Comparing business models for multimedia content distribution platforms

The advent of new mobile and wireless network technologies, the panoply of devices and the array of content types present mobile operators as well as content providers with serious challenges related to multimedia content distribution. This paper compares four feasible business model configurations for multimedia content distribution platforms that may deal with these challenges, focusing on the requirements for mobile operators and content providers, the impact on content distribution architectures and the implications for value propositions towards end users.