Posts Tagged ‘off-deck’
Economics of Mobile: Who’s Making Money Now
Jun 24 by Debra Kaufman | 2 Comments“Mobile programming is clearly a nascent industry,” said SNL Kagen analyst John Fletcher, who recently published a report on The Economics of Mobile Programming. Prior to doing the study, he had a number in mind regarding total revenue. “I took out texting, ringtones, wallpaper, email, gaming and music and I thought, whatever is left over is about $300 million in 2008,” he said. But, given how young and unformed mobile programming is, he also doubted that this industry could be worth that much. “After all the due diligence, lo and behold, I came back to that $300 million figure,” he said.
Continue ReadingBroadcasters Race Towards Mobile TV
Nov 11 by Debra Kaufman | 6 CommentsTV broadcasters have formed an Open Mobile Video Coalition to bring their local broadcasts to the mobile phone. MobilizedTV spoke with Anne Schelle, executive director of the OMVC about the plans to move into beta testing.
Continue ReadingMobile Revolution or Catch-22?
May 07 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsAt Digital Hollywood, MobilizedTV looked at content–movies, TV and video–as the information and entertainment that is driving the mobile revolution. Panelists from Playboy, Versaly Entertainment, MobiTV and VivaVision–moderated by MEF chair emeritus/founder Ralph Simon–talked about on-deck versus off-deck, carrier censorship, and other adventures in mobile content.
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