1. Mobile TV: Why watch it?
Consumer adoption of mobile TV: Examining psychological flow and media content
YoonhyukJung, BegonaPerez-Miraand Sonja Wiley-Patton

2. THE CONCEPTS
Technology Acceptance Model
Does someone believe a technology is useful?
Does someone think that technology is easy to use?
Cognitive Concentration
How well can someone get into the zone to block out distractions to enjoy or understand what he or she is viewing?
Quality
Does the quality of the programming affect how well someone enjoys the mobile TV experience?

3. THE STUDY
208 South Koreans
Volunteers on an
online survey
Early adapters
16 questions
Likert scale (meaning each picks one of seven spots on a scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree)

4. RESULTS FIT THE THEORIES
Early adapters think mobile TVs are fun and useful
Ease of use is just a slight factor to these early adapters
A users ability to concentrate amongst distractions and the quality of the shows are big factors in if a test subject enjoyed using a mobile TV

5. But..
Therere lots of flaws with the results

6. My criticisms
This study look at perception (which is its aim), but were relying on a self-selected early adapters word that he or she can concentrate among distractions.
A significant distraction can range from heavy breathing to an explosion depending on an individual. Also, individuals have different perceptions on how well they concentrate which may or may not agree with reality.
NO NUMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No numbers published on the 208,. No Likert scale averages,. That may be standard operating procedure in the academic world, but would be a fatal flaw in the non-academic world.
Distractions and programming quality have affected viewing enjoyment since ancient Greece. The fact that these affect mobile TV is in the well, duh category.

7. Mobile phone photo -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/raverken/2322303997/
Korean professor photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68242677@N00/2345809791/sizes/m/
Atomic bomb photo --
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schriste/2048054498/sizes/m/
Numbers photo --http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiffanyday/2943493642/sizes/m/
Jumping girl photo -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/2678307443/sizes/m/