YouTube Announces New and Expanded Mobile Offerings

From Streaming Media

Creating the best possible mobile video experience for users involves
allowing the community to engage with YouTube whenever they want,
wherever they are. The latest enhancements to YouTube for Mobile will
give users access to the largest repository of mobile video content
available, on over 100 million devices worldwide, and will give them
more tools to personalize their experience.

YouTube for Mobile (http://m.youtube.com) users will be able to access
tens of millions of videos. YouTube for Mobile requires a streaming
capable (RTSP) phone as well as a 3G operator. This includes a
majority of 3G phones from leading mobile phone manufacturers. YouTube
works closely with many mobile partners to improve the user experience
on YouTube for Mobile, including Motorola, LG, Helio, Nokia, and more.

Not only will users and partners have access to the largest mobile
video catalog, they also will be able to personalize their experience.
Users will now have access to features regularly used on YouTube,
including their YouTube accounts, Favorites, Videos, Channels as well
as the ability to directly upload from mobile devices and share videos
instantly. Users also will now have the ability to rate and comment on
videos directly from their mobile phones.

YouTube for Mobile seeks to provide users the ease of mobility with
all of the features found on YouTube.com. YouTube's latest mobile
offerings will be made available to users all over the world and seeks
to provide users the ease of mobility with many of the features found
on YouTube.com.

YouTube is also offering YouTube for Mobile via a free downloadable
Java application for a limited number of mobile phones, giving users a
more interactive experience. Currently in beta and available in US and
UK English, the application offers another way to access YouTube for
Mobile. At this time, the YouTube for Mobile application is supported
only on J2ME (Java) MIDP2 devices with streaming video capabilities.
This includes the Sony Ericsson k800, w880, Nokia e65, n95, n73, 6110
navigator and 6120 classic.

The expansion of YouTube's mobile offering will improve the user
experience, giving YouTube users the ability to engage the world of
video anytime and anywhere. With more mobile functionality and
features, YouTube for Mobile will also allow users to develop more
innovative original content directly from their mobile devices and
encourage new users to share and engage the community.

*YouTube for Mobile (m.youtube.com) is available in the following
countries and in the below languages: Countries: United States, Japan,
United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Brazil,
Canada, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, Germany and
Russia Languages: English, Japanese, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch,
Polish, Portuguese, Chinese (Traditional), German, Russian