Samsung’s foray into mobile content continues: the handset maker has struck a deal with Warner Music that will see Madonna’s upcoming album “Hard Candy” and the video for her single…

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-- 9 Squared and Zed Worldwide combine operations: 9 Squared unveiled plans to formally combine operations with mobile entertainment company Zed Worldwide, with Zed continuing to offer the products originally…

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—AOL (NYSE: TWX) Offers WAP Games: AOL plans to announce today that it is offering free WAP-based mobile games to wireless subscribers, so they don’t have to download anything to…

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A week after British musician Billy Bragg let rip on Bebo and other social networks for exploiting musicians and their songs for their own monetary gain, David Stewart, one half…

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Audio entertainment content service provider for both mobile and web users Razz has called down $1.87 million of a $2.5 million second round (Series B) of funding, according to PEHub.…

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UK mobile network 3 has signed a deal with Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG to provide the operator’s subscribers with ad-funded music videos. The Guardian reports that a year following 3’s…

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Atrinsic, the company formerly known as New Motion (OTCBB: NWMO) which publishes digital music, casual games, sweepstakes, etc., reported higher Q4 and year-end results today based on strong subscriber growth.…

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AT&T (NYSE: T) is announcing a few new music services today, but the one that stands out is a new offering for ringtones, which the carrier likely hopes will counter…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is engaging in some PR outreach to labels via this FT story: it says its Comes With Music service, which is supposed to launch later this year,…

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Buongiorno, an Italian mobile entertainment company, which dabbles in everything from mobile games, videos and wallpapers to services, such as TV voting, quizzes and mobile TV, reported its 2007 earnings…

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Telefonica-backed Spanish VC Savia Capital Innovacion has taken a minority stake in Madrid-based mobile technology firm mmChannel for an undisclosed amount. The four-year old company provides mobile and online media…

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Thumbplay has signed a distribution deal with Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU), which plans to use the mobile content company’s services to roll out custom retail pages across more than 650…

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China Mobile’s has been on a growth streak for some time. IDG News reports the country’s largest operator--and indeed the world’s--China Mobile grew by 68.1 million new subscribers last year--about…

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-- Orange UK Launches Ad-Funded Music Trial: Mobile operator Orange is launching a three-month long ad-sponsored content trial on its mobile internet platform Orange World. The trial will be offered…

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Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) has tapped former Flycell web marketing VP Mark Lehmann for its newly created role of VP of web and mobile marketing, according to Billboard.biz.…

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This sounds similar to what Nokia, Omnifone and some others are working on in Europe: giving away music for free to users, and the handset/service providers pay the premium, only…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has hired former Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) SVP Elizabeth Schimel as head of global music, Billboard.biz reports. Schimel, who oversaw content development at Comcast, will lead its mobile…

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Another study lauding the iPhone’s ability to drive consumers to try out mobile content. Mobile measurement firm M:Metrics released a report today that found that the iPhone is the most…

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Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) has struck a deal with record label Warner Music to give the operator’s customers early access to music and mobile content from Madonna’s new album, “Hard Candy,”…

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This wasn’t what I was expecting, but Groove Mobile, the mobile music player, has finally been bought: LiveWire Mobile, a subsidiary of NMS Communications has bought the Bedford, MA based…

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Napster (NSDQ: NAPS), very slowly building up its mobile operator clients, has signed on UK and European operator O2, to launch a music service on the operator’s platform. Five million…

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Thumbplay, the mobile content retailer which is rumored to be on sale, is apparently not. It has raised a big $18 million fifth round, from its previous investors and new…

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Puretracks, a Toronto-based digital music provider, is launching a music service for BlackBerrys that could help make RIM’s (NSDQ: RIMM) enterprise-focused devices more consumer-friendly. RIM will be under increasing pressure…

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-- Nokia Launches UK Music TV Program: Another content foray for Nokia (NYSE: NOK). The Finnish handset giant is launching a music TV program on Channel 4 in the UK…

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-- Sprint (NYSE: S) bringing faster speeds to HTC’s Mogul: Sprint said it is releasing a software update for the Mogul so that it can connect to a faster data…

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