mobile music in news
Mobile music to be beat online by 2010
News Good news for mobile operators' coffers - analysts are predicting that consumption of music over mobiles is soon to outstrip that of desktop-bound services which dominate today. Currently mobile music users number around half the total of PC music... [16 Jun 2006]
Mobile music: All grown up now
News The mobile industry can at last pat itself on the back - mobile music is just about to mature. By 2011, Juniper says, mobile downloads will make up 32 per cent of mobile music. Such enthusiasm will be lining operators' pockets considerably, with... [04 Aug 2006]
'Mobile music to be bigger than TV'
News The mobile music market is set to be big - bigger than video or TV even, according to one analyst. In addition, falling data-transfer costs and the availability of advanced handsets will make mobile music more attractive. [17 Jan 2006]
Mobile music to strike a rich note
News The mobile music industry is set to take off over the next three years, one analyst predicts. Gartner expects the total revenue from mobile music services - from basic ringtones to full track downloads and streaming - to rise significantly in the... [23 Jan 2007]
Mobile music worth third of $1.1bn digital tunes
News Digital music continues to go from strength to strength, fuelled by leagues of new MP3 player converts and mobile music buyers. Mobile music also saw mushrooming revenues, with $400m sold during 2005 - around 40 per cent of overall sales. [20 Jan 2006]
Mobile music to kill the MP3 player?
News More than half of the one billion mobile handsets shipped globally are expected to have music-playing capabilities in 2007, analyst house Portio Research predicts. A spokesman from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI... [08 Jan 2007]
Mobile music mosquito repellent
News From mosquito repelling tones to personalised ringback music, Asian telcos are getting creative in the chase for download revenue streams. Korean mobile operator SK Telecom has unveiled new service to turn the phone into a mobile mosquito repellent. [11 Jul 2003]
Ericsson and Napster cosy up to offer mobile music
News Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson and Napster are to team up to offer a new digital music service aimed at mobile phone customers around the world. The announcement could add fuel to a fast-growing mobile music sector, driven by high... [15 Jun 2005]
Vodafone mobile phones get Sony music and video
News Vodafone and Sony Music Entertainment have announced an agreement to bring multimedia to mobile phones. The news comes on the heels of an IDC report that says games, ring tones and video and music downloads will drive the growth of mobile data... [24 May 2004]
iPhone to "muddle the handset market"
News Nick Lane, principal analyst at Informa, said the iPod has educated the user about digital music-file storage and has played a pivotal role in creating the 'sideloading' phenomenon that allows users to transfer music to their mobile from their PCs. [21 Nov 2006]
AT&T launches 'must buy music NOW' service
News AT&T Wireless in the US is launching a mobile phone-based digital music store, hoping to catch any members of the iPod generation who might be eager to buy music while they're away from their computer on the spur of the moment. [05 Oct 2004]
Apple unleashes iPod Nano - and iTunes mobile
News Apple yesterday unveiled a tiny new iPod that will replace the popular iPod Mini and a mobile phone capable of playing music downloaded from a computer running iTunes. Despite Apple's steps into the mobile-phone music player space, analysts are... [08 Sep 2005]
It's music to your mobile
News French media giant Vivendi Universal is investing £3.8m in a new mobile phone service allowing music lovers to listen to new releases and buy CDs and concert tickets. The prepaid package called Universal Music Mobile will be launched in France on... [29 Aug 2001]
Napster president slams the ringtone rip-off
News Napster president Brad Duea has criticised mobile operators that use the trend towards mobile music to exploit their customers. Speaking at Mobile Content World, Duea said consumers should only be charged once for their music, whatever hardware... [13 Sep 2005]
T-Mobile turns handsets into mini digital music players
News With digital music fans spoilt for choice with a number of recent download service launches, T-Mobile is the latest to try its luck with online music. O2 and Vodafone have already launched their own mobile music offerings but neither has seen... [28 Jun 2004]
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