According to the news, November 5, 2012, video site in the Mobile client market competition, has begun to gradually clear. Recently, Sohu Video announcement, has taken the lead in the industry launched the first dedicated TV station app product "Sohu TV Live", this product not only provides nearly the mainstream TV station live function, but also provides full HD code stream support, better to provide users with a perfect visual experience. And Sohu Video This is dedicated to the launch of a live TV app products, but also by the industry as a video site mobile client competition in the beginning to show the trend of segmentation of the logo products.
According to Sohu Video Product department related responsible person introduction, "Sohu Live TV" is specially for the Apple handset user launches one to watch the live television the app product at any time, and full support for Apple's latest IOS6.0 system and just listed iphone5 phone, after a long period of time after the successful examination of the apple, the current user can download the application directly on the iphone, in addition to providing convenient operation function, Sohu video also with each television station in the signal docking on a lot of optimization, not only access to nearly hundred Domestic mainstream TV station live function, but also provide high-definition code stream support, and provide a convenient and accurate program search function, "Our goal is to provide the highest clear and smooth audio-visual services, to create a new palm of the concept of the television station." "
The Director also revealed that the current version of the iphone has been optimized and online, the next will be the introduction of Apple's ipad version and Android version, "The follow-up product development, we will be based on user requirements and suggestions for more improvement." "
As bandwidth upgrades and wireless conditions mature, mobile clients have become a battleground for online video sites, and according to the latest data, mobile video users have grown by 77% over the past two years, while the overall share of mobile video in online video has doubled over 3 months. Mobile video has become one of the main applications of mobile Internet, occupy 59% of all mobile data traffic, mobile video domain will become the focus of contention between giants.
Analysts believe that, with the gradual formation of several big oligarch competition situation, the future of competition is no longer limited to the PC side, several major video giants have begun to work on the mobile client side, in addition to actively choose to cooperate with the hardware manufacturers to seize the entrance, the development of the app also become a new competitive base, And Sohu Video pioneered the "Sohu TV Live" app undoubtedly opened this area of the precedent of subdivision.