PHOTO AND VIDEO specialists Adobe has today announced The Open Screen Project, in an attempt to unify the way content is delivered via the internet to a variety of devices including computers, TVs and mobile phones.

The project - which is supported by a group of industry leaders, including ARM, Cisco, Intel, LG, Marvell, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Verizona - aims to provide a consistent runtime environment to developers using Flash Player for online media and Adobe AIR for desktop applications.

Client-side support comes from the likes of the BBC, MTV, and NBC Universal.

Adobe has promised to continue offering open access to its Flash code, as well as removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications, publishing the device porting layer APIs for Flash and opening up the Flash Cast and AMF protocols.

It also said it will scrap licensing fees making the next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free. µ