Here’s an interesting article about the video-sharing services on various operators…there’s an insight into 3UK’s See Me TV service—“Hot Dog Boy - “quickest frankfurter eater in town!” Or take a twist with the Pretzel Girl, “real-life office contortionist!” The use is picking up, with Orange’s Buff or Rough offering getting a million votes per week, and people browsing through 50 pages and going in 2-3 times a day.
“With the growing popularity of sophisticated telephones, Informa forecasts that globally, operator revenue from such services will rise to more than $13 billion by 2011 from $3.45 billion this year. Asia is the most active region, with revenue from “mobile community services” of $1.8 billion this year, followed by Europe at $721 million, according to Informa.”