SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Business as usual is changing in Hollywood as technology has forced the entertainment industry to move beyond its traditional distribution channels of movie, television and more recently the Internet, to more diverse offerings, including wireless. This fact was highlighted at last week's...
Both sides continue to insist they want fair play and respect, but Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. are still trading lawsuits and rhetorical barbs in pursuit of that lofty goal. Last week's countersuit by Nokia in a Texas court against Qualcomm alleged that the...
Japanese anime fans in Canada and Australia can now access Animax Mobile, a new mobile TV channel, to watch programming that is currently available on cable and satellite TV across Asia, Latin America, Central Europe and Germany. Sony Pictures Television International announced the service...
Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks, months and years. Check below for...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-It's not the cash cow most in the wireless industry hope it will be, but mobile television is already producing some steady revenue streams and showing signs of growth, Levi Shapiro, director of audiences at Telephia, said in opening remarks at a...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.The Coca-Cola company announced it will offer a mobile social networking service based on its Sprite soda-pop brand. To be honest, some of us really don't understand...
The production and delivery of mobile video is becoming a two-way street. Although a majority of programming seems to follow a top-down approach from TV studios' more successful programs, those endeavored in the development of original, made-for-mobile content are steadily gaining viewers eyes and...
Research in Motion Ltd.'s push into the consumer space with video-friendly BlackBerry devices is set to get a boost from QuickPlay Media, which recently unveiled its mobile media package for BlackBerry that is slated to begin showing up on users' handsets. Initially the offering...
MobiTV bulked up its content library with a deal to license more than 2,500 music videos from Sony BMG Music Entertainment.The wireless video provider said it will put the videos into rotation "immediately" on its music channels, expanding its portfolio to 7,000 music videos....
Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks. Check below for news about carriers,...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Starting in July, The Nielsen Co. will weigh in on the behavior of mobile subscribers through a new measurement service called Nielsen Wireless, which will examine how many people access the mobile Internet, mobile video and other content. Nielsen Wireless' first product, Mobile Vector,...
Stalwarts in media are increasingly bullish on driving their audience's eyes and ears to just about every channel imaginable. But just as these powerhouses are finally finding their online groove, they're efforts are being re-doubled on the next frontier in media-mobile phones. Fox Interactive...
Longtime VeriSign Inc. chief Stratton Sclavos stepped down as the company's internal investigation into stock-options grants is nearing its end. The Mountain View, Calif., company declined to offer reasons for the departure of Sclavos, who joined VeriSign 12 years ago. But the firm said...
Verizon Wireless is one of two premiere sponsors behind a new TV show that overtly places brand names and products in budding filmmakers' creative talent. The filmmaking competition, "On the Lot," will prominently feature its partners, Verizon and Ford, in the TV show, as...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.-Who is watching mobile TV and video? Whoever holds the answer will find a lot of interest among mobile TV providers, broadcasters, TV networks, film studios and advertisers.Data on TV viewership has been a staple in the entertainment industry for decades, but...
Rentrak, a company that measures TV viewing, announced a deal with mobile television provider Hiwire that calls for Rentrak to measure mobile TV viewing. The trial will take place in Las Vegas this summer, the companies said.The partnership represents one of the first efforts...
New York City was overflowing with network executives, ad buyers and entertainment elite last week, all looking to grab a piece of the $65 billion pie that is television. The "upfronts" are a pivotal moment for the industry-an annual shopping spree for advertisers looking...
Mobile video service MyCorner is the latest player on the user-generated content field, launching an ad-supported service that allows users to share clips with their mobile phones.The Fremont, Calif.-based startup said the new service requires no application download and works on Internet-enabled phones by...
Yet another executive is exiting through Sprint Nextel Corp.'s revolving front-office door.The carrier said last week that Mark Schweitzer will step down from his post as chief marketing officer at the end of the month. Tim Kelly, who currently oversees the operator's Customer Management...
Few music companies have pursued mobile as aggressively as The Orchard Enterprises Inc. The New York-based company serves as a kind of digital music aggregator, distributing content from dozens of independent record labels and more than 14.000 artists from Bing Crosby to Bloc Party....
Yet another executive is exiting through Sprint Nextel Corp.'s revolving front-office door.The carrier said Mark Schweitzer will step down from his post as chief marketing officer at the end of the month. Schweitzer will be replaced by Tim Kelly, who currently oversees the operator's...
AdMob is teaming with mobile media company mywaves to power click-to-video advertisements on wireless phones.The offering will allow wireless Web surfers to click on a banner ad to watch a video from a landing page, and save the clip to their phones or send...
The front-office shuffle continued among the tier-one carriers as AT&T Mobility said Jim Ryan has stepped down from his post as VP of consumer and business data services.Ryan joined AT&T-then known as Cingular Wireless L.L.C.-in 2003, and oversaw several major initiatives including the carrier's...
