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Slice, U-Turn team for Oplayo acquisition

HELSINKI, Finland—Slice Wireless and U-Turn Media Group have partnered to acquire Finnish mobile software developer Oplayo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Oplayo’s platform enables the delivery of streaming video over cellular networks to mass-market phones. The company offers a mobile video player, and...

Fox, Toyota test ad-supported content space

Mobile video continues to make headlines as a sexy, next-generation offering for wireless users. But content providers are beginning to look to the venerable business model of advertising-supported content to fuel broadcasts for wireless subscribers. The Fox Broadcasting Co. joined the crush of broadcasters...

Sprint Nextel adds to TV lineup

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to expand its mobile video offerings, adding three channels to its Sprint TV service. The carrier added "Comedy Time," a made-for-mobile network that allows users to choose from a variety of stand-up comedy themes, as well as Blip...

Mobile Streams picks up Cyoshi

LONDON—U.K.-based content provider Mobile Streams is hoping to expand its business across the English Channel with the $3.7 million acquisition of Cyoshi Mobile GmbH. German-based Cyoshi produces and distributes mobile video and other content across Europe. The company’s portfolio of licensed offerings includes FunkySexyCool,...

Qualcomm fined $1.8M as part of Flarion purchase

WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice reported Qualcomm Inc. and Flarion Technologies Inc. have agreed to pay a $1.8 million in civil penalties for violating "pre-merger waiting period requirements" associated with Qualcomm's $600 million acquisition of Flarion. According to the complaint, Qualcomm obtained operational control over...

South Korean officials question Qualcomm, partners

Qualcomm Inc. said officials from the Korean Fair Trade Commission visited its offices in Korea, as well as the offices of its chip customers Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and Pantech Curitel.Qualcomm said the KFTC "declined to provide an explanation of...

Mobile content firms aim for sweet spot

LAS VEGAS-Mforma Group Inc. is the latest mobile-game publisher to get a makeover, dropping its name in an effort to become more consumer-friendly.The San Francisco-based developer is rebranding as Hands-On Mobile and expanding its portfolio to offer a variety of lifestyle applications in addition...

Mobile marketing matches exuberance over potential with caution on conduct

LAS VEGAS-Evangelize the opportunity in mobile marketing-why the dearth of advertisements on your handset as you checked the scores in the NCAA finals? But when you take the plunge, adhere to established codes of conduct. The brave new world is opt-in only.These were the...

MTV audience worships at wireless altar

LAS VEGAS—Listen to Van Toffler for a few minutes and you’ll begin to wonder if the M in MTV stands for mobile. "We’re really moving into the wireless space, and our audience is clearly our master," said MTV Networks’ president, who is set to...

Mforma becomes Hands-On Mobile, expands market reach

LAS VEGAS—Mforma Group Inc. is the latest mobile-game publisher to get a makeover, dropping its name in an effort to become more consumer-friendly. The San Francisco-based developer is rebranding as Hands-On Mobile and expanding its portfolio to offer a variety of lifestyle applications in...

South Korean officials question Qualcomm, others

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said officials from the Korean Fair Trade Commission visited its offices in Korea, as well as the offices of its chip customers Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and Pantech Curitel. Qualcomm said the KFTC "declined to provide an...

MMA to tackle wireless video guidelines

BOULDER, Colo.-The Mobile Marketing Association has created a committee to address the operational and technical guidelines surrounding wireless video. The committee, which is open to all MMA members, seeks to establish best practices for marketing through wireless video and create guidelines for measuring the...

Study: 41% of users are interested in mobile video

NEW YORK—Mobile video will generate $501 million in revenue in the United States by 2010, according to figures from JupiterResearch. The latest study on wireless TV found that while only 2 percent of U.S. users currently subscribe to a wireless video service, 41 percent...

MMA to tackle wireless video guidelines

BOULDER, Colo.—The Mobile Marketing Association has created a committee to address the operational and technical guidelines surrounding wireless video. The committee, which is open to all MMA members, seeks to establish best practices for marketing through wireless video and create guidelines for measuring the...

Carriers must use network to offset ‘dumb pipe’ pressures

Sling Media Inc. launched a software package allowing wireless subscribers to view TV broadcasts on Windows Mobile devices. The developer announced a beta version of the much-awaited offering, which sends video from a cable box through an Ethernet cable to a handset running Windows...

Mobile TV needs better programming to prosper, reports show

SAN FRANCISCO-Content providers will need to deliver compelling programming for mobile video to grow beyond the young, male demographic it currently attracts, two new reports indicate. Mobile TV is already drawing a key demographic for advertisers, according to Telephia. Wireless users between the ages...

Buyout Briefs

Six Apart Ltd., a company that specializes in blogging software and services, bolstered its position in the mobile blogging arena with the acquisition of SplashData Inc.'s SplashBlog mobile photo blogging application and service. Terms of the deal were not released. The SplashBlog service allows...

Sling Media launches mobile trial

SAN MATEO, Calif.—Sling Media Inc. launched a software package allowing wireless subscribers to view TV broadcasts on Windows Mobile devices. The developer announced a beta version of the much-awaited offering, which sends video from a cable box through an Ethernet cable to a handset...

Mobile TV needs better programming to prosper, reports show

SAN FRANCISCO—Content providers will need to deliver compelling programming for mobile video to grow beyond the young, male demographic it currently attracts, two new reports indicate. Mobile TV is already drawing a key demographic for advertisers, according to Telephia. Wireless users between the ages...

Study: Almost 40% of consumers don’t want converged services

LAS VEGAS—Consumers may not be willing to pay for the premium services many telecom companies are banking on to grow their revenues, according to findings of two new studies from KPMG L.L.P. One study found nearly 60 percent of telecom industry executives are looking...

With eye on mobile TV, SiRF acquires TrueSpan

SAN JOSE, Calif.—GPS chipset provider SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. said it acquired TrueSpan, a two-year-old company that is developing chips for mobile TV. The acquisition is part of SiRF’s plans to develop chips for a variety of wireless technologies.TrueSpan’s platform is based on OFDM...

Jury out on wireless video trials: Cingular launches 18 channels for $20 a month

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. joined the mobile TV bandwagon last week, launching a carrier-branded streaming video service featuring short clips from 18 channels. But whether consumers really want to watch TV on their phones-and how much they'll pay for it-remains anybody's guess.Content providers for Cingular...

Sprint Nextel adds MTV TV channels

NEW YORK—Sprint Nextel Corp. added to its mobile video offerings with a new deal to add content from MTV Networks to its Sprint TV service.The carrier added four channels from the Viacom International Inc. subsidiary: CMT features news and video from country and western...

Openwave, Sun to share technologies for SDK

Openwave Systems Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. this week will unveil an agreement to share technologies in an effort to whittle time-to-market for applications from operators and software developers. The companies will share technologies to produce a software development toolkit that integrates Sun's Java...