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No Flash for You! Apple’s On-Going Bid to Rule the Content World
Mar 16 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsToday, MobilizedTV links to a blog post by author Jim Flynn, founder/CEO of EZTakes. Since most big media companies won’t license content for download without copy protection, and Flash has content protection features, Apple wants to keep Flash out so that Apple/iTunes will be the exclusive legal source of premium videos and e-books on all iPads, iPods and iPhones, says Flynn.
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Dream: The Storyboarding App from Plai
Mar 12 by Debra Kaufman | 4 CommentsDream is a new iPhone app from Plai that allows the user to design a poster, write an outline and create storyboards without knowing how to draw. “That way,” says creator Fernando Jimenez,” You can focus on what’s important: being creative.” The app is aimed at “directors, writers, editors, cinematographers, producers, art directors, animators or storyboard artists looking to master their craft,” says Jimenez.
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Study mobile filmmaking at USC and UCLA!
Mar 10 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsWant to learn how to conceptualize, writer, produce and post produce mobisodes? If you live in Los Angeles, you’ll have two opportunities to learn from mobile content pioneer Frank Chindamo, president/Chief Creative Officer, Fun Little Movies. By the end of the class, you’ll have posted your first three episodes of a mobisode.
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AP Live: Did You Watch the Red Carpet on Your Phone?
Mar 08 by Debra Kaufman | No Comments“My original reaction when I read about it on MobilizedTV was one of high skepticism,” says one MobilizedTV reader. “You can’t watch Flash on an iPhone.” But skepticism turned to admiration, he says, at 3 pm on Sunday when the Oscars Red Carpet began.
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Watch the Oscars Red Carpet on Your Mobile Phone
Mar 05 by Debra Kaufman | 10 CommentsIn a move by Associated Press (AP) and their technology partner Livestream, AP Live Entertainment is debuting this Sunday at the Oscars Red Carpet. This new video widget will enable viewers to watch celebrities parade down the Red Carpet live on the iPhone, iPod, Blackberry, or Android.
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Video for the iPhone 101: Studying Mobile Filmmaking
Mar 03 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentUp until now, making mobile content has been trial and error. But now you can actually study mobile movie-making at U.S. universities. MobilizedTV sat down with Bart Weiss, a professor in the film & video area of the art department of the University of Texas at Arlington. Prof. Weis has not only been teaching mobile movie-making to a group of students, but, as founder of VideoFest–a 22-year old video festival–has encouraged a mobile angle.
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Behind the Mobile DTV Scenes
Feb 25 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsAt the HPA Tech Retreat, I had breakfast with a few high-level broadcast and cable executives, who talked about TV spectrum, mobile, the wireless industry and other hot button topics. As the proverbial fly on the wall, I was there with the understanding that I would not reveal anyone’s identity or refer to them in any resulting article. I’m bringing you the salient points of the conversation with these Mystery Men, with the hope that the conversation–albeit anonymous–is enlightening.
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Six Tips for a Digital Transformation
Feb 23 by Debra Kaufman | 3 CommentsAt the Tech Retreat of the Hollywood Post Alliance–a confab of high-level tech executives in Hollywood–mobile TV was a topic of interest. ATSC’s Jerry Whitaker updated Mobile DTV, and an Ernst & Young analyst gave six tips for moving into the digital age.
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Brightcove Unveils Mobile Experience for Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Feb 16 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsAt the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, online video platform Brightcove launched its Brightcove Mobile Experience for Adobe Flash Player 10.1, enabling easy delivery of optimized video across smartphones running Flash Player 10.1. Those phones include Google Android, Symbian S60, Palm webOS, Windows Mobile and RIM BlackBerry.
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Shooting People and Babelgum: a Mobile Content Partnership
Feb 15 by Debra Kaufman | 2 CommentsShooting People and Babelgum announced a strategic relationship on the opening day of the 60th Berlinale, in Berlin, Germany. With the terms of this partnership, a Shooting People curated selection of short films in the genres of Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Music Videos and Artists’ Film, will reach a global audience via Babelgum’s online platform and its free application for Apple’s iPhone & iPod Touch and Google’s Android devices.
