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Richard Eyre has been appointed non-executive director and chairman of mobile advertising firm Rapid Mobile Media.Eyre has more than thirty years experience in the media business, having previously served as chief executive of Capital Radio, chief executive of ITV and CEO and chairman of Pearson Television.He is currently chairman of the Internet Advertising Bureau, GCap… Continue reading Richard Eyre Joins Board Of Mobile Ad Firm

The global market for mobile web 2.0 will be worth $22.4 billion in 2013, up from $5.5 billion currently, according to a new report by Juniper Research. Total global revenues for mobile social networking/user generated content (UGC) will rocket from $1.8 billion in 2008, to $11.2 billion in 2013, accounting for 50% of the market,… Continue reading Mobile Web 2.0 revenues To Reach $22.4bn By 2013

New research from Nielsen Mobile reveals that 44% of UK mobile phone subscribers belong to an online social network.Of this group, 25% use their mobile phone for social networking-related activities.Around 812,000 Britons each month, or 1.7% of all UK mobile subscribers, visited a social networking website using their mobile during the first quarter of 2008,… Continue reading 44% Of UK Mobile Subscribers Belong To Online Social Networks

Mobile internet extends the audience reach of many leading internet sites by an average of 13% over home PC traffic alone, according to new research from the Nielsen Company. Nielsen’s research shows that for many internet publishers, mobile internet increases the overall size of their audience. Jeff Herrmann, vice president of Mobile Media, Nielsen Mobile,… Continue reading Mobile Internet Extends Website Reach

Revenue from mobile media and entertainment (MME) services in the US will more than double during the next five years, according to the latest research from Analysys Mason. US MME services (excluding messaging, and mobile browsing and data charges) generated US$3.1 billion in revenue in 2007, and Analysys Research forecasts that revenue will grow to… Continue reading US Mobile Media Revenues To Double During Next Five Years

Mobile instant messaging is set to cannibalise texting and eventually email from PC, a survey from TNS Technology has found.The TNS Global Telecoms Insight study, which interviewed 17,000 respondents across 30 countries, found that once mobile users adopt mobile instant messaging (MIM) it overtakes other messaging tools with potentially dramatic consequences for service and network… Continue reading Mobile Instant Messaging To Takeover From Texting And Email

Global demand for mobile phone handsets remains strong, according to new research from consultancy firm Strategy Analytics.It said that 282 million handsets were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2008, up 14% year on year.Strategy Analytics said that the growth was driven by rising demand in markets such as Africa and Asia.It added that… Continue reading Mobile Handset Demand Remains Strong

Global demand for mobile phone handsets remains strong, according to new research from consultancy firm Strategy Analytics. It said that 282 million handsets were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2008, up 14% year on year. Strategy Analytics said that the growth was driven by rising demand in markets such as Africa and Asia.… Continue reading Mobile Handset Demand Remains Strong

Mobile instant messaging is set to cannibalise texting and eventually email from PC, a survey from TNS Technology has found. The TNS Global Telecoms Insight study, which interviewed 17,000 respondents across 30 countries, found that once mobile users adopt mobile instant messaging (MIM) it overtakes other messaging tools with potentially dramatic consequences for service and… Continue reading Mobile Instant Messaging To Takeover From Texting And Email

Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone company, has warned that the global mobile phone market is set to decline for the first time.The mobile company, which was releasing its first quarter results, said that it expects the number of phones sold to increase by 10% from the 1.1 billion phones sold last year.However, it added… Continue reading Mobile Phone Market To Decline Says Nokia