Number of page views for websites using mobiles

M:Metrics has released some data on websites with the most views from mobile phones. The following are the most visited sites on a mobile (by page views):

--google.com 21.9 m

--yahoo.com 20.9 m

--msn.com 13.7 m

--craigslist 7.5 m

--facebook 5.1 m

--cnn 4.4 m

--live 4.4 m

MySpace.comes in at around 2.2m page views. 20 percent of the population of the US sites visited from a mobile.

Original Source: Moconews

British more likely to use mobile social networking applications.

Research conducted by M:Metrics suggests that the British are more likely to use mobile social networking applications than American or German mobile users. The study shows that 10.1% of Britons, 7.2% of Germans, 6.7% of Americans and 6.5% of the French have all uploaded photos or videos to the web, used chat or dating applications.

For a more detailed statistical breakdown of the report, click here.

Mobile games market set for bright future

The future of mobile gaming looks healthy, with market intelligence firm,
iSuppli forcasting continued success for the genre.

Mobile video will continue to drive mobile growth.

A new Juniper Research study predict that mobile video across 3G networks will have will grow from a 2006 value of $4.2 billion to $9.5 billion by 2011. Juniper says Europe will account for 40 percent of those revenues, with the Asia Pacific market ringing up 33 percent and North America chipping in 18 percent

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Mobile media entertainment market will continue to increase over next few years.

Informa Telecoms & Media have forecast that the mobile entertainment market will be worth $38.1 billion worldwide in 2011 in comparison to $18.8 billion earned in 2006. According to the company, music an graphics accounted for 64% of the mobile entertainment market over the last year.

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Ringtone Wars between Labels and Publishers

The Register has an informative article on the current battle between labels and publishers regarding ringtones. Although all four major labels also own the four major publishing. Despite this fact they are involved in what The Register terms a “civil war”. The main dispute between the two sides is if ringtones come under a compulsory licensing law in the US. If the law changes it could see ringtones from acts such as The Beatles become available for the first time as ringtones. From the article:

“The labels pay production costs running into millions for the production of master recordings, but publishers control songs simply by signing a songwriter to a contract. The compulsory license provided by Section 115 of the United States Copyright law…permits anyone to make a mechanical or digital copy of a full song for only 9.1¢; So some publishers, for instance those controlling songs by the Beatles, Aerosmith and Jimi Hendrix, have refused to license their music for ringtones for any price, thus denying the labels significant potential revenues. Therefore, it was hardly a surprise that last September the labels, through their trade organization, the RIAA (Recording Industry Ass. of America), challenged the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) to determine whether ringtones are subject to the compulsory license provided under Section 115 of the US Copyright Act.”

Users will be able to influence TV drama with text messaging.

In a move to involve users more with television, The Guardian reports that British broadcasting companies are set to use new technology that will allow users to vote for what they want to see happen in drama programs via SMS. French broadcasters have already used similar methods and have seen an increase in revenue to their programs. Other types of TV programmes, such as news and documentaries, are also looking at introducing similar technology.

Nielson Ringscan announce the top US ringtone downloads for 2006

Nielson Ringscan have announced the top selling mastertones and ringtones in the US for 2006.
Title/Artist Sales Title/Artist Sales

Mastertones
1 Smack That/ Akon 1,574,362
2 Lips of An Angel/ Hinder 1,270,996
3 Sexyback/ Justin Timberlake 1,215,058
4 Irreplaceable/ Beyonce 1,039,231
5 We Fly High/ Jim Jones 1,012,949
6 Money Maker/ Ludacris 944,581
7 Chain Hang Low/ Jibbs 927,899
8 8 My Love/ Justin Timberlake 901,369
9 I Wanna Love You/ Akon 884,912
10 Walk It Out/ DJ Unk 753,487

Ringtones
1 Super Mario Bros./ Theme 747,900
2 My Humps/ Black Eyed Peas 517,757
3 Grillz/ Nelly 499,935
4 Ms. New Booty/ Bubba Sparxxx 455,550
5 Laffy Taffy/ D4L 367,106
6 Pink Panther/ Theme 347,217
7 Gold Diger/ Kanye West 310,763
8 Halloween/ Movie Theme 291,077
9 Mission Impossible/ Theme 284,335
10 Candy Shop/ 50 Cent 282,203

Universal agrees deal for SMS jukebox service

Universal Music Enterprises has agreed a multi-year licensing deal with Akoo for its m-Venue music service. From the article: “Customers can queue up songs using SMS or mobile internet similar to a jukebox, find information and buy content on the song playing, and eventually order full track downloads.”

http://www.moconews.net/entry/universal-music-signs-on-for-mobile-jukebox

Technology Trends 2007

Oppenheimer & Co., have released a report on the top trends of 2006 and what they consider to be the top 10 trends of 2007. The report indicates that the mobile media market will continue to grow significantly over the next year.

Mobile Media: Large and Growing
1. Over 1bn mobile devices are expected to be sold in 2007, compared to 200mm PCs and
200mm TVs. As a result, the market offers a significant platform for the addition of features,
such as video, cameras, and music.

2. Significant growth is expected in the wireless gaming market. According to IDC, the U.S.
wireless gaming market is expected to reach $1.5bn by 2008, up from roughly $600mm in
2005 (35% CAGR). With its recent purchase of JAMDAT Mobile, Electronic Arts (EA) is now
the leading wireless gaming publisher with revenues in the $140mm range in FY07.
According to Telephia, mobile gaming revenue increased 63% YoY to $140mm in Q2 with
EA’s Tetris and Bejeweled the number 1 and 3 ranked games in the US carrier market. The
key driver in the market will be the growing installed base of game-capable handsets, which is
expected to grow from roughly 300mm units in 2005 to 745mm units in 2009 (Informa data).

3. Additionally, 2007 could be an important year for Mobile TV. Verizon plans to launch
QUALCOMM’s MediaFLO solution in early 2007, using handsets from Samsung and LG.
Launches of mobile TV using the DVB-H standard should occur over the next several years in
European markets. Increased utilization of mobile video services, including broadcast,
download, and unicast, could create demand for microwave backhaul equipment, which could
be positive for companies such as Andrew and Harris.

Source: http://media.twango.com/m1/original/0030/6e044c8c9de94fde8784e0d28a136a25.pdf

mobile game market will continue to grow

The mobile game market will grow from $1.8 billion in 2005 to $6.1 billion in 2010, according to iSuppli, a compound annual growth rate of 27.2 percent. The number of users by 2010 is predicted to be 134 million per month (it was 38 million in 2005).

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