BROWSING: Video Optimization

NEW YORK-Wireless and broadband Internet will account for a large portion of total spending growth in the global entertainment and media industry, according to PricewaterhouseCooper's "Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009" report. Total revenues from new spending streams such as wireless will increase from...

While the wireless industry haggles over the price of anti-piracy software supported by the Open Mobile Alliance, Microsoft Corp. is quietly gaining traction in the mobile world with its proprietary digital rights management technology. The standoff continues between industry groups such as the GSM...

Sprint PCS continued to court pint-sized wireless users this week, unveiling a new mobile video channel featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and other animated Warner Bros. characters. "Looney Tunes and Friends," which Sprint added to its portfolio of Vision offerings, delivers more than...

Sprint PCS continued to court pint-sized wireless users this week, unveiling a new mobile video channel featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and other animated Warner Bros. characters. "Looney Tunes and Friends," which Sprint added to its portfolio of Vision offerings, delivers more than...

NEW YORK-Wireless and broadband Internet will account for a large portion of total spending growth in the global entertainment and media industry, according to PricewaterhouseCooper's "Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009" report.Total revenues from new spending streams such as wireless will increase from $11.4...

Users in the youth and young adult segment showed strong interest in using wireless entertainment and multimedia services, according to a new market research report by The Management Network Group Inc. The online study polled 1,000 people between the ages of 13 and 34...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-SmartVideo Technologies Inc. inked a deal to offer made-for-mobile video content from Fun Little Movies, the companies announced Friday. SmartVideo, which offers a subscription-based mobile video service for Windows Mobile-based devices, said it will add the FLM channel to its portfolio, offering...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-SmartVideo Technologies Inc. inked a deal to offer made-for-mobile video content from Fun Little Movies, the companies announced Friday.SmartVideo, which offers a subscription-based mobile video service for Windows Mobile-based devices, said it will add the FLM channel to its portfolio, offering comedy...

NEW YORK-While consumers would like to view video on cell phones for free, only a small percentage want to pay for such services. This is one of the findings of the JupiterResearch report, "Video on Cell Phones: It's Real in 2005, but a Paying...

Mobile TV got another boost from SmartVideo Technologies Inc., which announced an advertising-supported streaming music video service for mobile-phone users. The service will feature videos culled from Digital Music Video Network and will be free to end users."Fans of music videos are members of...

The GSM Association once again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling recently revised rates "unreasonable and unworkable." The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the latest royalties proposal from licensing clearinghouse MPEG LA for digital rights management (DRM) software....

DALLAS-Espre Solutions Inc. released its eViewLink technology, which is designed to enable real-time wireless video collaboration between office and field personnel.The product includes a wearable wireless portable unit, a console for use on a stationary computer and a server for bridging connections between the...

Around the world, people are quietly using high-tech to stay in touch with a higher power. While cutting-edge applications like mobile TV make headlines, simpler, religious-based offerings are gaining ground. Jewish users are sending text messages with prayers or requests to Israeli rabbis who...

Tiger Telematics opened its Gizmondo London flagship store, and its launch party featured celebrities including rapper Busta Rhymes, boxer Lennox Lewis and actor Verne Troyer. The opening coincided with the launch of the Gizmondo portable wireless video game device in the United Kingdom.Tiger Telematics...

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless said it will offer its V-Cast subscribers 26 original mobisodes of the hit TV show "The Simple Life: Interns" starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. The mobisodes will feature never-before-seen footage developed especially for V-Cast. Subscribers will pay $1 to download...

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless said Monday it will offer its V-Cast subscribers 26 original mobisodes of the hit TV show "The Simple Life: Interns" starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.The mobisodes will feature never-before-seen footage developed especially for V-Cast. Subscribers will pay $1 to download...

Sprint PCS' bundled voice plans topped Analysys Research's list of the world's top 10 wireless services based on its ability to produce unmatched levels of voice usage and twice the voice average revenue per user achieved by operators in Western Europe. Analysys Research said...

BOSTON-The deafening buzz surrounding mobile TV may be unwarranted, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.In the new study, "Mobile TV: Hype not Justified by Demand!," the consultancy argues that vendors rushing to bring broadcast services to market around the world may be overestimating...

TORONTO-QuickPlay Media will provide video download service for Telus Mobility subscribers nationwide, the companies announced Tuesday.QuickPlay said it will deliver mobile video with content from partners such as Chum Television, CBC and the Soundtrack Channel, as well as content provided by existing Telus partners....

For all of the talk about how wireless telephony brings people closer together, it has the opposite effect too. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.Yes, wireless services enable people to connect more than ever. Whether it's a stranded driver calling for roadside assistance...

LAS VEGAS-The stampede toward mobile video continued at the Consumer Electronics Show as content providers, carriers and TV networks announced alliances to bring televised content to on-the-go viewers. SmartVideo Technologies Inc. announced a series of agreements to bring television network content to devices using...

The stampede toward mobile video continued Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show as content providers, carriers and TV networks announced alliances to bring televised content to wireless handsets. SmartVideo Technologies Inc. announced a series of agreements to bring television network content to devices...

Sprint PCS became the first U.S. carrier to offer streaming audio for mobile users last week, launching a radio-like service that delivers short video clips and six channels of streaming audio to subscribers via their handsets. Music Choice Today, which is available to the...

The rash of consolidation and spectrum deals that have recently swept through the wireless industry could have a substantial impact on the Federal Communications Commission's Auction 58 set for late January, as the carriers with a history of being the most aggressive bidders have...