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.…
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Unable To Find A Better Exit, Qualcomm Cancels Consumer-Direct FLO TV
(Update: Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has now confirmed our report that is canceling FLO TV) Qualcomm is shutting down its struggling direct-to-co……
Read MoreQualcomm'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 MoreWill Cash-rich Chip Cos. Go Shopping?
A stabilizing economy, companies with larger cash piles, a general need for newer technologies (and products) and most importantly, revenue growth are…
Read MoreComing Soon: 2 Ways to Watch “American Idol” On the Go
The Open Mobile Video Coalition said today that it will begin broadcasting over-the-air mobile television to devices in Washington, D.C., later this…
Read MoreComing Soon: 2 Ways to Watch "American Idol" On the Go
The Open Mobile Video Coalition said today that it will begin broadcasting over-the-air mobile television to devices in Washington, D.C., later this…
Read More@ MWC: When Qualcomm's MediaFLO Comes To The UK, "We'll Do It With Partners"
Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is rethinking how it operates its mobile TV service in the U.S., and based on their early experiences, is radically ch……
Read More@ MWC: As MediaFLO USA Struggles, Qualcomm Applies Lessons Learned To International Markets
Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is rethinking how it operates its mobile TV service in the U.S., and based on their early experiences, is radically ch……
Read MoreQualcomm’s MediaFLO Says Digital TV Delay Would Cost It ‘Tens Of Millions Of Dollars’
It's unclear whether the switch to digital TV will be pushed back with the Senate and House disagreeing about whether the delay is necessary……
Read MoreIndustry Moves: Handango CEO Bill Stone Becomes MediaFLO President; Gina Lombardi Out
Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has named Bill Stone, the CEO of Handango, as the new SVP and president of its MediaFLO mobile TV subsidiary. Stone is……
Read More(Free) Mobile TV Coming to 22 Cities
There was so much NewTeeVee-related news coming out of CES yesterday that this item slipped under the radar. Mobile TV got a…
Read MoreMediaFLO Tests Live TV Broadcast Service In Moving Toyota Vehicles
Qualcomm's MediaFLO subsidiary just completed its first driving test with Toyota, which allows them to broadcast TV to the backseat of cars.……
Read MoreVid-Biz: Baofeng, FeedRoom, Top Searches
Baofeng Gets $15 Million; Chinese video software company that is “like the Brightcove of China” gets funding round led by Matrix Partners…
Read MoreMediaFLO Expects To Nearly Double The Number Of Markets It Serves By Year-End 2009
MediaFLO USA expects to nearly double the number of markets it serves by the end of next year, and is working hard at developing temporary c……
Read MoreMediaFLO Expects To Nearly Double The Number Of Markets It Serves By Year-End 2009
MediaFLO USA expects to nearly double the number of markets it serves by the end of next year, and is working hard at developing temporary c……
Read MoreVid-Biz: Dow Chemical, Turner, MediaFLO
Dow Chemical Creates Web Video Series; the three-year old “Human Element” campaign, aimed at showing how the chemical company is working on…
Read MoreVid-Biz: Joan Rivers, CPMs, Ryder Cup
Hollywood Interactive Gets $5 Million; company receives Series A led by BlueRun Ventures, and secures Joan and Melissa Rivers for red-carpet coverage.…
Read MoreOlympics Review: NBC Olympics 2Go On AT&T
More often than not, video on mobile phones is a lackluster experience. MediaFLO has been the most obvious exception to that rule in the Uni……
Read MoreMediaFLO Replaces NBC News2Go With CNBC And MSNBC; Also Adds Fox News To Lineup
MediaFLO USA beefed up its news programming slate over the weekend with the addition of three new permanent 24/7 cable news channels: CNBC,……
Read MoreMobile Content Bits: AT&T Team USA Soundtrack; MediaFLO NASCAR; T-Mobile 3G; VH1’s Scandalist
-- AT&T (NYSE: T) brings recording artists together to record Team USA soundtrack for Olympics: Here…
Read MoreMobiTV Says It Has 4M Subscribers — Is Growth Slowing?
The first time Paul Scanlan, co-founder of MobiTV, showed me his service at a friend’s barbeque in Sausalito, it was nothing but…
Read MoreAT&T Grabs Exclusive 24/7 NBC Olympics Channel For MediaFLO
AT&T (NYSE: T) has used its clout as an Olympics sponsor and official telecommunications provider to the U.S team to nail an exclusive 24/7……
Read MoreQualcomm’s MediaFLO Launches European Soccer Tournament Channel
MediaFLO said it launched a special TV station today called EURO to broadcast live video coverage of the 2008 UEFA European Soccer Champions……
Read MoreQualcomm Gets 40 MHz of UK Spectrum
Qualcomm has spent 8.3 million pounds ($16.2 million) buying 40 MHz of L-band spectrum in the U.K., which the company could use…
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