NBC Universal plans to start selling ads for its mobile video programming in May. That's the latest piece of evidence that the once-scoffed-at business of TV on cellphones is gaining momentum."We are committed to the marketplace and we have to put our money where...
The annual CTIA show is always a good time to take stock on where the domestic wireless industry has been over the previous 12 months, and where it's headed over the next 12. This year's event in Orlando, Fla., was no exception. As usual...
M:Metrics launched a meter-based software program that operates in the background of handsets as it compile wireless subscribers usage and behavior data to its clients. MeterDirect has been live as a beta service since December and is being launched as a commercial service.One of...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Six short films were screened at CTIA Wireless 2007 for the debut of the Mobile Movie Fest. Each of the films ranged in length, graphic appeal and storyline.Three films in a live-action category, two in animation and one "green" film were shown before...
MediaFLO USA launched its broadcast mobile television service with Verizon Wireless earlier this month. Virtually everyone in the industry is wondering if the service will take off, and questions run the field as to the profitability of the service and where architects of the...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile television is still in its infancy-mostly gaining traction among early adopters and primarily young men-but the subscriber base has more than doubled from 3 million to about 7 million users in the past year, Kanishka Agarwal, vice president of mobile media at...
Editor's Note: Lowell McAdam took over as president and CEO of Verizon Wireless in December, as Denny Strigl moved on to head Verizon Communications Inc.
ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile television is still in its infancy-mostly gaining traction among early adopters and primarily young men-but the subscriber base has more than doubled from 3 million to about 7 million users in the past year, Kanishka Agarwal, vice president of mobile media at...
ORLANDO, Fla.-SmarTVideo Technologies Inc. announced a deal to deliver live mobile broadcasts of Dennis Miller's radio talk show.The Atlanta-based company, which operates the under the brand uVuMobile, said it will offer a free 30-day trial to mobile users for the three-hour program live. The...
Streamezzo announced availability of its Karma product, which allows carriers to create and deploy rich media mobile services such as mobile TV and music portals.The product is an end-to-end turnkey offering that includes hardware, software platform and services, said the company. The company said...
Snell & Wilcox said it plans this week to introduce thee products designed to enhance mobile TV services quality and reduce bandwidth requirements.The company specializes in image processing, conversion, switching and compression products for the film and television markets.The company's Protus Ph.C is a...
Mobile television provider MobiTV today inked a deal with Yahoo Inc. for mobile advertising. Under the agreement, Yahoo will act as the ad network for MobiTV's mobile video ad sales, placing advertisements against mobile content, including video, banner and text ads.The market for mobile...
Modeo L.L.C. has officially canceled its press conference scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the CTIA Wireless 2007 show in Orlando, Fla. The broadcast mobile TV provider was expected to announced results from its beta trial currently underway in New York City, and discuss more...
NBC Universal will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as "The Office" and "Heroes" to U.S. wireless users. The broadcast company said it plans to offer a 24-hour viewing period for some of its top-rated shows starting at...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Hollywood is battling for consumers' eyeballs on more fronts than ever before. As people spend more time on their cellphones and computers, television studios find themselves pursuing viewers on at least three screens. Many agree the industry is still three to five years...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. CellularCaribbean: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it won a...
A year after the companies first announced their plans for the offering, Verizon Wireless and TiVo said the TiVo Mobile application for BREW-capable cellphones is now available to Verizon Wireless subscribers. The application is selling for $2 per month, and allows TiVo owners to...
Sprint Nextel Corp. will bulk up its music and video offerings for its Vision and Power Vision data subscribers beginning next month.The carrier, in a billing insert to its customers, said it will drop its Sirius Hits streaming music service in favor of 10...
NBC Universal said it will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as "The Office" and "Heroes" over U.S. mobile phone networks.The broadcast company said it will offer a 24-hour viewing period for its top-rated shows starting at $2,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to a special edition of our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. This week we're introducing four new contributors, Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, Compete's Miro Kazakoff, Jupiter Research's Julie Ask and Iain Gillott. Please join us in welcoming these excellent analysts in the...
Broadcast mobile TV provider Modeo L.L.C. received a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission late last month that allows Modeo to increase the transmission power of its 1670-1675 MHz spectrum, which the company purchased in 2003. The spectrum, which is clear and unencumbered nationwide,...
Momentum for mobile television is building. Whether there is a market for it or not, the wireless industry is getting serious about hawking mobile TV services. Oh, sure carriers have offered an assortment of such offerings in the past through companies like MobiTV, but...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.What got the RCR Wireless News editorial staff talking this week? Simple: the 4 billion requests to meet at the CTIA Wireless 2007 show at the end...
ADVERTISEMENTS, PRODUCT endorsements and commercials have been the bread and butter of the TV business for decades. Mobile television-albeit a new distribution channel-is no different, though broadcasters of the new medium are still developing the technology and business plans that advertisers have dreamed of...
