Executive Views

BBC News Moves With ‘Sticky Video’ Times: Davies

CANNES — BBC News has managed to mix online video and text since the late 1990s. But ...

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Analyst Views
Ad-Blocking Fears Are Overblown: Pivotal’s Wieser
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Executive Views
Facebook’s Off-Site Ads Out-Perform Mobile Display: Jakubowski
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Executive Views
J. Walter Thompson Turns Health Data In To Results for Client Johnson & Johnson
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Three Biggest Ad Trends By SMG CEO Desmond
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German MoSo Aka-Aki Raises Second VC Round For Internationalisation
Funding analysis
German MoSo Aka-Aki Raises Second VC Round For Internationalisation
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Metacafe, Babelgum Begin Sharing Videos, Mobile Infrastructure
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Spotify Doing Bundled Music Deal With 3 UK
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Industry moves
Nokia’s Finance Chief To Run Its Handset Business
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
TVCatchup Now Pushing Live UK TV To iPhones
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Nokia Comes With Music Had Only 107,000 Users In July
By Robert Andrews  
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Funding analysis
Mobile Song Identifier Shazam Wins KPCB Funding, Would Consider IPO
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Spotify’s Ek Thinks Big: Packaged Service Promises ‘A Trillion Transactions’
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Executive Views

‘Programmatic Creative’ Astounding On Mobile: Opera Mediaworks’ Griffin

The growth in “programmatic”, super-scientific targeting and trading of online ads ha...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Ditch Last-Click Attribution On Mobile: Google’s Carrington
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Executive Views
Embrace Unique Emerging Markets With Mobile: Medialets’ Glassberg
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Executive Views
Native Must Make Mobile Ads Relevant: Facebook’s Arnstein
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
WPP’s Sorrell Vows To ‘Up Tempo’ On Viewability Demands
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
Nokia Confirms Dopplr Acquisition, Joining Services Team
By Robert Andrews  
Vodafone Unveils ‘360’ Social Phonebook Layer For Samsung, Other Handsets
Company strategy
Vodafone Unveils ‘360’ Social Phonebook Layer For Samsung, Other Handsets
By Robert Andrews  
Vodafone Readies ‘Vodafone 360’ Platform – But What Is It?
Company strategy
Vodafone Readies ‘Vodafone 360’ Platform – But What Is It?
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Mobile’s Leading Web Browser Opera Updates With New Features
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
Mobile Social App Maker Xumii Bought By Swiss Myriad Group
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: O2 iPhone App, Slingbox iPhone, Mobilestreams
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
T-Mobile, Orange Agree UK JV, Creating Britain’s Biggest Carrier
By Robert Andrews  
Spotify Goes Mobile, Now Its Business May Begin
Company strategy
Spotify Goes Mobile, Now Its Business May Begin
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

iBeacons Can Enable Precise Mobile Marketing: MEC’s Pasqua

AUSTIN — If you think you haven’t seen much evidence of location beacons’ use in a ma...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Screen Size Not The Only Mobile Responsive Variable: Adaptive’s Lynch
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Executive Views
Gaming Is The New Cinema: AdColony’s Barash
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Executive Views
Mexicans Embracing Mobile Video in Big Numbers: Azteca’s De Cervantes
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
The New York Times has Moved to HTML5 Player, Here’s Why
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Nokia Confirms ‘Booklet 3G’ Windows Netbook; Built-In GPS, Ovi Suite
By Robert Andrews  
Li Ka-Shing confirms Spotify stake, will tie up with 3, INQ
Company strategy
Li Ka-Shing confirms Spotify stake, will tie up with 3, INQ
By Robert Andrews  
Mobile Content Bits: Spotify Android, Orange Social Nets, Exploding iPhones
Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: Spotify Android, Orange Social Nets, Exploding iPhones
By Robert Andrews  
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Market indicators
Research: Most People Still Not Interested In Mobile Music
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Sky News Will Charge For iPhone App Outside UK, Ireland
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
BBC Hovers On iPhone Apps Due To Apple Terms
By Robert Andrews  
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Earnings analysis
Earnings: T-Mobile UK Health Hits Deutsche Telekom
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Still Unclear Whether Apple Will Reboot iPhone UK Exclusive
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Mobiles Are Now Subscribers’ TVs & DVRs: Comcast’s Strauss

In the age of smart glass everywhere, what’s the difference between a TV and a phone ...

