What a difference a year-and-a-half can make. That was the view presented by NBC Universal’s research head Alan Wurtzel regarding the contrast in the number of mobile users accessing the network’s Winter Olympics coverage. “We knew going into Vancouver that mobile would be ready for primetime,” he said during a…

Through some quirks of scheduling, I got my first taste of Olympics action on a laptop through in-flight wireless—not the big screen in our living room—and watched the winning ski jump late at night on demand using the NBC Olympics iPhone app. The 2010 Winter Olympics may not be the…

After being blown away by the amount of mobile web traffic NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) received during the Beijing Olympics, it is investing even more heavily in mobile for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. In the summer of 2008, the Olympics were considered one of the largest digital events to date,…

Namco Networks may be known for big mobile hits, like Pac-Man, which has been downloaded to the iPhone 23 million times, but overall it hasn’t relied too heavily on licensing big brands for mobile. Namco said that’s changing. It has hired Chris Lucero, formerly of United Talent Agency, to head…

Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) said today that its partner Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) has raised enough funding to provide a “reasonable likelihood” that it will be able to build out wireless internet in all 39 states, where the cable company operates. During a conference call this morning, discussing Comcast’s intent to buy…

Now that the deal is done for Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) to acquire 51 percent of NBC Universaal from GE, pending regulatory approval, here’s a look at how it all unfolded: —Reaction To The Comcast-NBCU Deal In Tweets—Comcast-NBCU: Hulu Board Meetings Could Get Interesting; Premium Hulu ‘Not In The Cards’?—Video: Comcast-NBCU…

MobiTV scored with the app it developed with CBS (NYSE: CBS) Sports to bring live-streamed NCAA March Madness games to the iPhone, and now it’s trying again—this time, partnering with NBC Sports to launch the Notre Dame Central app. Notre Dame football fans will get eight live games, as well…

San Francisco-based Greystripe has raised $2 million in capital from Peacock Equity Fund, the venture arm of NBC Universal and GE, as part of the company’s third round raised in March. In total, Greystripe has raised $17.6 million. Greystripe works with both publishers and advertisers in creating full page interstitial…

—MoVoxx Payments: SMS advertising company MoVoxx has signed a deal with Billing Revolution to insert a payment mechnism into its ads. Mobile users who see the ad can click on it, enter their credit card information, and then purchase the good or service. —Imeem On iPhone: Imeem has launched its…

NBC.com is revamping the way it serves mobile video ads. The new service, which is powered by Kiptronic, will use NBC.com’s existing web-based ad infrastructure, while the new tools will serve dynamic video ads and switch out advertisers via DART. The system will let advertisers buy, track and traffic ads…

Hulu is currently working on a streaming video application for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which is set to launch within the next few months, reports Alley Insider, which quotes anonymous people as saying it will be and it will be “badass.” But more surprising than an insider saying that…

The major TV networks, such as CBS (NYSE: CBS), NBC and ABC, say they’ll wait to turn off their analog signals until the new June 12 voluntary deadline, giving new meaning to the bill passed by Congress yesterday, reports Reuters. Yesterday, the U.S. House passed a bill from the Senate…

Although it’s still one of the least popular forms of mobile entertainment mobile video is showing some respectable growth. Perhaps more interesting is the way people are accessing mobile video, and what they are watching. NBC—which has the largest mobile video audience in the US according to Nielsen—generated 1.8 million…

Msnbc.com and The Weather Channel have added video and and integrated ads into the videos on their mobile sites. The two sites, which are both partially owned by NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), are relying on Transpera to host and deliver the video and advertisements. The ads will be stitched into…

The Open Mobile Video Coalition, which is working with technology companies and TV broadcasters nationwide to roll out mobile TV using a station’s existing infrastructure and spectrum, announced today it has received commitments in 63 markets, covering 35 percent of the country. I covered the news earlier today based on…

This year was somewhat an anomaly for the wireless industry. A lot of things got done: the impossible of mergers closed; new phones launched that hold the promise of significant industry change; new business and distribution models emerged; and higher-speed networks were more prevalent, making for a better user experience.…

Universal Pictures Digital Platforms SVP Jeremy Laws told friends by email that his last day at the company is Friday. Laws said he has no immediate plans for what he is doing next, and it is unclear if Laws’ departure is part of the NBC’s company goal of cutting costs…

Viewers of Telemundo’s soap opera, “Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso” (“Without Breasts There is No Paradise) who are also Sprint (NYSE: S) subscribers, will be the first to help decide the fate of lead character Catalina in an attempt to “get the audience more engaged,” Telemundo digital media and emerging…

Sprint (NYSE: S) is sponsoring an online TV series based on the popular TV show Heroes, which premiered last night on NBC.com, Hulu, and on Sprint phones. Prior to the premier, more than one million fans voted for a character that will star in the action series. Called Heroes: Destiny,…