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  • Mobile at the centre of communications revolution

    Mobile at the centre of communications revolution

    CANNES: Television remains the best way to engage audiences but when it comes to communication, there is just no getting away from mobile, purely because of the mobility and of course the ever-increasing capabilities that are being packed into the device.

    Thursday was devoted to the mobile at MIPTV. Whether it was the keynote session on the future of mobile multimedia entertainment at the start of the day by Nokia’s Anssi Vanjoki or the many conferences through the day which covered mobile multimedia entertainment in all its dimensions a hugely successful part of which were the made for mobile content screenings (a first ever for MIPTV).

    One issue that is exercising everyone, of course, is the revenue-share model in the still embryonic mobile TV market. The way forward: flexibility in revenue shares to allow the sector to develop.

    Vodafone used to split revenues 60-40 in the content providers’ favour, but this needs to change as services grow more complex, said Graeme Ferguson of Vodafone.

    Orange France already operates 23 3G-powered mobile TV channels. It is now focusing on investing in content, said Julien Billot. This is a route that many telcos are taking no doubt and it will be interesting to see what kind of offerings get thrown up by the techno-experts to compete with traditional content creators. Well, if they take on the best in the content business to do the work, then it might work but the jury will remain out for some time to come on that point.

    Just how fast the pace of change is happening can be drawn from the fact that 3G phones could soon be passé. At least in Japan – the country leading the way onto the mobile highway of the future which is already testing 5G phones. Delegates can expect some sessions showcasing this at MIPCOM in October.

  • Sky’s Dawn Airey to deliver keynote at MIPTV

    Sky’s Dawn Airey to deliver keynote at MIPTV

    MUMBAI: This year’s MIPTV will see Sky Networks’ Dawn Airey, Nokia’s Anssi Vanjoki and Intel’s Kevin Corbett deliver keynote speeches. MIPTV will feature MILIA this year.

    Airey is managing director of Sky Networks in the UK and is responsible for the company’s non-sports channels, as well as Sky’s sales operation Sky Media. Her talk – ‘Fast Forward to TV 2015’ – will seek to outline the changing face of TV, looking at the growing importance of technologies such as Personal Video recorders (PVRs) and new business models emerging.

    Airey has worked in television for the past twenty years, working for Channel 4, ITV, Five. She joined Sky in January 2003. Sky has pioneered interactive entertainment and information services through its UK operation, successfully introducing games, betting, multi-screen options and interactive advertising. The company’s PVR system Sky Plus has enjoyed enormous success, with the company at the forefront of personalising television entertainment.

    Nokia general manager for multimedia Vanjoki will introduce a major theme at this year’s event – Mobile TV.

    Corbett is vice president and chief technology officer, Digital Home Group and head of the desktop product group at Intel. His speech will focus on the future of the digital home