Submitted by Mike Grenville on Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:39

Dutch mobile service provider TheRazor has launched a mobile video clip service in co-operation with internet portal Lycos.

The new service “Clips on Mobile” allows mobile users to download video clips on to their mobile phones.

The 15 to 30 seconds clips can be downloaded from the Lycos website and range from Music, Sport, to Fun and Babes clips. Once downloaded onto a mobile phone, the clips can be watched as often as the mobile user wants.

Payment is collected using IVR at EUR 0,80 per min with the total price varying between EUR 2.4 – 3.2 per clip.

TheRazor has the right to use content from major content owners such as Playboy, Private, Dj Tiesto, Extrema, Veronica, Bridge Entertainment and PSV.

The uniqueness of the service is the quality of the images. All video clips (Dolby surround sound and images) have a data rate of 35 KB.

The codec is fully operational under Real Player, Windows Media Player and MPEG 4(MP4) and gives Lycos, over current GSM networks by using WAP, a stream of 20 frames a second with a download time of approximately 3 times the playtime once downloaded.

At the moment the service is available for the Nokia 3650, 7650, N-gage, Orange SPV and the Sony Ericcson P800 and new phones added on a weekly basis. According to TheRazor video downloading will be the future, with an increasing number of phones and content available in the near future.

Having launched in The Netherlands, The Razor are close to finalising discussions with partners in Australia, Belgium and the UK with more to follow.

www.therazor.com

mobileclips.lycos.nl