Mobile browser firm Skyfire has announced a partnership with Ustream.TV that will deliver live video to consumers accessing content from their mobile phones. The partnership, which provides Ustream with prominent placement among Skyfires bookmarks, will enable users to watch television on their phones from thousands of live streams, including content from Fox, CNET and Air America.
Skyfires latest version 0.9 of the browser, released last month, aggregates customized feeds from news, media, Facebook and Twitter. Skyfire notes also that it is the only mobile browser supporting Flash 10 and Silverlight, and so can play back any video.
Live video from partners like Ustream fits perfectly into our plan to bring the best of the full web to the mobile generation, says Skyfire VP Marketing, Tracy DeMiroz. Without any development required to have a mobile presence, Ustream immediately gives their users access to all the content broadcast from their website. We know Skyfire users consume a lot of media during their day. In fact, on inauguration day a vast majority of our users were watching Obama on Ustream. That's why we're excited to include Ustream in the Skyfire bookmarks.
Skyfire users can find the Ustream link in their bookmarks. It has top billing in the video category. The Skyfire 0.9 Beta is available for free on your mobile at: get.skyfire.com