According to figures from the Yankee Group, global mobile data service revenues are set to rise from US$24 billion in 2006, to $129 billion in 2010. With Asia Pacific and Japan accounting for the majority of that figure, Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) is pursuing an aggressive mobile strategy in the region. Aiming for distribution in all the markets under his remit, which does not include China or India, Orrell-Jones says Vietnam will complete coverage that already extends across 11 markets … [Read more...] about The Mouse goes Mobile
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When Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) officially announced November 2006 that it had submitted a bid for the broadcast rights to the English Premier League (EPL) matches from August 2007 to May 2010, it was assumed optimism was high in the SingTel camp. The statement from director corporate communications Peter Heng that, “Our intention is to offer Pay TV services to deliver High Definition content over SingTel’s telecommunications network,” was interpreted as a show … [Read more...] about The Rights Stuff