Articles tagged with: Mobile Content

Mobile Content Merger: Livewire Mobile Buys FoneStarz Media Group

Mobile music distributor, Livewire Mobile says that it has acquired UK based FoneStarz Media Group, a mobile digital storefront and mobile content supplier currently working with many of the world's largest telecom and media brands. The acquisition expands Livewire Mobile's market reach to more than 400 million subscribers at over 40 mobile operators in nearly 30 countries. more

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Chinese Apps Store to List on US Stock Market

Chinese mobile apps store operator, Sky-mobi has filed for a stock market listing on the USA's NASDAQ exchange which could raise around US447 million and value the company at upwards of US$300 million. The company says that it operates the leading mobile application store in China, as measured by revenues in 2009, according to a report dated May 2010 and prepared by Analysys International. more

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Nearly Third of Europeans Have Downloaded At Least One Mobile App

An average of 30% of European mobile phone users have downloaded at least one app onto their current mobile phone and 8% having downloaded 10 or more, according to research commissioned by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). 19% of those applications downloaded are accessed on a daily basis, offering frequent brand contact as well as reach. The app market also has enormous potential for advertisers as 28% of those who had downloaded free applications included advertising. more

Related Tags: apps-store, target, apps, texting

North American Content & Apps Revenues to Approach $10 Billion by 2015

A new study by Juniper Research estimates that revenues from mobile content and applications in North America will reach $10 billion by 2015 up from $4.0 billion in 2009 as mobile users in the region continue to migrate to smartphones. more

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TIM Brazil to Launch Qualcomm Supplied App Store Early Next Year

TIM Brazil and Qualcomm have announced a joint agreement to launch the first multi-platform wireless applications store in Latin America. more

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IMImobile Wins Mobile Content Agreement from MTN

South Africa based MTN has inked a mobile content deal with India's IMImobile covering its 21 markets. The appointment of IMImobile as its managed services and hosting partner follows a review of MTN's mobile content and media services landscape. more

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Nokia Buys Travel Oriented Mobile Social Networking Service

Continuing its tendency to buy up smaller mobile content companies, Nokia has announced that it has acquired Dopplr Oy, a privately-held mobile service provider for international travellers. Dopplr has a team of seven people with offices in London and Helsinki. more

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Mobile application sales to hit $16 billion per year by 2013

The number of smartphones sold each year will increase from around 165.2 million in 2009 to 422.96 million in 2013, with the total number of smartphone users approaching 1.6 billion, according to Wireless Expertise, an UK-based wireless market research and consulting firm. Its latest report says that smartphone penetration will reach approximately 28-30% of the total mobile market by 2013. more

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Connectivity Becomes Major Contributor to Mobile Revenue Growth in Mexico

Data services in Mexico will grow to represent 25 percent of the total market in 2014 from 15 percent in 2009, as connectivity becomes one of the most dynamic contributors to total mobile revenue growth in the coming years, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research. more

Related Tags: broadband, Mexico

Print Publishers Ready to Capitalize on Mobile Market

Print publishers are increasingly focusing on the mobile market as a prime opportunity to expand their brands, reach new audiences and generate additional revenue, reports a new survey from the USA's Audit Bureau of Circulations. more

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