As brilliant as Lynch is, he is not understanding the deal with Millennials and their media -- fans watch their favorite films for the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 20th time on ipods, phones, laptops, etc. It's part of the "ownership" of media that they love. It's a GOOD thing David, not a bad thing. In the 70's you could only see ERASUREHEAD when the theater boss decided to show it, and if you could be available at the exact time and place it was shown... now fans can carry the film with them and look over their favorite scenes, cut and mash-up the film, send it as movie-messages, remix their own soundtrack to it, etc. It's a new century.

The Death-Rattle of Traditional TV Newtorks is the topic of the Mobile Entertainment Industry Podcast # 20. Also an in-depth interview with Jaishree Subramania from July Systems about their efforts to make TV content discovery easier for fans of TV programs.

Hosted by filmmaker and new media consultant, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Listeners can leave comments for the show at: (+1) 213 596 6293 #703

Nokia's unlimited music deal and Streamverse, Social Networking & User Generated Content are the topics of the Mobile Entertainment Industry Podcast # 19.

Hosted by filmmaker and new media consultant, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Listeners can leave comments for the show at: (+1) 213 596 6293 #703

Robinson talks to Amy Leyh from Bytemobile about improving the mobile Internet experience and using Flash to view mobile multimedia.

Hosted by filmmaker and new media consultant, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Listeners can leave comments for the show at: (+1) 213 596 6293 #703

SMS goes Main Street! JFRobinson talks to Derek Simms and Omer Samiri at iVisionMobile about empowering small businesses to use SMS marketing, short codes and content delivery.

Hosted by mobile entertainment consutant & producer, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

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JFRobinson talks to Mobot CEO Russell Gocht about mobile marketing, specifically using mobile phone cameras and MMS to create new and interestings campaigns. Musings on the trends of a "Mega-Niche" society and how mobile is leaning on traditional media forms to create new experiences.

Hosted by mobile entertainment consultant & producer, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Listeners can leave comments for the show at: (+1) 213 596 6293 #703

JFRobinson discusses the Hollywood Writer's Guild strike and the changes ahead. In-depth interview with Zed's General Manager, Corporate Communication, Miguel Lopez-Quesada about Zed Station, sharing content, citizen broadcasting and the future of converged Social Networks.

Hosted by mobile entertainment consultant & producer, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Listeners can leave comments for the show at: (+1) 213 596 6293 #703

Mobile entertainment producer and consultant James F. Robinson interviews David Wood, EVP of Research for Symbian in this weekâs Mobile Entertainment Industry Podcast. Robinson also discusses the aftermath of the recent CTIA IT and Entertainment show in San Francisco.

Wood discusses the future of the mobile user experience, the competition from Appleâs iPhone, and Symbianâs new product ScreenPlay. ScreenPlay is the new graphics architecture in Symbian OS.

Videos and information about Screenplay can be found HERE

Hosted by mobile entertainment consutant & producer, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Listeners can leave comments for the show at: (+1) 213 596 6293 #703

Nokia's MOSH, Custom Ringtones, Daren Tsui, CEO of mSpot talks about "Make-A-Ringer". Plus general chatter about music company revenues in the new digital age.

Hosted by mobile entertainment consultant & producer, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Listeners can leave comments for the show at: (+1) 213 596 6293 #703

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. In-depth interviews with US iPhone users about what turns them on and off about the device. Also "Mystery Shop" an Apple Store and hear what the salespeople know. This podcast is a "must-listen" for anyone involved in mobile entertainment, marketing, user experience and services.
Is the iPhone changing the game forever? You decide....

Hosted by mobile entertainment consultant & producer, James F. Robinson .

For information on how to have your business take advantage of the mobile revolution, visit www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Listeners can leave comments for the show at: (+1) 213 596 6293 #703

The latest episode of the Mobile Entertainment Industry Podcast features an exclusive interview with Graeme Ferguson, Managing Director, Global Content at Picsel. James F. Robinson interviews Graeme and topics include the iPhone, data revenue share disruptions between Orange and Apple, refining user interface, mobile TV, the problem with âclicksâ and other mobile entertainment nitty-gritty.

Formerly Director of Global Content Development for the Vodafone Group, Ferguson joined Picsel in 2007 to lead its Global Content Division. At Vodafone, Graeme led the team that launched Vodafone Live!

Podcast hosted by mobile entertainment guru, JFRobinson.

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This week, sponsored content and new directions in photo-based community and communication. Interviews with Mobileplay co-founder and CEO James Ryan and Tiny Pictures founder and CEO John Poisson.

Podcast hosted by mobile entertainment guru, JFRobinson.

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According to research firm iSuppli, mobile phone content will total 20B USD this year.

Now, I want to put this in PERSPECTIVE. According to the MPAA: total US theatrical boxoffice (movies) for 2006 totaled USD 9.49 billion. The GLOBAL take was 25.82 billion USD. So the entire theatrical movie revenues, are about 25% more than the mobile entertainment biz. The theatrical business started around 1910 or so and the mobile business... 1999?

iSuppli predicts that new services, namely mobile video, will take the industry up to 44 billion by 2011. They expect a large growth spurt from India and Brazil especially.

According to iSuppli, "Data now represents nearly 20 percent of revenue for the top 20 mobile operators in the world. Those that get more than 30 percent of their revenue from data are SK Telecom, and i-mode adopters NTT DoCoMo and Telefonica's O2".

