Here is a little info from “Informa Telecoms & Media 2007” which explains the repeated financial investments of venture capitalists in companies which target the entertainment services on mobile. The market for content and services on cell phones is expected to grow to $150 bln by 2011. SMS, multimedia messaging and instant messaging on cell […]
Microsoft announced today the aquisition of Screentonic, one of the european leader of advertising on Mobile. The financial transaction was not disclosed. Put this acquisition back in perspective with the acquisition of online advertising platforms : DoubleClick by Google or the deal between Yahoo! and Comcast.. Here are 3 leading wordwide brands buying market shares […]
Very interesting notes from a conversation between Loic and geeks. Nothing better that to read it quickly. Remember the landscape starts with the leaders as Youtube or DailyMotion and ranges from Joost, Bablegum to Eyeka and others. But the number of players in this field, 300 or more, makes it difficult from the outside to […]
Hiroshi Tanaka is associate director at NHK, Japan’s leading public broadcaster. He has a long and loyal history with NHK where he used to produce highly successful programs for children. He is now a digital content producer to build mobile TV. NHK Mobile G is a 24-hour channel. It delivers a seamless blend of TV […]
Mobile and 2.0 geeks met yesterday at the Hard Rock Cafe in Paris, France for Fanny’s party. A number of start-ups, bloggers and influencers were there: Parrott, Jubii, Wowwee and his Dragon Fly, Jerome Bouteiller, Gregory Pouy, Altaide, Moovement, Blue Kiwi, Pikeo etc. Networking was intense. And Fanny made sure everyone got a little present. […]
Orange is about to launch Soundtribes : a new business model for self-produced artists. Soundtribe is a community for Music Lovers, artists and musicians to promote, to distribute and to sell their music as ringtones on mobile phones. The artist receives a revenue share from ringtones made from his own music. Price is around 3€ […]
As founders, Gilles Babinet and I are stepping up Eyeka’s international development in Europe. It is a turning point in our growth and a commitment to create value for our clients, our authors and our shareholders. Three leaders in their respective fields are joining Eyeka. Sadek Chekroun takes over as CEO. Sadek was a key […]
3.5 billion cash transactions / year in Belgium. Doctors, nurses, nannies, electricians, dentists, plumbers, taxis, deliveries… 200 000 POS. What if one could capture part of this volume and propose to use mobile phones for payments? Pay2me is that solution launched by Banksys (acquired by Atos mid 2006). Merchants need to register to use the […]
Paris’ last mobile monday, on April 2nd, focused on mobile paiements.. Tim Baker presented Inside ContactLess, a semiconducteur provider, also a 12 year old startup (yes!), developing technologies – NFC (Near Field Communication)– about to emerge in everyone’s day-to-day life. You’re about to use your phone to pay, travel, enter theaters etc. Nothing new about […]