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Executive Views
Bigger iPhone Will Unleash Small Video: ZenithOptimedia’s De Cruz
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
The Weather Channel Forecasts Mobile Engagement
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Nexage, Acquired By Millennial, Thinks Big On Mobile
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Ad Groups Look To Reimagine TV On Mobile Screens
By Robert Andrews  
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Earnings analysis
Earnings: Orange Shedding UK Broadband Subscribers
By Robert Andrews  
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Industry moves
Industry Moves: Buongiorno Names Reutter UK & International MD
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Spotify Is Already Out For iPhone (Unofficially)
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
Sprint Buying Virgin Mobile USA For $483 Million To Boost Prepaid Offer
By Robert Andrews  
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Funding analysis
SpinVox Says It Is Close To Finalising New Funding
By Robert Andrews  
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Interviews
Interview: Blyk, Orange Chiefs Plan To Sell Ads Together
By Robert Andrews  
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Interviews
Interview: Blyk Targeting US Operators After Shifting Direction
By Robert Andrews  
Spotify Waves iPhone Buzz Under Apple’s Nose
Company strategy
Spotify Waves iPhone Buzz Under Apple’s Nose
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Mobile Ad Spend Lags Device Usage: SMG’s Easterbrook

LONDON — UK consumers are spending insane amounts of time on their phones. So why are...

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Executive Views
The Guardian to Relaunch Its Mobile App, Here’s Why
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Executive Views
Time.com Sees A Fifth Of Video Views From Mobile Web
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Nigerian News Consumers Jump Straight To Mobile First
By Robert Andrews  
Analyst Views
Mobile Is Killing Consoles’ TV Dreams: Author Lovell
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Readius Rollable Display Firm Polymer Vision Goes Under
By Robert Andrews  
Mobile Content Bits: Dopplr, ShopStyle.co.uk, FT.com iPhone Apps
Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: Dopplr, ShopStyle.co.uk, FT.com iPhone Apps
By Robert Andrews  
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Earnings analysis
Earnings: Nokia Cancels Hopes Of Growing Market Share
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
GetJar Fights Back With App Stats, New Logo
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
T-Mobile UK Dismisses iPhone 3G Reports As ‘Merely Speculation’
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
FT’s iPhone App Targets Bloomberg With 10 Free Articles Per Month
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Confirmed: O2 Restores Twitter UK SMS Service
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Company strategy
Orange Drops DRM From Its Music Store
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Executive Views

AOL Set To Launch Mobile Native Ad Unit

BARCELONA — AOL will soon launch a native advertising unit aimed specifically at mobi...

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Executive Views
Factual Enables Marketing Through ‘Anticipatory Computing’
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Executive Views
Apps Are Best For Mobile Marketing: Mindshare’s Johnston
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Executive Views
Messaging Could Light Up Mobile Monetization: InMobi’s Yu
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Executive Views
Tablets Aren’t Mobiles: Collective CEO Apprendi
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Irish Piracy, Pirate Bay Trial, Five Soaps, Nokia VOD, Rapidshare, Woolies
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Irish Piracy, Pirate Bay Trial, Five Soaps, Nokia VOD, Rapidshare, Woolies
By Robert Andrews  
IBM’s Augmented Reality Makes A Splash At Wimbledon
Company strategy
IBM’s Augmented Reality Makes A Splash At Wimbledon
By Robert Andrews  
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Conference reports
@ MEM: Vodafone Bets On Web Widgets, Not Apps
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London 2012 Video: Alex Balfour’s Olympic Vision
Executive Views
London 2012 Video: Alex Balfour’s Olympic Vision
By Robert Andrews  
@ MEM: O2’s Tanya Field On Gender, iPhone And Digital Britain
Conference reports
@ MEM: O2’s Tanya Field On Gender, iPhone And Digital Britain
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Conference reports
@ MEM: ‘Too Many App Stores’, So Why No Hulu For Apps?
By Robert Andrews  
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Conference reports
@ MEM: Mobile Biz Expects Content Sales To Keep Growing
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Reports: Nokia Wants DRM-Free Music Store, Comes With Music
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

InMobi’s Sarofian: Digital Marketing In ‘The Era Of You’