For more info, see the MocoNews report:

The MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST & BLOG returns! I have been diverted slightly but am anxious to catch up on all the amazing things that are happening in this space. There is a lot to talk about and I will be publishing new podcasts in the coming days... iPhone, YouTube on mobile, the wrecks at Amp'd Mobile and other MVNO's - It's a long list! I have been immersed in a different kind of mobile entertainment, introducing "Participation TV" (or "Text TV") to the US market.Â

I have been working for client ACTIVE LOOP TELEVISION (Norway) to create and launch TEXT-ME TV in the US. We did a regional test in Michigan, and I am developing a national syndication rollout for the fall. To see clips of the show, visit:

TEXT-ME TV

Interview: "CELL" is new dance experience created by the Headlong Dance Theater of Philadelphia, PA (USA). Currently running in the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, the perfomance relies on mobile phone technology. An idea-generating brain-shake as to what "mobile entertainment" can be.

LINK COMPANY

LINK PERFORMANCE

Podcast hosted by mobile entertainment guru, JFRobinson.

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Interview with Kristen McDonnell of LIMELIFE (USA) about creating mobile content & community for women and girls, plus BBC WAP & Nigeria, Austrian Mobile Multimedia smack-down, Nokia & Sony Ericsson & more. Hosted by mobile entertainment guru, JFRobinson. Feedback: Podcast@JFRobinsonConsult.com. Listener Line: (+1) 213 6293 ext. 703. www.JFRobinsonConsult.com

Did I mention that the LA Times article & poll was going to create a negative "conventional wisdom" (CW) buzz in Hollywood... Here is an example from the FILM & VIDEO website -- and I assume, the print version too.

SHOULD YOU CARE?

A Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll finds that only 14 percent of teenagers aged 12 to 17 say they want to watch TV on their cell phone, while 17 percent would consider watching on a video iPod or other portable device. (By contrast, 42 percent say they'd watch TV on a computer screen.)

SHOULD YOU CARE? NO. Kids aren't stupid. Have you tried watching television on your phone? It's a terrible experience -- the sound is bad and the video is worse. In the early days of CD-ROM technology, tiny MPEG-1 clips running at postage-stamp sizes on the screen of your Windows 98 PC were more compelling. Even the larger iPod screen (320x240) can induce iStrain. But this too shall pass -- once viewing technology exits the dark ages and cleverly designed gizmos with better screens (and more bandwidth for media) become the norm, expect the kids to come around. For now, don't bet the farm on mobile media -- but don't write it off, either.

... "Oh it sucks... but don't write it off either"... we call that "KYA" here in the big city. Expect this CW to come out of Hollywood execs and agents mouth's like a mantra for the next 9 months...

Interview with Antonio Vince Staybl of GO FRESH (GERMANY) about user-generated content & mobile community, plus ROK TV in USA, LA Times polling flaws, Niche Ringtones and more.

Hosted by mobile entertainment guru, JFRobinson.

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Listener Line: (+1) 213 6293 ext. 703.

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"I am sitting in a comfortable armchair. In my left-hand is a cup of coffee, while my right is navigating the screen in front of me. The computer is asking me about my favourite colours. In the corner of the display I can see the home-screen of my handset customising in real-time as the system suggests a palette to meet my tastes."

So starts an essay by Marek Pawlowski on the MEX website on what the DREAM RETAIL EXPERIENCE could be for mobile users -- everyone in the indistry should read this... (And also subscribe to the MEX email newsletter - if you are all interested in Mobile Marketing). Enjoy!

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More rosy predictions for Mobile Video...

The PRESS RELEASE follows from analyst firm Infonetics Research.

If mobile video providers are able to resolve a number of quality- and content-related issues -- and analyst firm Infonetics Research thinks they are -- revenue generated from mobile video services around the world is set to skyrocket from $46.2 million in 2005 to $5.6 billion in 2009, a staggering 11,997% jump in 5 years.

According to Infonetics' latest market outlook report, "Mobile Video Devices, Services, and Subscribers," mobile video is the wave of the future. But that wave won't crest until vendors and providers address a long list of difficult but surmountable challenges.

"The success of mobile video hinges on a number of factors, including the availability of handsets with reduced power consumption, value for the subscriber's money, ease of use, acceptable price points for multimedia handsets, and most importantly, the right selection of standard and unique channels, content, and services," said Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for broadband and IPTV at Infonetics.

"All of these challenges are within reason of being resolved quickly," Heynen continued. "Mobile video needs to replicate the home TV experience as much as possible, be it over broadcast (RF) or unicast (3G) mobile devices. The mobile video services available today leave a lot to be desired, but people are still subscribing because they're excited about the future of the technology. The convenience it provides outweighs its limitations."

Mobile operators are expanding the bandwidth of their existing 3G networks through HSDPA and MBMS, rolling out dedicated, RF-based broadcast networks, and deploying new mobile video service delivery platforms (SDPs), all steps that pave the way to offer the same content as we see on regular satellite, digital, or cable TV at home.

Infonetics' report indicates that sports will serve as a major content anchor for most mobile video service providers, as exclusive coverage will help drive advertising revenue, subscriber growth, and support for other prime time programming. In the US, Sprint/Nextel has a 5-year $600 million deal with the National Football League (NFL) to deliver highlights from the week's games and real-time updates of scores and player statistics. And in South Korea, Japan, and throughout Europe, mobile video operators who streamed and broadcast the 2006 World Cup games and highlights saw a huge spike in mobile video subscriptions. Infonetics says we can expect more of the same in the future.

Report Highlights

-- The number of worldwide mobile video subscribers will jump 8,006% between 2005 and 2009

-- Asia Pacific leads with roughly half of the world's mobile video subscribers and the largest portion of mobile video service revenue, every year from 2005 to 2009

-- The number of mobile video handsets sold worldwide is expected to grow from 28 million in 2005 to 336 million in 2009