The full extent of what mobile content and applications (MCA) can bring has been revealed in new research from global telecommunications, media and IT adviser Analysys Mason who has found that it influences $80 billion of mobile spending.

New research from eMarketer predicts that revenues from content such as mobile video will rise from less than $1.15 billion in 2009 to more than $3.53 billion in 2014, a compound annual growth rate of nearly 20% over the period.

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from the Guardian newspaper has revealed the dominance of Apple devices over other mobile platforms in streaming content on the BBC's iPlayer.

A new survey by Altman Vilandrie & Co. and Peanut Labs has revealed a marked rise in the number of people accessing mobile video services, especially those in the key 18-34 age grouping.

Shifting consumer behaviour and attitudes resulting in viewers increasingly expecting to access content wherever and whenever they want, will quickly make mobile TV mainstream says a new report Companies and Markets.

Q2 2010 mobile video advertising metrics from the Rhythm NewMedia mobile advertising network have shown average monthly content views growing 30% on a quarter by quarter basis.

New data from research firm Gartner has found that even though average selling prices are falling, smartphones are rapidly emerging as the driving force of the mobile device market.

Screen size on a given mobile video viewing device is directly proportional to the viewing session length and new survey by managed video delivery platform MobiTV has revealed.

The emergence of 4G technology in the mobile phone market will dramatically increase take up of ultra mobile devices and give users a superior experience, but will raise copyright issues, according to a new report by Business Insight.

A sharp uptake in services such as video-on-demand and downloads will contribute to pushing revenue from mobile video from just over a hundred million dollars this year to over the $2 billion mark in 2013, according to the latest data from ABI Research.