In what may be one of the most significant developments for the mobile video industry, YouTube has upgraded its mobile website to make it more appealing for video consumption on smartphones.

In what may be the performance of the tournament, up until 2 July MobiTV has streamed more than 88 million minutes of World Cup coverage the equivalent of one viewer spending 61,111 consecutive days in front of the TV.

What makes the viewing figures more impressive is that they do not include the two semi-finals, third place playoff and final.

New head of mobile solutions Anssi Vanjoki has pledged to turn round Nokia's fortunes in the smartphone market where recently it has been roundly outmanoeuvred by rivals principally Apple, HTC and RIM.

Azteca America, a growing broadcast TV channel for Spanish-speaking families residing in the US has been ported to the V CAST mobile TV service from Verizon Wireless.

In what is a profound indication of the endearing strength of both service and platform, MobiTV for the iPhone has surpassed one million downloads in the Apple iTunes App Store.

Only weeks after unveiling what it claimed to be the world's first 4G phone to the US, the WiMAX-capable HTC EVOTM 4G, Sprint has added a similar device the Samsung Epic 4G.

In a move that has generated tremendous excitement, Hulu has announced that it is to launch a subscription service to complement its ad-based offering and reach out to mobile devices.

As iPhone 4 sales smash records, even those set by illustrious sister products the iPhone 3GS and the iPad, Envivio had announced technology to enable Apple's new device to support high definition TV.

In a bid to further expand the content choices that it provides to customers, Verizon Wireless has introduced Blockbuster On Demand to its MediaFLO-based V CAST Video service.

Following a period of anticipation, Fox Mobile Group has announced the official launch of Bitbop, its wireless entertainment subscription service that allows smartphone users to view full-length TV shows on demand.