CCS Insight RSS feed - related articles for: ESPN in the USA closes its MVNO venture with Sprint-Nextel. http://www.ccsinsight.com Blyk, a pan-European free mobile operator targeting the 16 to 24 year old youth market, has announced a series of deals as it prepares its first European launch in the UK market http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/New_advertising_funded_MVNO_prepares_for_launch_in_the_UK As 2008 draws to a close, CCS Insight looks ahead and makes 44 predictions about what the next few years will bring the mobile industry. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/CCS_Insight_Predictions_for_2009_and_Beyond The mobile broadband market has seen several announcements recently as more service providers recognise this area's potential. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Mobile_Broadband_Offers_Growth_Opportunities_in_a_Gloomy_Market Hutchison Whampoa launched its Inq subsidiary on 13 November 2008. The division's first mobile phone was launched on the same day. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Inq_Phone_Aims_to_Bring_Social_Networking_to_the_Mass_Market On 3 November 2008, Vodafone launched its Vodafone Messenger application in Germany. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Mobile_Instant_Messaging_Wont_Eat_Into_Text_Message_Revenue New research from CCS Insight shows the mobile industry will generate limited revenue from mobile advertising. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Dont_Believe_the_Hype_about_Mobile_Advertising As part of its fiscal fourth-quarter 2008 results Apple announced it shipped 6.89 million iPhones in the three months ending 27 September 2008. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Apple_Needs_New_iPhone_Products_to_Sustain_Phenomenal_Growth On 9 October 2008 Vodafone announced it had made a non-binding proposal to Telkom SA to acquire a 15 percent stake in Vodacom at a cost of R22.5 billion ($2.4 billion). http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Vodafone_Underlines_Commitment_to_Emerging_Markets_with_Vodacom_Offer On 8 October 2008, Orange unveiled a package of movie channels for subscribers to its broadband, IPTV and mobile services in France. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/OnDemand_Mobile_Video_Paves_the_Way_for_Broadcast_TV On September 23 2008, T-Mobile announced the launch of the first Android-powered mobile phone at an event in New York. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Android_Phone_Holds_Few_Surprises_as_Google_Plays_Long_Game