Digital technologies have already transformed all content genres, created new products, enabled new services and facilitated new business models. This trend will be accelerated in the second wave of digital market development.
Disney’s investment and joint-venture partnership with ad-supported streaming video site Hulu, will seriously impact existing players like Google’s YouTube and Apple's iTunes service.
Arun Muthirulan, 02 May 2009
- Devices,
- On-Premise Software,
- Software as a Service,
- 'Wired' Services,
- Mobile Services,
- IP-TV Services,
- Financial Services,
- Social Networks,
- Virtual Worlds,
- Music,
- Sport,
- News,
- Film,
- Gaming,
- Education and Learning,
- User-Generated Content,
- Newspapers & Magazines,
- Books,
- Radio,
- Television,
- Travel
With Ad revenues falling, content owners are looking to develop alternate revenue streams more closely tied to their users' online behaviour. In a slowing worldwide economy, these initiatives are key to their survival until growth returns to the market. YouTube exemplifies the challenges that...
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Michelle Wong, 26 April 2009
Nokia has invested $70 million for a minority stake in the mobile payment technology company Obopay. This is another salvo in the ongoing battle being fought to control the mobile payments segment between banks, mobile networks, handset makers and start-ups.
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Arun Muthirulan, 19 April 2009
Pearson, the international education and information company, has bought Wall Street English, China's leading provider of premium English language training to adults, for $145m in cash.
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Michelle Wong, 16 April 2009
WiMax and LTE (Long Term Evolution) are shaping up as competitors to dominate the next generation of high speed data services for mobile customers. Although their origins are both in OFDM, these two emerging technologies are being promoted by rival camps aiming to establish the next industry...
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Reiko Uchida, 13 April 2009