How to make money in Mobile TV

Om Malik, Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 12:15 AM PT Comments (2)

Business 2.0: While Qualcomm and Nokia will win big by building the infrastructure, TV-on-phones technology will create a passel of opportunities for entrepreneurs too. Some channels will broadcast standard TV, but thumb-jockeys will also enjoy interactive programs that blend television with the Web. And because small screens could abbreviate viewers’ attention spans, content providers will be seeking tailor-made shorts featuring weather, traffic, and news, as well as data applications to feed updates to phones.

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February 13th, 2006
7:18 AM PT

[...] I feel that if right content such as short news clips, special mobisodes and sports clips - are piped over the air to your cell phone to break the monotony of the day, Mobile TV will work. I wrote about this trend back in July 2005 for Business 2.0 and how it is a big opportunity for entrepreneurs. [...]

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July 27th, 2005
12:03 PM PT
A Dewan said:

There is a company called Micro Optical - and they have a solution for the limitations for this. I dont know how well it will be adopted, but it will be in the market soon, at least according to this blog.
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