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Mforma Gets $30 Million Funding - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 05 Oct 2005 05:10 AM PST

Looks like this is the mezzanine round before Mforma goes public...this is the third round and closed in at $30 million. The round was led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP),…

The Sacks Effect: Mforma Appoints Sacks As CEO; Kranzler Continues As Chairman - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 23 Sep 2005 05:10 PM PST

This will cause some buzz at CTIA conferences on Monday...Mforma, one of the biggest mobile gaming publishers, has appointed its COO Jonathan Sacks as the company’s CEO, as it prepares…

More Marvel On Mobiles? - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Wed 07 Sep 2005 10:09 AM PST

Marvel has scored a line of credit so it can produce up to 10 movies based on its comic characters, with the first expected by 2008. This means you can…

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Fantastic (Four) Mobile Content Blitz - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Wed 13 Jul 2005 02:08 PM PST

Mforma scored the mobile content rights to the latest superhero comic-turned-movie, the Fantastic Four. What differentiates this suite of mobile products (which includes a state-of-the-art mobile game plus wallpapers, cell…

@MEM: Am I Too Harsh on Mforma? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 17 Jun 2005 05:06 AM PST

At the MEM conference over the last two days in London, some of our readers asked me if I was a bit too harsh on MForma, the U.S. mobile content…

Jonathan Sacks On Mobile Content - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Mon 13 Jun 2005 03:07 PM PST

Jonathon Sacks, Mforma’s new COO, has done an interview on mobile content and where he sees the market heading. Selected quotes: “Two things differentiate mobile. First off, it is straight-on…

Two Senior Management Execs Leaving MForma - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 10 Jun 2005 02:06 PM PST

Two senior management executives are leaving the mobile content biggie Mforma...Among them, the chief strategy officer Robert Tercek, who was a fixture at the mobile conferences for the last few…

The Sacks Effect: Mforma Lays Off 8 People - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 31 May 2005 08:07 PM PST

Mforma, the mobile content company which recently hired Jonathan Sacks, former president of AOL Interactive Services as its COO, has laid off 8 people, four of them from their West…

Mforma Makes New Appointments - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Tue 31 May 2005 06:05 AM PST

Mforma has made three executive team appointments to help manage its growing worldwide operations: John Rousseau, former divisional president at publishing giant Primedia, has been named president and GM, Americas;…

Mforma Catering To Media Snacks - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 30 May 2005 07:05 PM PST

An interview with Mforma CEO Daniel Kranzler on the company’s recent focus on media companies, moving beyond entertainment. “The way people look at media on a mobile phone is different…

Telcogames To Distribute MFORMA Mobile Titles - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Mon 23 May 2005 04:05 PM PST

Mobile games distributor Telcogames has signed an agreement with publisher MFORMA to promote its portfolio of gaming titles and mobile entertainment content in more than 30 countries worldwide. As well…

Marvel’s Mobile Plans - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 19 May 2005 12:05 PM PST

Marvel Comics did a deal recently with MForma, to develop mobile content out of its brand of characters and storylines...some more details: “We felt that it was important to create…

Mforma To Move To San Francisco - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 10 May 2005 04:05 PM PST

Mforma, the mobile content company which has been acquiring a lot of companies and is widely expected to have an IPO this year, is moving its headquarters from Seattle to…

How Mforma Lured Jonathan Sacks - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 01 May 2005 02:06 PM PST

A detailed story on how mobile content/gaming company Mforma lured the former president of AOL Interactive Services Jonathan Sacks out of retirement and as its new COO… Former AOL Chairman…

Mforma’s IPO Plans? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 28 Apr 2005 10:04 PM PST

Can’t say for sure, but as this Business 2.0 story points out, Mforma should announcing it by the end of this year...I would be suprised if it doesn’t...even the hiring…

Ex-AOL Interactive Chief Joins Mforma As President; To Focus On Media - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 26 Apr 2005 11:04 AM PST

Curious move on mForma’s part, as it tries to move beyond its “games” image...Jonathan Sacks, former president of AOL Interactive, has been tapped as president and COO of mForma...the move…

Billboard Launches Mobile Music Destination With MForma - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 13 Mar 2005 04:03 PM PST

mForma CMO Robert Tercek announced the “exclusive long-term partnership” with Billboard this afternoon during a session billed as a case study on mobile music initiatives. The two will deliver a…

[CES 2005]: Exclusive Audio: Daniel Kranzler, Chairman & CEO, Mforma - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 10 Jan 2005 07:01 PM PST

Led by Chairman/CEO Daniel Kranzler, Mforma publishes and distributes mobile media and entertainment for more than 100 carriers in 39 countries on four continents. Kranzler took part in a CES…