At our paidContent Mobile conference in May, Andrew Stalbow and Peter Vesterbacka paired up to tout the value of a major studio partnering with a popular game developer on the successful Angry Birds Rio. Now Stalbow has shifted from SVP-Mobile for Fox Digital to working with Vesterbacka directly as the North American...
Updated: paidContent Mobile Slideshow: The Nielsen Device Deck
Tablets are a killer device when it comes to media consumption today, but is that down to the form factor, or because they are only being used by early adopters?
Our paidContent Mobile Conference: Here’s What Happened
For a few hours Wednesday, the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood became an energetic mobile media hub courtesy of paidContent Mobile: Platform Power.
Warning: We May Need To Move On From The Android vs. iOS Debate Soon
New research released at Wednesday’s paidContent Mobile from the app analytics company Flurry spells out the force of apps in the mobile world today pretty clearly: there are 500 million of them and counting—a number that will only continue to grow as Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Android devices continue to...
@ pcMobile: Music Discovery Success Depends On Scale, Not Being First
Here’s a safe bet: is Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) going to launch a music subscription service within the next year? Two of the three music industry panelists discussing the business of music at the pcMobile 2011 conference, readily said “yes.” The third, Michael Paull, EVP, Global Digital Business, Sony (
@pcMobile: R&D Teams at Media Cos “Connecting the Dots,” Working Informally
Research and development is challenged when media companies try to protect their existing businesses instead of moving forward. And Sara Ohrvall, Director of Global R & D at Bonnier, said technology doesn’t always initiate development at media companies the way it does in other industries. She, Turner Sports’ Michael Adamson, and the NYT’s Nick Bilson...
@pcMobile: Best Global Strategy Means Local Partners and Low Prices
“Globalization is now not just for Foreign Affairs magazine,” said Chyrstia Freeland, Editor of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) Digital, in this afternoon’s “Going Global” panel. She and fellow panelists Ben Jones, VP Mobile at Zynga, and Andrew Stalbow, SVP Fox Digital Entertainment, said that companies expanding their platforms into other countries don’t just...
@ pcMobile: MLBAM’s Bowman On Paid Vs. Ad Support – You Need Both
There’s a false dichotomy that makes its way into conversations about media strategy about whether it’s best to have a paid content strategy or one that rests on advertising support. In a conversation with paidContent editor Staci D. Kramer at the kick off of pC Mobile 2011 conference, Major League...
Nielsen: Tablets Are Money Spinners, But Less Than 5% Use Them Today
Of all the wireless devices that have hit the market in the past several years, tablets present the biggest commercial opportunity for media owners, in terms of what consumers are willing to pay for and consume on the devices. But for now, that opportunity is, at best, a mid-to-long-term one. Research from Nielsen—being presented for...
paidContent Mobile, May 18: MLB, TWC, NHL, Turner, Sony Music
We’re in the final stages of prep for Wednesday’s paidContent Mobile: Platform Power with a lineup that’s getting even better. The NHL’s Perry Cooper joins us in the midst of the Stanley Cup playoffs with an update on how mobile and portable are changing the game. Cooper, Marc Sokol from NHL partner NeuLion, and...
paidContent Mobile, May 18: MLB, TWC, NHL, Turner, Sony Music
The only way to take part in Wednesday’s paidContent Mobile: Platform Power in real time will be in person, three presentations aimed at bringing attendees a first-hand look at fresh research and insights about the mobile industry, connected devices and the emerging interest in tablets. On the agenda:
» Colleen Fahey Rush, EVP &...
paidContent Mobile, May 18, NYC: Register Now
paidContent Mobile: Platform Power in New York is less than two weeks away. On May 18, join us as we discuss the dominating mobile platforms and the rise of the tablet industry, among many more topics.
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