Beta web video platform Babelgum will reveal a partnership with Vodafone that will bring its service to both iPhone and Nokia handsets. The well-funded European outfit has convinced the carrier to zero-rate data transfer for its VOD content in its native Italy and in the UK, meaning watching the service will be free to users. […]

The European Commission has taken a decisive step towards the promotion of competitive Mobile TV services in the EU. It has published a set of guidelines for the authorisation of Mobile TV to accelerate roll-out of the service across Europe. Mobile TV revenues worldwide are expected to reach more than E7.8 billion in 2013. “Successful […]

QuickPlay Media, provider of mobile TV and video solutions, has unveiled the findings of its first quarterly consumer consumption analysis. The results – aggregate usage statistics from 15 representative QuickPlay-powered services over the third quarter of 2008 – demonstrate that demand for mobile TV and video content is increasing steadily. The results, compiled from July […]

MobiTV has revealed its managed network for mobile television and radio has surpassed the five million subscriber mark. Available on more than 350 handsets across 20 carrier networks including AT&T, Sprint and Alltel in the US, MobiTV continues to shape the mobile TV market it introduced more than five years ago. "With the addition of […]

MySpace is launching a new streaming video service for mobiles, which will allow its members to watch all MySpace-hosted videos on a range of multimedia phones. MySpace is using technology by RipCode that works in real-time and can play video out across multiple handsets, screen sizes and playback specifications. MySpace claims10 million unique users access […]

Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland's largest digital satellite pay television platform has launched mobile phone services, based on its own telecommunications infrastructure using network solutions from Nokia Siemens Networks. Under a five-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks has supplied a complete MVNO platform, comprising packet core equipment, applications and network management tools as well as a broad range […]

Virgin Media said it does not believe mobile broadband has mass appeal in the short term, but it entered the market to offer the service in its high-end mobile, broadband and television bundles. “Mobile broadband in the short to medium future will be a complementary product in the UK,” Chief Executive Neil Berkett said. He […]

Mobile TV services will generate $1.5 billion in revenues in 2008, rising to over $10 billion in 2013. At present the revenues are predominantly from subscription fees but this is expected to change over time as the advertising business model starts to gain prominence. Informa Telecoms & Media believes that by 2013 nearly half of […]

Mobile phone company 3 is hoping to capitalise on the success of Facebook with the release of a new handset in time for Christmas that integrates the social networking site with all the traditional functions of a mobile phone. The INQ1 puts users in touch with their social networking circle at the touch of a […]

The European Commission is set to present a new guidelines aimed at paving the way for the spread of mobile television in Europe “within a few weeks,” EU Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding has said. She gave positive signals on advertising on mobile handsets, but warned of dangers regarding invasion of privacy. Brussels pushed European […]