Mobile television ( TV ) is a relatively new and unknown field of communication. Thus, role
players in this field of communication find themselves in a new context for relationship. This
raises the question as to what the key challenges in the relationship between content providers
and users in mobile TV involve. More specifically, the following questions should be answered.
Does mobile TV display particular characteristics of new media? If so, then how could content
providers meet the challenge of understanding the user profile in mobile TV as a new medium?
Also, how could content providers meet the challenge of adapting content provision according to
the user experience of mobile TV as a new medium? This research paper explores these
questions through means of an explorative literature study of relevant sources. Firstly, it
provides a conceptual framework of mobile TV as well as an understanding of mobile TV within
the greater context of new media. Secondly, it presents a means to understand the user profile
in mobile N as a new medium. Lastly, it presents practical aspects that need to be considered
when providing content for mobile TV as a new medium. The findings of the study can be
summarised as follows: (a) Mobile TV portrays particular new media characteristics, such as,
digitalisation, interactivity, hypertext, dispersal and virtuality. (b) A market-led approach should
be employed in order to understand the user profile. (c) Mobile N content production should be
integrated into the production process with the requirement that it is of a high quality and meets
the technical and feasible limitations of the medium. / Thesis (M.A. (Communication Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/1267 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Van Schalkwyk, Liesl-Dana |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
Page generated in 0.0017 seconds