[LINK] Optus launches mobile film competition

[Marghanita da Cruz]

David Boxall wrote:
> I've seen video on a 95mm screen and it was surprisingly watchable. 
> Mobile phone screens, however, are generally much smaller than that.  Is 
> there a market for video on such tiny screens?

This follows on from Glenn's comments about Telcos and entertainment....

There are probably a few forces at play here...the traditional
entertainment people (Film/CD/Cinemas/TV) are discovering that people
aren't watching their  products anymore...fuel for spats with mega$tars
Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson...including Sony

Handset people want to flog their new devices..inluding new network
equipment...including Sony Ericson

Telcos may have excess bandwidth...or be buying more infrastructure.

Lastly, from my experience Video is compelling...adding motion and sound
adds multiple dimensions to a still image. But this is now at the
personal level....and I suspect Telstra's phone idol will do better.

At the moment the mobile phone video formats/patents/licensing has been 
standardised which hasn't happened on the Internet yet...
For more see my slides at <http://www.ramin.com.au/linux/acs-os-sig.html>

M

> 
> <http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=36944&eid=3&edate=20060913>
> 
> Optus launches mobile film competition
> By Staff writers, iTnews      13 September 2006 13:22 AEST      
> Telco/ISP    
> 
> Optus has partnered with MTV and Sony Ericsson to launch a new program 
> aimed at sourcing mobile content from the local film and television 
> industry.
> 
> The One80Project invites writers, directors and producers to create a 3 
> minute
> Script and pilot suitable for viewed on a mobile phone.
> ...
> 
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