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Cross Media NYC Conference to Highlight Mobile
Feb 11 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentThe first CROSS MEDIA NYC conference, to examine the media business in a cross media world, is slated to take place Wednesday, March 10 at the Scholastic Theater in New York from 6pm to 9:30pm. “Cross media is the business of media crossing platforms, and the revenue streams, where the money is,” explains McGarry. “Mobile is likely to be one of the cornerstones of what will become cross media.”
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Mobile Video of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models
Feb 10 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsThe Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue just hit news stands and gives readers a way to instantly receive videos of the models on their phones. They’re called JAGTAGS and MobilizedTV readers can give it a try: Access the exclusive content by sending a photo of a “mobile beauty” JAGTAG, which will return a video via MMS directly to your phone.
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Telegent: Free-to-Air Mobile TV in the Global Market
Feb 08 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentTelegent has been making analog mobile TV receivers since 2006. The company’s integrated chip is integrated into more than 80 handsets in Asia, Europe, African the Middle East and Latin America. MobilizedTV spoke with Telegent VP of marketing Diana Jovin about the company’s history, current position in the industry and where its product might fit in North America.
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Mobile Video: All You Need to Know About Creation & Distribution
Feb 01 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentProduced in association with Fun Little Movies, and moderated by Fun Little Movies president/COO Frank Chindamo, this NATPE 2010 panel on mobile video featured Catherine Warren, president, FanTrust Entertainment Strategies, Jonathan Barzilay, SVP of programming and advertising at FLO TV and Amber Lawson, comedy publisher of Babelgum. What content delivers the best ROI? What are the best practices for monetizing mobile video?
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Mobile Tools for Producers: Do You Need an App?
Jan 29 by Debra Kaufman | 3 CommentsIn a NATPE 2010 panel sponsored by the Producers Guild of America and its New Media Committee and Mobile Committee, moderator and producer John Heinsen of Bunnygraph Entertainment and a group of panelists talked turkey about some of the real life tools required to produce mobile content.
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How to Monetize Mobile on TV: Experts Speak at NATPE
Jan 27 by Debra Kaufman | 1 CommentProduced in association with MEF (Mobile Entertainment Forum) and Impact Mobile, this NATPE panel on The Future of Mobile Monetization on TV: Mobile Promotions, Direct Response & Coupons, was moderated by David Mazur of MasurLaw and included Jim Beddows, chair of MEF Americas, Gary Schwartz, CEO of Impact Mobile, Karl Seelig, the pioneer of ringback tones and CEO of Ring Plus; David Kruis, CEO of Metranome and Matthew Snyder, founder/CEO of the mobile cross-media agency ADObjects.
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NATPE 2010: Brands and Fans Online and On Mobile
Jan 25 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsNATPE–the National Association of TV Programming Executives–opens today, with a full afternoon schedule of panels devoted to mobile technology and content. MobilizedTV covered the panel Fans & Brands: Case Studies in Co-Creation and Connectivity, moderated by Allison Dollar of ITA (the Interactive TV Alliance).
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mSpot Launches Horror Movie App
Jan 18 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsIf you’re a fan of creepy, campy horror movies, you’re in luck. Mobile entertainment provider mSpot has just launched a subscription-based iPhone app devoted to the best of the bunch, making full-length movies available instantly, without downloading, waiting, or syncing to PC. The mSpot Horror Movie App costs $3.99 for unlimited access for one month to the list of 10+ movies, which are refreshed weekly.
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Golden Globes Goes Digital With iPhone App and a Widget
Jan 15 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsThe Golden Globes this year have a sophisticated digital reach, thanks to the efforts of dick clark productions (dcp), the production company of record of the Golden Globes for the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association). Whereas last year’s event started the afternoon the event, said Ariel Elazar, VP digital distribution and brand licensing, this year’s digital festivities started a full week before the Sunday Jan. 17 broadcast of the Golden Globes. Part of the roll-out includes an Apple iPhone app that will enable viewers to keep up with news, videos and photos.
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What’s Playing on Mobile DTV?
Jan 12 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsMobile DTV just launched at CES 2010, but there is already a lot of TV you can watch on one of those Mobile DTV devices. To prove that point, the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) showcased the programming that local broadcasters can deliver, including live, local and national programming. Do you see any programming you wouldn’t mind watching on a mobile device? Here’s the live simulcast content that visitors to Vegas could watch at CES 2010 on mobile devices compatible with the broadcasters’ ATSÇ signal
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