MySpace launches mobile video streaming service

LONDON - MySpace has launched a new service that will allow users to view video content from video-enabled mobile devices.

MySpace: new service is claimed to be a first for a social network
MySpace: new service is claimed to be a first for a social network

MySpace claims to be the first social network to launch video streaming for mobile.

The new service has been launched in test format with RipCode, which specialises in mobile video inifrastructure solutions.

Users will be able to view all the videos they have uploaded or marked as a favourite.

MySpace’s mobile site, m.myspace.com, claims to receive approximately three billion worldwide page views per month and more than 10 million monthly unique users.

John Faith, vice-president and general manager of Mobile for MySpace, said: Video is a natural next step for us in mobile. MySpace will continue to grow our video library as we increase delivery channels, in order to keep pace with our users’ accelerating desire for video consumption.

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