Video Optimization

Babelgum, launched by the founder of the Italian telecommunication company Fastweb as a Web site that streams video for free, has set itself apart from sites like YouTube that are …

Mobile TV services are expected to generate revenues of $1.5 billion this year and increase to more than $10 billion in 2013, according to a new study from Informa Telecoms …

Official Washington is big on labels, quick to pigeonhole this elected official or that presidential appointee based on party affiliation, past government actions and off-the-record scuttlebutt. It is a convenient …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

Buzzwire Inc. bagged a new leader, hiring former Newsweek president and worldwide publisher Greg Osberg to expand its network of content and carrier partners.The Denver-based startup powers Verizon Wireless’s m.vcast …

MobiTV Inc. announced its 5 millionth viewer just four months after it surpassed the 4-million-user mark.The Emeryville, Calif.-based firm also noted “an unprecedented level of interest in this year’s presidential …

Move over YouTube. MySpace lovers can now access video from the social-networking monster on their handsets. MySpace, along with video technology vendor RipCode, announced that MySpace mobile users can view …

Nokia Corp. will deliver its second touchscreen handset by June of next year, the company said at the opening of its Nokia World exposition in Barcelona. The N97 is a …

Zumobi just launched a free iPhone application that meshes several social-networking sites, RSS feeds and other types of content into one place that users can access in real time.; iphone; …

According to The Nielsen Company’s just released “A2/M2 Three Screen Report,” that U.S. usage of TV, Internet and Mobile — the Three Screens — continues to increase.

The streaming site of Slingbox maker Sling Media opens up to the public, delivering TV episodes, clips, and full-length movies to a single destination.

Verizon Wireless released Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry Storm this morning. Customers showed up early to get their hands on the device and the device has been selling out quickly. …

User interface is an important part of the device experience and carriers have been diligent in enhancing it across their handsets. Sprint Nextel has made the effort to bundle menu …

Mobile TV has a lot of things going for it: a ton of hype, an eye-catching wow factor and, in one case, an $800 million dedicated network. But it doesn’t …

Verizon Wireless has partnered with FunMobility to provide a new video service for customers. Under the agreement, users can access “America’s Best Mobile Flix” (aFLIX), a video sharing and mobile …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

Big-box retailer Circuit City said last week it will close 155 of its stores, including 143 locations that house a Verizon Wireless store-within-a-store location. ; circuit city; verizon; Big-box retailer …

It seems all the pieces are in place for traditional television broadcasters to tap the perennially hyped mobile video space. Well, all the pieces except the business models, anyway.An association …

In an industry first, customers of Sprint Nextel cellular service on Thursday were able to watch a live National Football League broadcast, the Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos, on their …

ABC leads in ratings, CNN tops for cable

The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the Verizon Wireless-Alltel Communications L.L.C. and the Sprint Nextel-Clearwire Corp. mergers, while also voting to allow unlicensed devices to operate in vacant broadcast …

Wondering whether the ripples from the Wall Street implosion will rock the wireless world? They already are, according to Laura Marriott., outgoing president of the Mobile Marketing Association.; MMA; mms; …

Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. are finally joining forces to deliver more movies and old TV episodes to their mutual subscribers, consummating a relationship that was supposed …

New numbers from comScore show that 6.5 million Americans watched mobile video in August. AT&T, which is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone, was tops among providers, with 4.4 percent …

Company behind an application that can turn video, images, and slideshows into a personalized ringtone experience inks a deal to bring its service to Turkey.