120 million personal TVs in India
January 06, 2007
Imagine a day when 120 million Indians( and expected to reach 400 million in 2010) can have their own personal TVs on their mobile. The day does not seem to be far off.
Modeo has launched a beta of their version of mobile TV in the US. Services like Modeo can be soon expected to be launched in India.
Modeo is a digital television broadcast live to the one device you're never without—your mobile phone. Modeo is transparently high-tech, making mobile TV as familiar as the coffee table clicker. Modeo's content is provided by most distinguished entertainment brands in the business, airing today's hits and TV classics. One can watch top-rated sitcoms, dramas, news and sports. Also one can tune-in to music and talk radio. You could also download video podcasts, bite-sized episodes of your favorite shows and exclusive made-for-mobile content.
No wonder, London School of Economics has written that the future of TV is personal.
MobileTV has the potential to unleash a new revolution in the country. The telecom revolution has created a new wave of growth in India and if TV goes mobile, it can just mutiply the benefits of telecom revolution.
New marketing opportunities will surface:
- 5-sec TV Spots
- Interactive programming - Voting, Personalized programs, Channesl etc.
- User generated content
- May be one can start trading entertainment time with air time!
- M-wallets
- Product purchase requests from mobile etc.
It can also create new development opportunities like:
- e-learning can just become easy to implement
- The rural-urban information divide can be bridged very quickly
I can't wait to see TV go personal!