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Optimize mobile TV to justify fee
News Subscription-based mobile TV needs to be optimized for small screens in order to offer better value proposition over free-to-air broadcasting, says analyst.
Tags: Development/design, Data services, IPTV, E-mail, Mobile TV, Phone, TV, cell phone, IP television, mobile
Telcos missed IPTV 'window of opportunity'
News Telecoms operators have lost their chance to dominate Internet Protocol television space, giving broadcasters leeway to lead market, says Irdeto exec.
Tags: Network standards/protocols, Content management, CommunicAsia 2009, IP Television, Mobile, TV, Cell Phone, content delivery, Cable, Chunghwa Telecom
Costs will dog HK mobile TV operators
News Hong Kong authorities will auction off mobile TV spectrum licenses in 2009, but operators may find it hard to translate opportunity into revenue, says Gartner.
Tags: Business structures, Sales/revenue, Business models, Pricing, Mobile, Bureau, Mobile TV, TV, Telecommunications, Hong Kong
S'pore body unveils digital media mentorship
News Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation and Media Development Authority launch program to mentor country's interactive digital media startups.
Tags: Digital media, Software, IP Television, SingTel, Singapore, interactive digital media industry, Industry Body, mobile digital media, network, broadcaster
Interactive service for Singapore's free-to-air TV
News Interactive TV may be common in Singaporean households next year, says software engineer working on a project with MediaCorp.
Tags: Internet advertising, VoIP/IP telephony, IP Television, TV, IP, Singapore, 3D, Japan, interactive TV, CEO
Web radio, music industry reach agreement on royalties
News After two years of negotiations, larger online radio stations agree to pay music industry 25 percent of revenue or a flat per-stream rate, whichever is greater.
Tags: Corporate law, Sales/revenue, Domain names, Web browsers, Music Industry, Internet radio, performance, broadcaster, revenue, blog
Mashups changing the face of copyright laws
News Copyright laws have to evolve to catch up with the rise of user-generated content and mashups from the digital generation, says law professor.
Tags: Copyright, Creative Commons, Asia, Singapore, intellectual property, printing, copyright law, mashup, professor, broadcaster
Olympics IT gets lean, mean and green
News To control costs during the worst recession, the London 2012 Olympic Games will adopt green tech.
Tags: Green IT, Atos, Virtualization, IT Services, consortium, Olympics IT, Hardware, broadcaster, information technology, Olympic Games
Corporate governance don't mean squat if flouted
Blogs The joke goes that, "it's only wrong if you're caught", so cheating in class or smoking on school grounds is only agains...
S'pore mobile players target region
News Singapore's mobile services providers target users in developing markets across Asia-Pacific by bridging gap between high- and low-end devices.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, Communications, Mobile, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, phone, e-mail, video service, SMS
Short Take: Toyota to take stake in new satellite broadcaster
News Toyota Motor Corp plans to buy a stake in an unnamed satellite broadcaster in April to expand cellular-based services that let drivers call for roadside assistance or surf the Internet.
Yahoo ventures further Down Under
News Seven Network and Yahoo will combine their online, mobile and Internet Protocol TV businesses in a new joint venture spanning Australia and New Zealand.
Tags: Home entertainment, TVs, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications
C&W sets March deadline for Optus sale, SingTel has lodged bid
News Cable & Wireless Plc wants to have completed the buyer for its stake in Australia's No.2 phone company by the end of March, the Australian Financial Review reported.
Short Take: Ananda Krishna borrows S$435m
News Malaysian media tycoon Ananda Krishnan is close to finalizing two loans, worth a total of S$435, to expand his business, which include lottery operator Tanjong, cell phone and Internet Service Provider Maxis, and satellite broadcaster Measat.
Sino-I.com to spend US$51m, hire 800 for pay TV
News Sino-i.com Ltd will spend HK$400 million (US$51.3 million) to HK$500 million and hire 800 people to set up a Hong Kong pay TV service for which it won a license last week, the South China Morning Post reported.
