(keitai-l) Re: SMS/mobile Internet/TV

From: Funk <funk_at_rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp>
Date: 09/27/02
Message-Id: <4.3.2-J.20020927092722.00d18ec0@mail.rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp>
content providers do not get any of the packet charges. they get 91% of the 
content charges which represent only about 10% of packet charges in i-mode. 
thus, TV broadcasters get no direct income from doing surveys etc. on the 
mobile internet.
jeff funk

At 15:01 02/09/26 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Dc,
>
>I would say it depends on the content provider and the deal, but its an
>interesting point... All the larger content providers get a 91% split - but
>what about the rest?  Are you saying that you get nothing of the download
>charges?  DoCoMo would no doubt want to keep that information to themselves.
>
>
>On 26-09-2002 11:47, "dc" <dc@gamelet.com> wrote:
>
>> 
>>> 
>>>  Is your comment below accurate? Do content providers get a
>>>  percentage of
>>>  the packet charges?
>> 
>> no they don't unless they've cut some exceptional deals.
>> A game of othello costs about 50yen, which the CP sees nothing of.
>> 
>> In korea KTF have some multiplayer game services like this, where the
>> initial DL is free, but a premium (ie the delta from base rate) on packet
>> data is split with the CP, much like premium sms.
>> 
>> /dc
>> 
>>> 
>>>> In Japan, obviously, the system for the development and
>>>> dissemination of content is much more tightly controlled by
>>>> the mobile operators, and the model for the most part is
>>>> packet-switched charges split between content provider and
>>>> telco, with a good degree of premium rate and subscription
>>>> services in the mix.
>>> 
>>> 
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Received on Fri Sep 27 03:37:27 2002