LAS VEGAS-The only thing holding up the explosion of the mobile phone content and advertising business continues to be the lack of interested viewers, panelists bemoaned at the second annual NATPE Mobile conference here.Under 10%Currently, 20 percent of all mobile users have video-enabled cellphones,...
The nascent mobile TV market received a jolt last week as Verizon Wireless released more details of its forthcoming Vcast Mobile TV service, while potential competitor Modeo L.L.C. launched a trial of its service in New York City. Of course, those announcements were nearly...
THE COUNTLESS PLAYERS lumbering around on the user-generated mobile video playground aren't just looking for consumers. They're also hoping to find a viable business model or two.The success of Internet sites such as YouTube, Jumpcut, Vimeo and Google Video has spawned a raft of...
Warner Music Group struck its second mobile deal in as many days, announcing an agreement to distribute videos through MobiTV Inc.The music company said it will offer made-for-mobile videos including artist-created clips from Linkin Park and other Warner acts. The videos will be updated...
Modeo L.L.C., a subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., announced today that it has launched a trial version of its live, commercial quality mobile TV service in New York City. The beta service was launched after more than three years of development, and while...
As expected, Verizon Wireless announced in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas details of its planned mobile TV service, which will run on Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO mobile TV network. Verizon Wireless did not disclose what it will charge for the service,...
Sling Media Inc. was only a blip on the wireless industry's radar screen until April, when the company released its SlingPlayer Mobile software. The $30 software allows SlingBox owners to watch TV on any smartphone running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile 5.0, Symbian or...
For the wireless industry, it may be the most disruptive technology of 2006. And it all happened because Blake Krikorian couldn't watch a baseball game. Krikorian, a San Francisco native and baseball fan, was working with his brother at their technology consultants' firm several...
It's not a phenomenon unique to any of the major wireless carriers, but the forum that concert sponsorship and promotion has entered is now as evolved as the technology it relies on for delivery.When carriers began sponsoring live concerts as early as 2001, it...
The N, a TV channel for teens developed by MTV, will be available on Sprint Nextel Corp.'s mobile TV service, the companies announced. MTV's The N Mobile will be available for $5 per month and will feature short video clips and behind the scenes...
Motorola Inc. is spending $39 million to expand its IPTV video processing and distribution capabilities with the purchase of Tut Systems Inc.The move gives Motorola the ability to supply service providers with the gear they need to deploy advanced video services over Internet Protocol,...
It may not be live from New York, but thanks to a new partnership among Cingular Wireless, NBC Universal and Broadway Video Entertainment, subscribers to the nation's No. 1 carrier now have exclusive access to more than 100 video clips from current and classic...
News junkies can now use their cell phones to access the latest video reports from Reuters following the company's launch of a free, ad-supported video service. The service is available at mobile.reuters.com and works on smart phones from Nokia Corp., Palm Inc., Research In...
With a new leader in place, Crown Castle International Corp.'s mobile TV subsidiary Modeo L.L.C. says with confidence that its upcoming New York City trial will attract partners, enabling the company to carry out further launches of its streaming, multicast services.Modeo's vice president of...
With a new leader in place, Crown Castle International Corp.'s mobile TV subsidiary Modeo L.L.C. says with confidence that its upcoming New York City trial will attract partners, enabling the company to carry out further launches of its streaming, multicast services.Modeo's vice president of...
SAN FRANCISCO-Telephia is teaming with place-shifting software developer Roundbox Inc. to deploy on-device measurement technology for wireless video and other mobile broadcast applications.The companies said they are building an interface between Rondbox's mobile broadcast software and Telephia's metering platform that tracks broadcast usage and...
Crown Castle International Corp.'s plan to launch its Modeo mobile TV networks in major U.S. markets took an apparent blow as Modeo's President Michael Schueppert stepped down without any explanation from Crown Castle or Modeo.
Schueppert's resignation was disclosed in a Dec. 1 government filing...
HOUSTON-The head of Crown Castle International Corp.'s mobile TV effort unexpectedly resigned, throwing a potential wrench into the company's plans to build mobile TV networks in the nation's top markets.Crown Castle disclosed the move in a government filing. The company said Michael Schueppert, president...
Editor's Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, Ovum's Roger Entner...
TV Guide Mobile Entertainment Inc. and mobile broadcast software company Roundbox Inc. said they signed an exclusive agreement that calls for them to develop and co-market an Electronic Service Guide for mobile television. Roundbox is providing its software to the effort while TV Guide's...
Comcast Corp. aims to find out if customers will buy wireless service from a cable company: the nation's largest cable provider is launching a trial of wireless service in partnership with Sprint Nextel Corp. in two markets: Boston and Portland, Ore.The launches are the...
Consider video the wireless industry's equivalent of Powerball. But nobody's betting on the content providers.In these early days of well-heeled venture capitalists and hockey-stick projections, there is no shortage of cash in mobile video in the United States. Handset manufacturers are scrambling to rush...
Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO USA subsidiary said the industry's No. 4 operator T-Mobile USA Inc. is trialing its mobile TV service, adding another national carrier to its list of partners even as it prepares for the initial commercial launch of service with Verizon Wireless early...
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-Video-sharing phenomenon YouTube.com has selected Verizon Wireless for its first mobile distribution agreement. Verizon Vcast subscribers will be able to use their handsets to watch and share YouTube user-generated videos, beginning in early December. "People want to be entertained in a way...
