It seems like a lifetime ago that X Factor, Millionaire and many other TV shows were generating truly gigantic revenues from viewer participation. If that’s the case with TV then it was genuinely another century when newspapers and magazines could rely … Continue reading
Once again, the presence of Micropayments have risen to prominence within the consumer experience. After a rather turbulent entrance to the market in the mid-1990’s and again in the early 2000s, Micropayments have once more been re-invented and look to take advantage … Continue reading
David Sheridan, mobile industry consultant explores and analyses the barriers to the widespread adoption of mobile as a viable billing channel for online transactions. (kindly reproduced from David’s excellent blog, year of mobile). An issue I’ve been giving some thought … Continue reading
Keith Brown, MD of mobile payments specialists, paythru, talks us through the increasing importance of mobile as a charity payment channel. Thankfully, donating to charity has not slowed during the recession – you only have to look at the … Continue reading
With an ever-increasing number of routes to engage with the audience the inevitable question of how to ensure and demonstrate ongoing compliance can’t be avoided. Here Olivia van der Werff, MD of compliance and risk management firm, Beyond Dispute, talks us through … Continue reading
Global analyst firm Gartner has announced that according to its analysis of mobile payments, worldwide mobile payment transaction values will reach $171.5 billion this year. That is a 61.9% increase over 2011. The number of mobile payment users will also … Continue reading
We’ve all read the stats around the percentage of viewers engaging in second screen activity whilst watching TV but the more progressive broadcasters are now truly embracing it. Here Will Neale, active AIME member and CEO at Orca Digital gives us an overview … Continue reading
Here’s a great micropayment infographic that our Future Media Group developed late last year to illustrate where mobile micropayments sit against other payment channels. In particular we put friction, checkout completion and usage charges under the microscope. Thanks to Impulsepay for … Continue reading
The inaugural Connected Summit kicks off next week in central London and will be two days packed with discussion, work shops and networking, dedicated to how the Telemedia industry can connect consumers to the media, content and billing that they … Continue reading
Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere face further obstacles in implementing their proposed mobile wallet and advertising platform joint venture, dubbed “Project Oscar”, as a result of an announcement by the European Commission (Commission) last Friday. The Commission’s decision to open … Continue reading
