3 UK reports 12 million downloads for SeeMeTV

UK mobile operator 3 has reported more than 12 million downloads for its SeeMeTV service since launching it a year ago. Some 100,000 videos have been posted to SeeMeTV, with contributors generating GBP 250,000 in their own revenue as they share the proceeds from others downloading their clips. The service has recently been extended to include wallpapers and will also shortly include user-generated ringtones. Three's social networking site Kink Kommunity has signed up over 50,000 subscribers since launching in July. It receives on average 350,000 postings per day and generates 80,000 MMS submissions each month. Kink users can opt for either a daily (GBP 0.20) or monthly (GBP 1.49) giving full access to the online forum and as many images and videos as they like. Some 80 percent choose the monthly offer, with the service appealing mainly to 18- to 29-year-old range.