Mark regularly tracked the "TMT" business for 8 years starting in 2001, during which time he routinely spotted trends before they hit the mainstream . He watched and wrote keenly as three giant industries accustomed to calling their own shots started chasing the same trillion-dollar digital market. Each wanted 70 percent. It's a new world, but it's not new math - three times 70 doesn't work. The battle for control continues today as Google and Apple up the ante:


Data to the People, Right On!
London is empowering people and businesses with its “open data” initiative
Jan. 6, 2011
TIME

Digital Reporter Column (from MIP broadcasting conference in Cannes)
'Comes With' some advice for raking in more revenue
April 15, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter

REPORTS FROM MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, FEB. 2008:
Mobile folks not on same page
Feb. 15, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter
Eyes on video at mobile confab
Improvements in screens, sound
Feb. 12, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter

Not content with just connecting people, Nokia changes the settings on the mobile industry
With the opening of a flagship store on Regent Street, the handset giant will step up its drive into areas once controlled by the operators
December 16, 2007
Independent on Sunday

Mobile makers shake up music biz
Nokia and Sony Ericsson threaten cellular carriers with their new music plans.
Dec. 14, 2007
Fortune

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers - Using Photos to Search the Web
Dec. 07, 2007
TIME

Digital Reporter Column (on Hollywood writers’ strike)
Lesson learned from Finland cold shoulder
Nov. 07, 2007
The Hollywood Reporter

Digital Reporter Column (from Monte Carlo mobile conference)
Mobile entertainment not quite kids’ stuff yet
Oct. 24, 2007
The Hollywood Reporter

Front page feature
Grasping for Air
Google, Microsoft angle for TV spectrum
Oct.19, 2007
The Hollywood Reporter

Lord of the roof
Ryan Jarvis's London startup rents space atop urban buildings, then subleases to service providers that mount wireless network antennas.
Oct. 15, 2007
Fortune

Digital Reporter Column (from MIP broadcasting conference in Cannes)
Jurassic broadcasters evolve with Net, digital
Oct. 10, 2007
The Hollywood Reporter

Nokia links up to direct-dialed video
Oct. 01, 2007
The Hollywood Reporter

Wirecutters: State-Run Wi-Fi Governments have spent years getting out of the phone business. Why are they now rushing into wi-fi?
Sep. 27, 2007
TIME

Front page news story
Universal builds site to master mobile destiny
Sept. 24, 2007
The Hollywood Reporter

Digital Reporter Column
Lines get crossed, and Nokia likes it that way
Sept. 12, 2007
The Hollywood Reporter

Nokia to Take on Apple at its Own Game Sep. 03, 2007
TIME

Grabbing a Few Bytes Aug. 20, 2007
TIME

Can Nokia beat iPhone at its own tunes?
Apple may have invaded Nokia's turf by entering the mobile phone market, but the handset maker plans to fire back with its own online music service.
July 26, 2007
Fortune

A Battle for Europe's airwaves
With European countries planning to sell off broadcast and phone spectrum, everybody wants in on the action.
June 18, 2007
Fortune

ITV: the late show
With the launch of itv.com, the broadcaster is hoping to reach the YouTube generation and revive flagging ad sales. But can it win viewers when the online party has passed it by for so long, and rivals are round every corner?
May 06, 2007
Independent on Sunday

Skype's founders' next target: TV
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis plan to one-up YouTube by streaming legal video onto your TV.
April 20 2007
Fortune

Targeted Qualcomm finds itself at the center of an industry-wide debate: How much is intellectual property really worth?
Apr. 05, 2007
TIME

Advertising Goes Mobile
It’s the ultimate targeted marketing machine
Feb. 23, 2007
Fortune

Showbiz, telcos hear static
3GSM addresses mobile's future
Feb. 17, 2007
Variety

Telcos need to simplify our lives
Bronfman criticizes state of mobile music
Feb. 15, 2007
Variety

Mobile maneuvers
H'w'd takes swipe at cellular carriers
Feb. 14, 2007
Variety

Directors ring in cell phone shorts
Stars from Sundance, Bollywood get mobile
Feb. 12, 2007
Variety

