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A TV screen in its own right, or a means of offering complementary services, TVA monitors the increasing importance of the mobile device.

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Judgement Day
Mobile, 1 December 2007

“WHAT gets me hooked on TV these days are episodic content that packs enough interesting plot twists and character development into each installment, making for highly engaging viewing. Ugly Betty is a good yardstick,” explains Danny Chan, Editor, Asia Image. As for what a Superpitch [...]

New channels and more mobile expected from ESPN STAR Sports
Mobile, 26 November 2007

Singapore – New channels dedicated to individual sports, and digital media are just two of ESPN STAR Sport’s (ESS) goals for the coming year. Managing Director Manu Sawhney declines to say which other sports-specific channels are on the horizon but points to the success of STAR Cricket, [...]

PGK Media and Broadcast Australia announcement expected
Mobile, 26 November 2007

Singapore – PGK Media will be one of the first applicants for a mobile TV multiplex licence from Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) early 2008, with Broadcast Australia as a possible infrastructure partner. MDA just unveiled its proposed policy and regulatory framework [...]

Artificial Life and STAR launch mobile games with Taiwan pop groups
Mobile, 26 November 2007

Taiwan / Hong Kong – Artificial Life, a Hong Kong-based provider of mobile 3G technology and applications, and STAR have launched 15 Java mobile games based on Taiwanese teen pop groups Lollipop and Mei Mei in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The games feature Lollipop, a six-member all-boy [...]

SK Telecom poised to control Hanarotelecom
Mobile, 19 November 2007

Seoul – SK Telecom looks set to control Korea’s Hanarotelecom after being named as the sole preferred bidder of AIG/Newbridge consortium’s 39.36% stake in Hanaro. The deal needs regulatory and other approvals, which may take until March 2008. SKT already owns a 5% stake in [...]

Disney teams with Softbank for mobile services
Mobile, 19 November 2007

Tokyo – Disney-branded mobile phones and content services are expected to hit the market in Japan in spring 2008, following the announcement of a deal between Walt Disney Co. Japan and Softbank Mobile Corp. Disney has been offering mobile content services in Japan for over [...]

Mobile games market to reach US$10 billion by 2009
Mobile, 19 November 2007

Hampshire, England – Booming popularity of casual gaming, combined with a steadily increasing variety of gaming-friendly handsets offering high quality 3D graphics aimed at core gamers, will help drive revenues from mobile games to nearly US$10 billion in 2009. So says Jupiter [...]

Mobile video phone sales forecast to more than double by 2010
Mobile, 19 November 2007

Campbell, California – Sales of mobile video phones hit close to US$58 billion worldwide in 2006 and are forecast to more than double to nearly $125 billion by 2010, according to Infonetics Research. The number of mobile video subscribers is forecast to jump from a few million [...]

Asia’s first Nokia WiFi Zone boards public buses in Singapore
Mobile, 19 November 2007

Singapore – Asia Pacific’s first Nokia WiFi Zone will roll out in Singapore on 12 public buses to provide free wireless Internet access to commuters from Nov 25. The WiFi buses are part of Nokia’s initiative to provide consumers with access to high-speed Internet connection on the [...]

StarHub profits down – soccer rights set to soar
Mobile, 12 November 2007

Singapore – StarHub suffered its first decline in profits in 11 quarters, attributed to the S$246million (US$170million) which the triple-play provider reportedly paid for exclusive rights to English Premier League (EPL) soccer. This is around four times the price paid for exclusive [...]