operator, have reached an agreement to jointly launch the mobile version of the DTH platform, Digital Plus Mobile, on Movistar, Telefonica’s mobile company, through the service Emocion. The service will be available to all Movistar’s 3G clients with channels such as Canal+ movil, Cuatro movil, […]

Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is launching a mobile TV channel, Capsule N96, offering exclusive programming to users of its N96 handset. Available from the start of October, Capsule N96 programmes all run to 96 seconds, offering content themed around motoring, fashion, gadgets, comedy, culture and homes.

From David Del Valle in MadridSpanish TV network Antena 3 TV, has become the first commercial TV channel in Spain to be available live via mobile phones. The company has signed an agreement with Vodafone that allows its 3G customers to watch the commercial TV channel through their phones. 70 per cent of Antena 3 […]

A panel of broadcast industry experts and insiders at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival have united on one opinion about the potential for VIP visitors and senior executives from the broadcast world were invited to try out iWear personal viewing headsets from Vuzix. With the headsets on, mobile phones and other portable viewing […]

Mobile TV and mobile video services offered over broadcast and unicast distribution are projected to grow almost ten-fold from an estimated user base of over Global service revenues comprising subscription, advertisement and transactional revenue are projected to reach $9 billion by 2013. Advertisement will exhibit the highest growth as a result of the expected proliferation […]

On the basis of monthly adoption data for all commercial Mobile TV networks since May 2005 up until March 2008 or later, TeleAnalytics Mobile TV

China and India have the largest mobile TV audiences, according to a new global survey carried out by Telegent. Close to three quarters of respondents Following the opening of the Olympics, Telegent conducted a global survey to discover people's attitudes towards mobile TV and their attitudes to watching coverage of the games on their mobile […]

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