Mobile advertising is creating a lot of discussion, because most people think it is necessary but if done incorrectly will cause irreparable damage. And they’re not 100% sure how to…

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Modojo: I tried out the Airplay service at the Mobile Focus event at CTIA—it’s pretty good. A simple user interface allows you predict what happens on TV...I tried the American…

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I spoke to Buorngiorno at CTIA...the company is a pretty significant player in a number of markets. In the US the focus is in off-portal because the company saw that…

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Here is the interview with Glu CEO Greg Ballard that was promised earlier...Glu’s acquisition of iFone was some big news announced at CTIA, and that was naturally a main topic…

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Reuters: At CTIA Gemstar-TV Guide International subsidiary TV Guide Mobile Entertainment announced some upgrades to its service. Users can now “peruse local program listings, schedule show reminders, send reminders to…

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Some leftover announcements and news from CTIA (James and Staci have tons of more interviews and other reports which they’ll stream out this week) -- Cingular eyes new ways to…

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Reuters was at the Ki-Bi booth at CTIA promoting its mobile version, which it seems to think will do well using Ki-Bi’s technology. This is part of Reuters “direct to…

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OK, so this is a simple brand play, but the turtles are cool...uClick has signed a licensing agreement with Mirage Licensing to put the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on mobile…

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[by James Pearce] I spoke to Michael Marchetti, the vice president and COO of EA Mobile, at CTIA. He reckons that the big problem with the games market is billing…

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Updated: read below: Wow, what an original concept...selling ringtones of bands. Only this is MySpace. Cingular hopes the service will boost revenue, customer loyalty and help its image among young…

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Updated, read below: This is from CTIA: PhoneScoop has a video and screenshost of the Helio MVNO interface...(if you watch the video at the end of the page, notice whose…

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On paper, it may look like the cable operators taking part in a joint venture with Sprint Nextel are in the same business as the carriers. Glenn Britt spent most…

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This is another siloed attempt, though the concept is pretty good: Motorola has announced video-sharing technology--"Follow Me TV technology"--designed to let DVRs from the company send recorded programming to Motorola…

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I did a fairly comprehensive interview with Glu CEO Greg Ballard today...I’ll transcode the audio on the weekend. He said the iFone but gave Glu “some of the most powerful…

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I met with Capcom USA which is a big games company that just launched a mobile games division in the US...they admitted they were playing catch-up. The most interesting comment…

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Music and entertainment are central to peoples lives, so it will be essential to mobile—Michael Nash, Warner Music The New Media panel had some pretty heavy hitters...Michael Nash from Warner…

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At CTIA, CNET’s Annual Mobile Entertainment Awards, known as the Mobies, were awarded at CTIA yesterday...the archived webcast of the rather lame award ceremony is here. The winners for “trailblazers”:…

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I had a quick chat with Derrick Morten, the general Manager of RealArcade, the mobile games division of Real Networks. Real launched the service recently, putting some of their popular…

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Well, this is the topic de jour at this year’s CTIA...and MEF has come out with a study on ad-supported mobile entertainment. According to this MEF mebers study, 81 percent…

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The Direct to Consumer: Feasibility, Profitability & Market Competition included George White from Warner Music Group, Markus Berger de Leon from Jamba, Eric Harber from Qpass, Anil Malhotra from Bango,…

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Finally, a keynote demo that works ...  We’ve already mentioned PayPal Mobile’s launch and its deals with mobile content partners. Jeff Jordan, president of PayPal, showed off the process starting…

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Len Lauer led off this morning’s keynote marathon in his dual guise as Sprint Nextel COO and chairman of CTIA, setting the agenda with stern words about government interference as…

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I am not a fan of exclusive content deals on operators...anyway, AtomFilms has done a multi-year exclusive deal with Verizon Wireless to bring its original shorts to Vcast customers. An…

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-- I’d Like to Download the World of Coke: Lame line, yes, but interesting branded entertainment move by Coca Cola...Smartphones will create and distribute officially licensed Coca-Cola content formatted for…

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Rapper Chuck D, co-founder of legendary rap group Public Enemy, has joined the rarified field of rappers and hip-hop artists’ forays into mobile content. He has formed a mobile music…

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