Nokia battles Qualcomm over royalties
The handset maker wants to cut its royalty payments for using Qualcomm's technology. The outcome will have huge implications for everyone else.
Dec. 19, 2006
Fortune

Web maverick shakes up status quo again
Skype and Kazaa pioneer Niklas Zennstrom pulls a promising new Wi-Fi startup out of his hat.
Aug. 29, 2006
Fortune

Phone wars: Operator vs. handset maker
Who will control the $42 billion in entertainment that mobile-phone users are expected to buy? June 14, 2006
Fortune

Slinging Lessons
Apr. 23, 2006
TIME

H'wood comes calling on mobiles
$50 bil payoff lures biz to cellphone confab
Feb. 19, 2006
Variety

Topless woman found on wireless phone
Mobile Porn
April 18, 2005
Berkeley

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers - George Polk: Producing Static for the Competition
Dec. 12, 2005
TIME

Risky Business A hit BBC show puts entrepreneurs through the wringer as they beg big investors for startup cash
Nov. 10, 2005
TIME

Nasty VCs on TV? It's a Brit Hit
Apr. 17, 2005
TIME

You Can Take it With You: Mobile VOIP
March 6, 2005
TIME

James Murdoch- Like Father, Like Son?
Feb. 20, 2005
TIME

Mavericks start sat spat
European entrepreneurs use new, cheaper technologies to challenge titans of satellite TV
Jan. 3, 2005
Fastweb

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers-Future Focus. TV on your mobile, smart antennae and wireless cities — thank the Pioneers
Dec. 06, 2004
TIME

The Sweet Sound Of Success
Ringing up Ringtones
Aug. 08, 2004
TIME

A Very Smart Phone
Jul. 11, 2004
TIME

Global Tech Influentials Serbian cloner Miodrag Stojkovic, Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom, Blackberry boss Mike Lazaridis, and Philips exec Scott McGregor are all changing our lives
July 11, 2004
TIME

All-in-One-Gadgets From singing phones to the “cold fusion” of broadband-equipped refrigerators.
Feb. 14, 2004
TIME

Back From the Dead… NEXT explains why everything old is new again?
Feb. 8, 2004
* Good Call: Voice-by-Net could slash costs-and challenge 3G
TIME
* Resurrection: Why WAP, mobile’s big flop, is back in business
TIME
* The Cutting Edge: Phones with all the fun of 3G – without the fuss?(For these stories, cut and paste the following individual URLs.Mark Halper apologizes for the inconvenience)-
TIME

Through the 3G Looking Glass
Dec. 21, 2003
TIME

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers, Changing the Face of the World
Digital, P.I. Dec. 07, 2003
TIME

James and Lachlan Murdoch, News Corp.: Which Son Will Inherit The Empire?
Dec. 01, 2003
TIME

Microsoft goes Mobile The software giant and cellphone juggernaut Vodafone are dongling in the win
Oct. 19, 2003
TIME

Bouncing Ball? Business is buoyant at BSkyB, but Rupert Murdoch looks set to boot out his CEO
Sep. 21, 2003(SHORTLISTED FOR A EURPOEAN BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD)
TIME

PROFILE - E.Biscom: SILVIO SCAGLIA/Milan An Italian takes the lead in broadband TV
Jul. 28, 2003
TIME

Meet the computer criminals: they'll see you in your office
It doesn' ttake technical wizardry or a cunning disguise to gain access to your confidential data.
October 14, 2001
Independent on Sunday

Houdini of the hackers lets on about how he duped the hi-tech world
The only thing is, he's not allowed near a computer until 2003 August 12, 2001
Independent on Sunday

The world is not enough for Murdoch and Gates
Bill and Rupert's extraordinary adventure into interactive TV
June 17, 2001
Independent on Sunday

Phone lines bring BSkyB down to earth
Murdoch's satellite broadcaster to boost interactive shopping via terrestrial links and set-top boxes
June 03, 2001
Independent on Sunday