Mobile Media Intelligence: research on mobile TV, video, music, gaming and advertising

The battle for patents | 02 Feb 12 tags › The last 14 months have seen a surge in companies buying patent portfolios in the technology, media and telecoms industry. Starting in late 2010 with the purchase of 882 patents from Novell by a Microsoft-led consortium there have been almost $20bn of patent-related spend from just a handful of major IT and mobile companies. In early 2012 Intel entered the fray with a $120m purchase of 360 video-related patents from RealNetworks. But regulators may be about to respond to the constant sparing as the European Commission starts antitrust reviews over Samsung's mobile claims to prevent innovation from being stiffled.

Transaction pace picks up again: Mobile Funding and M&A Trends Q3 2011 | 20 Jan 12 tags › Mobile M&A activity accelerated once again after a Q2 respite with a 60 per cent increase over the previous quarter. Funding deals recovered too, making Q3 2011 the second most active quarter on record. This report looks at notable deals during the period, with a focus on mobile content deals, and a historical analysis of the coming of age of Mobile Games.

Free for All: In-app Purchases to Dominate Smartphone App Business | 16 Jan 12 tags › More than 95 per cent of smartphone apps have been downloaded for free in 2011, as in-app purchases have been a major driver of growth in the smartphone apps business in 2011. Free apps have been deployed by host of companies across the mobile business including games developers, TV companies and mobile operators.

Quickflix launches on Samsung devices | 02 Feb 12 tags › Australian online video rental subscription company Quickflix is extending its streaming service WatchNow to Samsung IETVs, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and the Galaxy line of Android tablets and smartphones....

Google Q4 2011 results: the search for mobile revenue and profits | 23 Jan 12 tags › In Google's most recent results the company reported: 250m Android devices activated to date. This represents first time activations of devices that include Google's proprietary apps such as Gmail, Android...

Scandinavian media group Schibsted acquires on-demand music provider Aspiro | 18 Jan 12 tags › Norway-based news publisher Schibsted has agreed to acquire online and mobile on-demand music provider Aspiro for 340m Swedish krona (?38.4m, $49m) to add to its existing portfolio of European media and...

Mobile games - State of play | 10 Nov 11 Mobile Media Analyst Jack Kent assesses the current state of the mobile games industry. A focus on how the impact of social, freemium and smartphone gaming is changing the industry and driving growth.

Mobile Advertising's time to shine | 11 Jul 11 Senior Analyst Julien Theys discusses the role advertising will play in the fast-changing mobile ecosystem and what companies should keep in mind. A focus on future trends, the potential market size and the role of smartphone ecosystems play in mobile advertising growth.