It appears the case has been made for mobile TV. The big question now is, what do on-the-go users want to watch? Once a questionable proposition even for early adopters, wireless video is quickly moving into the mainstream. Dedicated mobile broadcast networks and 3G...
MediaFLO USA Inc. is still holding most of its customers' usage data close to the vest-thanks in part to continuing exclusivity with Verizon Wireless until AT&T Mobility launches the service later this year-but the company is increasingly getting the word out about its platform...
Verizon Wireless and NBC Universal have expanded on their already far-reaching relationship to offer customers access to the network's entire suite of channels on Verizon's Vcast video. Starting today, Verizon customers with Vcast-enabled devices will have on-demand access to NBC News, entertainment news from...
It's been a tough couple of weeks in the mobile content space.Crown Castle International Corp. fled the nascent mobile TV market last week, absorbing a $10 million hit as it shut down its Modeo business and agreeing to lease the spectrum once salted for...
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. cut its losses in mobile video last week, agreeing to lease its Modeo L.L.C.'s nationwide spectrum for a dedicated mobile broadcast network to a pair of venture capital firms. What will become of that spectrum, though, is far from clear....
MediaFLO USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless have teamed up with ESPN to launch a temporary channel on MediaFLO's mobile broadcast TV service to give viewers live action from this summer's X Games beginning Aug. 2. The offering will be available through Verizon Wireless' Vcast...
The myriad of startups on the user-generated mobile video playground seem to be attracting impressive numbers. But turning those consumers into dollars may be more difficult than acquiring them in the first place.Mywaves, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based outfit, scored its first carrier deal last week,...
The big three in broadcast mobile TV has been cut to two rather unceremoniously with Crown Castle International Corp. bailing on its Modeo L.L.C. business before it really even got its feet wet in the mobile TV space.Modeo, one of only two DVB-H providers...
Harmonic Inc. announced that it will acquire Rhozet Corp. for $15.5 million to expand its presence in the online and mobile video provisioning space. The combined companies will boost Harmonic's existing customers' ability to create and deliver online and mobile video programming, it said....
MediaFLO USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless have teamed up with ESPN to launch a temporary channel on MediaFLO's mobile broadcast TV service to give viewers live action from this summer's X Games beginning Aug. 2. The offering will be available through Verizon Wireless' Vcast...
Mobile video startup mywaves inked its first carrier deal, gaining placement on the deck of Alltel Corp.Alltel subscribers can download an application to gain access to both user-generated videos and professional programming from the Internet. The $4-per -month service allows users to choose their...
Crown Castle International Corp. is spinning off its Modeo business, agreeing to lease Modeo's nationwide spectrum for a dedicated mobile broadcast network to a pair of venture capital firms.The Houston-based tower company said it will rent the spectrum for $13 million a year to...
A&E Television Networks has struck its first carriage deal for its made-for-mobile channels A&E Mobile and the History Channel Mobile with MobiTV."We believe our audiences are skewing younger, and we want to have our programming available to consumers in different platforms," said Paul Jelinek,...
Mobile television and video subscription revenues grew 198% year-over-year to $146 million in the first quarter of 2007, according to data from Telephia Inc. Approximately 8.4 million wireless customers now subscribe to some form of mobile video, representing nearly 4% of all U.S. mobile...
ABC Owned Television Stations Group has launched free, ad-supported mobile video services in all 10 of its markets. Such moves appear to be gaining steam in an industry where broadcasters have traditionally held a significant controlling interest in the distribution of their programming. With...
The field of technologies and systems vying for industrywide recognition as the standard for mobile broadcast television has reached 11, with three proposing a complete system while the others are focusing on key links in the framework, such as audio codec.The Advanced Television Systems...
MediaFLO USA Inc. is locking up high-profile content deals and shifting into overdrive as it nears its service launch with AT&T Mobility. Meanwhile, its would-be competitors remain in idle as they work to lock up their first carrier customers.While the subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc....
Worldwide mobile content revenues are expected to surpass $44 billion in 2011, more than double the expected $20 billion in revenues generated this year, according to iSuppli Corp.The mobile market research firm said the growth largely will be driven by rising demand for mobile...
MediaFLO USA Inc. has scooped up some exclusive mobile premieres since its launch in March and it plans to continue. In late June, the company broadcast the mobile premiere of MTV Network's "Super Sweet 16: The Movie" before it hit the at-home TV airwaves,...
It hasn't taken long for mobile broadcast TV provider MediaFLO USA Inc. to scoop up exclusive premieres since its March launch. Last Friday the company broadcast the mobile premiere of MTV's "Super Sweet 16: The Movie" and today it announced a full line-up of...
Worldwide mobile content revenues are expected to surpass $44 billion in 2011, more than double the expected $20 billion in revenues generated this year, according to iSuppli Corp.The mobile market research firm said the growth largely will be driven by rising demand for mobile...
The European Commission in a draft statement yesterday apparently favored the DVB-H standard for mobile television in its member countries, according to media reports today. The draft document reportedly said that DVB-H currently was already the most prevalent standard in EU countries-in contrast to...
Mobile television and video subscription revenues grew 198% year-over-year to $146 million in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest data from Telephia Inc. Approximately 8.4 million wireless customers now subscribe to some form of mobile video, representing nearly 4% of all...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-How often do Arnold and Chachi share a moment on the red carpet? Or what about Dr. Jason Seaver, Peter Brady and Wayne? Even Lloyd was there!LG Electronics Co. Ltd. pulled out all the stops-and stars-for a party last week celebrating the TV...