Mobile media are intensely personal. So how do marketers configured for an age of dem...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Time Inc To Launch Mobile Video Content Channel
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Executive Views
Dailymotion To Crack Mobile Programmatic In Next Few Weeks
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Weather Company’s Hadley: “Location Is The New Cookie”
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Vimeo Fast-Forwards Mobile Video Updates
By Robert Andrews  
Mobile Content Bits: Kama Sutra Banned, Scoot iPhone, ITV Site
Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: Kama Sutra Banned, Scoot iPhone, ITV Site
By Robert Andrews  
National Rail Forcing Mobile, Web Apps Offline
Company strategy
National Rail Forcing Mobile, Web Apps Offline
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Gavin & Stacey; Norway TV; Spotify Recommendations; German Football; Current
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Gavin & Stacey; Norway TV; Spotify Recommendations; German Football; Current
By Robert Andrews  
BT Blocking Pirate Bay To Dongle Users Due To ‘Adult’ Content
Company strategy
BT Blocking Pirate Bay To Dongle Users Due To ‘Adult’ Content
By Robert Andrews  
Mobile Content Bits: Flirtomatic/Miss World, AQA Payments, Nokia Mobile TV Unit, Mfuse-Probability
Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: Flirtomatic/Miss World, AQA Payments, Nokia Mobile TV Unit, Mfuse-Probability
By Robert Andrews  
Mobile Content Bits: Nokia-Orange Mail, Bauer Ads, Swedish 4G
Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: Nokia-Orange Mail, Bauer Ads, Swedish 4G
By Robert Andrews  
Orange’s Impressive iPhone Live TV App
Company strategy
Orange’s Impressive iPhone Live TV App
By Robert Andrews  
BBC tests live mobile TV – with threat of prosecution
Company strategy
BBC tests live mobile TV – with threat of prosecution
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Mobile Ad Net InMobi Considering Its Video Options

CANNES — InMobi has been known as a big name in mobile advertising for most of its fi...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Adobe Finds Tablets Racing Ahead For Retailers
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Market indicators
All-singing devices are eating up MP3 player sales
By Robert Andrews  
Interviews
Interview: Google expands mobile mag products amid web threat
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Sony puts animated .gif creation in more hands with mobile app
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Babelgum rejigs again, takes mobile app to US
Company strategy
Babelgum rejigs again, takes mobile app to US
By Robert Andrews  
Babelgum Rejigs Again, Takes Mobile App To US
Company strategy
Babelgum Rejigs Again, Takes Mobile App To US
By Robert Andrews  
Channel 4 Opens iPhone 3.0 Developer Fund For Public-Service Apps
Funding analysis
Channel 4 Opens iPhone 3.0 Developer Fund For Public-Service Apps
By Robert Andrews  
Eurostar Sends French Shoppers Around London With Mobile Social App
Company strategy
Eurostar Sends French Shoppers Around London With Mobile Social App
By Robert Andrews  
Twitter Close To Finalising UK SMS Deal With O2
Company strategy
Twitter Close To Finalising UK SMS Deal With O2
By Robert Andrews  
Cardiff May Get Hyperlocal Mobile TV As Digital Dividend Welcomes New Players
Company strategy
Cardiff May Get Hyperlocal Mobile TV As Digital Dividend Welcomes New Players
By Robert Andrews  
Weekend Video: Will.i.am, Kevin Spacey On Mobile Media
Insights
Weekend Video: Will.i.am, Kevin Spacey On Mobile Media
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Industry Moves: BBC, Orange, Publicis Reps On New Mobile Forum Board
Industry moves
Industry Moves: BBC, Orange, Publicis Reps On New Mobile Forum Board
By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis

Yelp buys Europe’s Qype for $50 million to globalize its local reviews

Against the threat from Google’s own local listings, Yelp is beefing up through acqui...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Movie streaming comes as part of UK’s pricey first 4G network
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Market indicators
Telcos’ digital services could earn little yet still be valuable
By Robert Andrews  
Conference reports
Mobile boom means big challenges for Vevo’s global roll-out
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Company strategy
Google, Yahoo see contrasting fortunes in South Korea
By Robert Andrews  
Interview: Richard Titus, Future Media Controller, BBC: iPlayer Going Underground, We Must Reach Out
Interviews
Interview: Richard Titus, Future Media Controller, BBC: iPlayer Going Underground, We Must Reach Out
By Robert Andrews  
FT reboots mobile: Plans iPhone apps, commercial model unclear
Company strategy
FT reboots mobile: Plans iPhone apps, commercial model unclear
By Robert Andrews  
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