Research by Epitiro, the broadband communications authority, reveals that speeds delivered to UK mobile broadband users are significantly less than those advertised. The research covered popular broadband activities such as web surfing, downloading music and movies, VoIP telephone calling, Internet gaming and watching streaming video. Leading mobile broadband operators 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin Media […]
The global market for mobile TV chipset solutions is likely to contract 20-30 per cent in 2009 due mainly to declining demand from the PC and automotive segments, according to Yannick Levy, CEO of DiBcom. To cope with slack demand and varied standards in different markets, DiBcom and other solution vendors such as Siano Mobile […]
MobiTV has revealed that its live mobile television and video-on-demand service now has over 7 million subscibers. Available on more than 350 handsets across 20 carrier networks, including Sprint, AT&T and Alltel in the US, MobiTV has pioneered a new market for wireless entertainment services since its launch in November, 2003.
ROK Entertainment Group, the mobile technologies, applications and services company, has confirmed the launch of TINY TV across India with mobile operator BSNL. TINY TV is the first nationwide, subscription-based, mobile TV service in India to be streamed over mass-market 2.5G GPRS. Offering a range of live and on-demand mobile TV channels to include local […]
Advertising budgets for mobile channels are expected to buck the downward trend and exhibit strong growth over the next five years, according to a report from Juniper Research. The report found that constraints on budgets, imposed in the wake of the global economic downturn, had resulted in an increasing migration of adspend from above the […]
US viewers are looking for laughs on their iPhones and Blackberrys, according to a study from the Nielsen. Comedy is the top category in mobile video viewing, says the Mobile Video Report, a quarterly study that measures mobile subscribers who view TV or video clips on their mobile phones, Blackberrys and other mobile devices. Drawing […]
The number of mobile TV subscribers stood at nearly 70 million at the end of 2008 and is further estimated to reach around 100 million this year, says RNCOS in its study, "Global Mobile TV Forecast to 2013". The study envisages wide potential for the future growth in global mobile TV subscriber base, owing to […]
Sony Ericsson's Pocket TV will be free to download in five weekly 90 second segments to any handset through a dedicated WAP site. It will also be available to watch in longer, three minute segments through a YouTube channel. Segments will feature irreverent, humorous interviews with artists and bands, live sessions and behind the scenes […]
The Paris Appeal Court has overturned the decision taken by the Tribunal of Commerce on 23rd February 2009, ruling against Orange which was accused of unfairly bundling the channel as part of its TV, telephony and Internet package. Orange has stated is fully satisfied with this decision that re-establishes its rights, and will reopen the […]
China’s three telecom operators are accelerating their plans to roll out mobile TV services in order to gain ground in the forthcoming 3G era, with China Mobile the favourite to win among both analysts and consumers. Although the 3G networks deployed by operators have the potential to provide streaming TV services, all three operators plan […]