Video Optimization

Congress approved legislation to postpone the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, capping a fiercely-partisan House debate today that forces wireless carriers to wait another four months …

Content from NBC and CBS is among the most popular with viewers of mobile video, with many tuning in to watch hour-long dramas — a format that initially thought to …

The Senate approved a digital TV delay bill initially rejected in the House, likely setting the stage for legislation lacking certain concessions requested by wireless and public-safety sectors to be …

A New York congressman has introduced a bill that would force US phone manufacturers to program an audible tone that plays every time the cellphone’s camera is used, in an …

Congress is poised to approve legislation postponing the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, with the public safety and mobile-phone sectors unable to win many concessions they …

Mike Wehrs took over the reins at the Mobile Marketing Association a few weeks ago and was immediately greeted with two fresh controversies. // By use of this code snippet, …

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said a compromise reached on a bill to delay the digital TV transition to June 12 includes a carve-out for first responders, setting …

Dariusz Paczuski, consumer services director for Microsoft Corp.’s Tellme, described how the company’s offering will work directly with Ford Motor Co.’s Sync platform, which runs on Microsoft technology. Tellme is …

By the time final numbers are crunched, President Barack Obama’s inauguration likely will have been watched by more people and on more platforms than virtually any other televised event in …

So there I was in the front section on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, within yelling distance of the man who would forever transform presidential campaigning and fund-raising …

Jon Driscoll, Novatel Wireless Inc.’s VP of global product management, sat down to show us MiFi, a new wireless modem that allows about five people in a 30-foot radius to …

Winston Guillory, president of the company behind AT&T Inc.’s CruiseCast, clued us in on what the service entails. CruiseCast streams television channels to the vehicle through an antenna on top …

HP Jin, CEO of TeleNav Inc., sat down to share his company’s news. TeleNav will be providing the GPS and location-based-services program on the Ford Motor Co. Sync product. Jin …

LAS VEGAS – During last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, we planted ourselves at the Showstoppers Media Event. Oliver Coste from Alcatel-Lucent showed off the company’s new satellite-based mobile TV product. …

LAS VEGAS – During last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, we planted ourselves at the Showstoppers Media Event. Kamyar Moinzadeh, CEO of Airbiquity Inc., filled us in on his company’s announcements …

With the machine-to-machine market projected to boom in the coming years, Numerex Corp. is finding a simple way to sell its services to potential customers: The “Numerex DNA” stands for …

Attention mobile video entrepreneurs: One of the top executives at leading venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers is eager to find a mobile video company that offers “truly …

Verizon Communications and CBS Corp said on Monday they had reached an expanded deal to carry CBS television shows like “CSI” and “Survivor” on Verizon’s FiOS TV service as well …

AT&T CruiseCast announced pricing for its satellite video service for the car due in March, and said its service will also be offered to Avis/Budget rental cars customers in April.

The Open Mobile Video Coalition said it will launch mobile DTV services across 63 stations in 22 markets, covering 35% of U.S. television markets.The group of U.S. broadcasters plans to …

MobiTV has struck a new content deal with CBS to include popular shows from the network in its lineup of mobile TV channels.

Sling Media has whipped up a prototype of SlingPlayer for Mac HD, as well as a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for the iPhone.

Research firm Gartner says costs will likely rule out profits anytime soon for mobile TV service providers in Hong Kong

Boston-based go2Media is expanding beyond local listings with a new portal for local, personalized entertainment information.; go2Music; Boston-based go2Media is expanding beyond local listings with a new portal for local, …

Wireless video services and trials are spinning their wheels all over the world, but MobiTV Inc. somehow continues to gain traction. The Emeryville, Calif.-based firm has parlayed $100-plus million in …