Why Qualcomm thinks LTE-broadcast will work where FLO TV failed
Qualcomm’s big MediaFLO flop hasn’t dissuaded it from pursuing mobile TV. It’s championing a new technology called LTE-broadcast that purportedly solves FLO’s many problems. Read more »
Broadcasters try, try again with mobile TV
Broadcasters have been looking for a carrier guinea pig to test out their mobile digital TV service, and on Wednesday they found one. MetroPCS has agreed to sell an Samsung Android phone embedded with a chip that will pluck digital TV signals directly from the airwaves. Read more »
It’s no T-Mo, but AT&T picks up Qualcomm airwaves
The FCC approved Qualcomm’s sale of its 700 MHz spectrum to AT&T. The deal is striking for two reasons; it closes a big chapter in the history of mobile TV and the FCC said it will look at interoperability in LTE bands next year. Read more »
Yahoo’s IntoNow comes to the iPad with more social perks
Research indicates that 88 percent of people who own tablets use them while watching TV. Yahoo is primed to take advantage of that trend by launching an iPad version of its social TV mobile app IntoNow, with new social media features to complement TV content. Read more »
Is it time for a mobile TV comeback?
Qualcomm’s FLO TV may have flopped, but that doesn’t mean that consumers will ignore mobile TV forever: PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that mobile TV subscription revenue will double over the next four years. And that money could be an indicator for a much bigger trend. Read more »
How Mobile TV Could Finally Find an Audience
The mobile TV hype machine is up and running again thanks to the Open Mobile Video Coalition’s efforts surrounding mobile DTV. If a greater number of consumers are finally going to start watching video on their phones, though, at least three key challenges must be overcome. Read more »
Apple Unveils New Final Cut Pro X With Background Rendering
Apple introduced Final Cut Pro X, the latest version of its professional video editing software, at the NAB conference Tuesday night. This new version replaces Final Cut Pro 7, and will be available for download via the Mac App Store for $299 beginning in June. Read more »
It’s Official: The Web Now As Popular As TV
Couch potato, meet laptop junkie: Americans and Canadians now spend just as much time online as they spend in front of the TV screen, according to a new Forrester survey. Around a third of consumers watch video online, but mobile TV is still small. Read more »
Broadcasters Keep Pushing the Mobile TV Boulder Uphill
The effort by broadcasters to bring an over the air televison (like a mobile phone version of a Sony WatchMan) continues with a group of 12 broadcasters today announcing plans to upgrade TV stations in 20 markets so they can deliver live video to portable devices. Read more »
Mobile TV: Bigger Is Better
Bigger screens lead to longer mobile video engagement times: That’s the result of some data crunching over at MobiTV, which analyzed the World Cup viewing patterns of various mobile users. Another result of that research: Users of Android devices watch far more soccer than iPhone users. Read more »
Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs on MediaFLO's Value
Qualcomm is looking at options for its MediaFLO mobile television service, which represents an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars but never performed as well as the chipmaker hoped. In late June I sat down with Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm’s CEO, who discussed MediaFLO at length. Read more »
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What the World Cup Means to Carriers
Mobile video has the chance to take a big step forward over the next few weeks as users around the world keep up with the World Cup action on their phones, so operators looking to ramp up data revenues in the coming months had better be ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Why the World Cup Matters to Carriers
Mobile video could receive a big boost over the next few weeks as users tune in to watch the action on their phones. But carriers must be able to shoulder the data load if they’re to turn those fans into long-term viewers. Read more »
Can the Cloud Help Drive Mobile TV Adoption?
The mobile TV market has been a disappointment for years, but emerging efforts from cable companies and content providers to make entertainment available everywhere via the web may finally drive adoption. Will next year finally be the year for mobile television? Read more »
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3-D Untethered: A Look at Mobile 3-D Technology
The mobile computing space has become the new center of innovation and new products after years of shifting away from desktop computing. Mobile technology has been domain of 2-D content and viewing, but we see prospects for a sharp increase in 3-D in coming months and ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
