Mobile TV revenue $15bn+ by 2012
July 6, 2008
Consumers are demanding more personalization and entertainment content on their mobile phones, driving mobile video revenue to exceed $3.5 billion in 2008, according to research by MultiMedia Intelligence. By 2012, the mobile video and mobile TV market will exceed $15 billion, including direct pay and advertising.
Mobile video, which relies on the mobile operator's 3G network for delivery, has the advantage of an established network, making it the stronger of the two categories in today's market. However, mobile TV infrastructure deployments and mobile TV handsets are rolling out aggressively, making mobile TV the dominant category in 2012.
“The mobile phone is inherently an inferior entertainment platform compared to other media devices like TVs,” according to Frank Dickson, Chief Research Officer for MultiMedia Intelligence. “However, the mobile handset is inherently a superior portable communications platform. It allows for TV advertising outside the home as well as enabling new forms of advertising, including “call to action” advertising. Call to action leverages the handset’s built in return channel to deliver advertising beyond the capabilities of the living room TV experience.”