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. We...
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...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.—MobiTV Inc. padded its already-thick wallet, raking in $30 million in a third round of funding and adding two new investors. Adobe Systems Inc. and Hearst Corp. became backers of the company with the latest round, which pushed MobiTV’s total investment funding to...
It was a fairly quiet week in the wireless world, but we still managed to share a few observations and kvetches-or as we like to say, here's what got us hedgehogging last week. Most carriers are still dancing around the potential problems that Slingmedia's...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-WiMAX gained another backer as MobiTV Inc. said it will support the wireless broadband technology. The wireless video provider said it has been "investing heavily in research and technology development" for WiMAX, and committed to deploying multimedia services over networks using the technology....
NEW YORK-Sprint Nextel Corp. subscribers will soon be able to tune in to live radio broadcasts of their favorite professional baseball teams straight from their handsets. The carrier unveiled a non-exclusive pact with Major League Baseball Advanced Media to deliver live audio broadcasts of...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.—WiMAX gained another backer as MobiTV Inc. said it will support the wireless broadband technology. The wireless video provider said it has been "investing heavily in research and technology development" for WiMAX, and committed to deploying multimedia services over networks using the technology....
NEW YORK—Sprint Nextel Corp. subscribers will soon be able to tune in to live radio broadcasts of their favorite professional baseball teams straight from their handsets. The carrier unveiled a non-exclusive pact with Major League Baseball Advanced Media to deliver live audio broadcasts of...
MILTON KEYNES, U.K.- Mobile TV provider ROK Entertainment scored a major win last week, outperforming two carrier-affiliated services in a study from Strategy Analytics. The market research firm said Vodafone Live was the wireless video service of choice in a benchmark survey of wireless...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.—MobiTV Inc., which provides television and digital radio services for cellular and Wi-Fi networks, said it added seven new national stations to its MobiRadio lineup. The new stations are Air America, ESPN, Fox News Radio, Fox News Talk, The NPR Program Stream, Radio...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-MobiTV Inc. said it snared a whopping $70 million in a Series C financing round led by Oak Investment Partners. The three-year-old wireless video provider said it will use the capital to expand its offerings internationally and across platforms. Oak Investment Partners' Bandel...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.—MobiTV Inc. said it snared a whopping $70 million in a Series C financing round led by Oak Investment Partners. The three-year-old wireless video provider said it will use the capital to expand its offerings internationally and across platforms. Oak Investment Partners’ Bandel...
MobiTV Inc. said it extended its wireless video service to devices running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system.The service, which is available through Alltel Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint Nextel Corp., includes both live video and on-demand clips from content providers including...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.—MobiTV Inc. said it extended its wireless video service to devices running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. The service, which is available through Alltel Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint Nextel Corp., includes both live video and on-demand clips from content...
Qualcomm Inc. may be closer to snaring a European deal for its MediaFlo mobile TV offering through a new agreement with digital TV platform operator British Sky Broadcasting Inc. The two companies agreed to test MediaFlo this summer in the United Kingdom. The companies...
SAN ANTONIO—Mobile TV vendor MobiTV Inc. continued to expand its business options through an agreement with AT&T Inc. to sell mobile TV services to AT&T Wi-Fi users. "Television viewing has moved beyond the TV set and we’re making it easier for consumers to get...
By Jeremy Mullman CHICAGO—An alcohol industry watchdog group is accusing Anheuser-Busch of marketing beer to underage drinkers after the brewer announced a partnership to advertise on MobiTV, a streaming TV service for mobile phones.A-B said it is partnering with MobiTV in a deal that...
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...
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...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. expanded its mobile TV offerings, launching a streaming video service featuring short clips from 18 channels. Cingular Video is available free to subscribers purchasing the carrier’s unlimited 3G data plan, which costs $20 a month. Content providers for the service include...
The mobile TV ecosystem was filled with TDtv news last week as IPWireless Inc. announced two new partnerships and upcoming trials. The network technology company says it's teaming up with mobile streaming providers Vidiator and MobiTV Inc. to develop mobile TV solutions based on...
EMERYVILLE, Ca.-MobiTV Inc. and NBC Olympics will offer daily highlights of the XX Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 10 through Feb. 26 on a dedicated channel on the MobiTV service. The NBC Mobile: NBC Olympics channel will be updated daily with highlights of the...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-MobiTV Inc. and IPWireless Inc. announced they plan to jointly develop mobile TV delivery solutions for mobile operators, combining unicast technologies with TDtv multicasting. The companies said TDtv is an ideal offering that is able to leverage the newly defined 3GPP Release 6...
Crown Castle International Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. are placing huge bets on mobile TV, spending a combined $1.3 billion to build networks dedicated almost entirely to one-way wireless video. Traditional TV networks and film studios are hastily establishing divisions to produce content for "the...
