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Almost Half Of All U.S. Cellphone Subscribers Access Entertainment On Their Device: Survey - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Tue 30 Sep 2008 11:18 AM PST

Almost half of all cellphone customers in the U.S. use their mobile devices for entertainment purposes, according to a new survey from mobile app developer Artificial Life. The survey, which…

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GoTV Networks Developing Personal Online Media Sharing Service; iPhone Apps Coming - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Thu 25 Sep 2008 06:20 PM PST

GoTV Networks, which produces videos about the music industry and others for both mobile and broadband networks, is getting close to launching a social media widget for sites like Facebook,…

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Nokia Does N96 ‘TV Channel’, Unveils New Music Handset Next Week - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 22 Sep 2008 06:42 AM PST

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has launched what it’s calling a “mobile TV channel”, featuring short shows from some top UK hosts, to go with the imminent new N96 handset. “Capsule N96”…

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Public Radio Station KCRW Using Kyte.tv For Political Coverage And Audience Engagement - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:58 PM PST

Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW has been using Kyte.tv for the past month and today provided some results on how the live-video streaming service has been going. The station…

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Flixwagon Touting White-Label Service To Media, Telcos - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 16 Sep 2008 10:18 AM PST

Live mobile video broadcaster Flixwagon is trumpeting what it’s calling its “platform”. The offering is barely different from the downloadable app and web widget the Israeli and US firm began…

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Mobile Content Bits: Voda NZ Music, Mippin Mobilizer, ITV Shuns Mobile - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 15 Sep 2008 05:06 AM PST

-- *Vodafone*music: Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) is launching Omnifone’s MusicStation unlimited subscription service in New Zealand. Subscribers will get to download and share an unlimited number of tracks, from a repertoire…

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Celebrity Gossip Mobile Sites Becoming More Mainstream - 1 Comment
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Mon 15 Sep 2008 04:25 AM PST

In a celeb-obsessed world, the cellphone is fast-emerging as the perfect tool for keeping abreast of gossip. In a lengthy feature, the IHT covers the number of gossip magazines and…

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Zed Teams With Lionsgate To Co-Develop Content For Major Studio - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Thu 11 Sep 2008 03:49 PM PST

Zed is definitely not dead. The mobile content company announced a deal with movie studio Lionsgate to co-develop a suite of mobile entertainment projects based on Lionsgate films, TV programs,…

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@ CTIA: Keynote: RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Talks About The Convergence Of Four Screens - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Thu 11 Sep 2008 11:27 AM PST

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie announced a series of new partnerships with content providers in a morning keynote at CTIA, but hinted at much more to come. After…

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@ CTIA: MTV Launches First Mobile Ad-Supported VOD Service With Carriers - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Thu 11 Sep 2008 12:00 AM PST

MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) is launching its first ad-supported, mobile video-on-demand service with carriers. With the U.S. Air Force signed on as its first advertiser, pre-roll ads from the military…

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@ CTIA: Mobile TV Still A Poor Experience Overall - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Wed 10 Sep 2008 03:33 PM PST

A group of executives from MediaFLO USA, MobiTV, MTV, Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Fox sat in on an afternoon panel that addressed the various business models and use types that…

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@ CTIA: Verizon Wireless Roundup: V CAST Video Service Expands With 13 New Content Providers - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Wed 10 Sep 2008 11:47 AM PST

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) added a whole mess of new video content to its V CAST Video service today from at least 13 content providers. The carrier added the following channels…

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@ CTIA: Sony Pictures Integrates Dynamic Ad Service On Minisode Network - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Wed 10 Sep 2008 09:00 AM PST

Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures Television is revamping its mobile advertising capabilities with a new service that will enable the entertainment giant to automatically insert ads, a first of its kind…

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@ CTIA: MobiTV Launching Business-Centric Mobi4BIZ On Blackberry Bold - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Tue 09 Sep 2008 11:25 PM PST

MobiTV is taking a calculated gamble on business-related content through a new service that will launch on RIM’s Blackberry Bold next month. Mobi4BIZ will combine live TV and video-on-demand content…

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@ CTIA: GoTV Networks Fuels Its Ad-Supported Model With Mobile Advertising Deals - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Mon 08 Sep 2008 11:59 PM PST

GoTV Networks, a mobile and broadband video firm, has inked mobile advertising deals with Millenial Media, Digital Sidebar and Ad Infuse. GoTV, like many others in this space, believes advertising-supported…

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CW Launching WAP Site For Full-Length TV Shows - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Mon 01 Sep 2008 08:03 PM PST

The CW network is taking most of its programming mobile this season on a new WAP site that’s been under beta since early August, Adweek reports. The CW is equally…

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Wireless Carriers Are Increasingly Interested In An App Store-Like Business, GetJar Says - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Fri 29 Aug 2008 02:07 PM PST

GetJar, which distributes free mobile applications to consumers on the Internet and over the phone, said it is branching out its business by building application storefronts for wireless carriers. A…

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Mobile And Online Olympics Coverage Didn’t Cannibalize TV In Canada: CBC - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Thu 28 Aug 2008 02:11 PM PST

TV viewership didn’t drop off in Canada during the Olympics despite a jump in mobile and online access, the Canadian Press reports. CBC generated more than 46 million page views…

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Mobile Video Services Launched On Telcel And Cricket Carrier Decks - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Wed 27 Aug 2008 04:45 PM PST

Cricket Communications and Mexico’s Telcel both announced two separate mobile video services today: -- Cricket is rolling out a flat-rate unlimited streaming mobile video service for $5 a month. Subscribers…

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Olympics Review: NBC Olympics 2Go On AT&T’s MediaFLO Lineup - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Tue 26 Aug 2008 08:06 PM PST

More often than not, video on mobile phones is a lackluster experience. MediaFLO has been the most obvious exception to that rule in the United States since its service launched…

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ESPN’s New 15-Year Deal With SEC Includes Live Mobile College Games - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:37 PM PST

ESPN (NYSE: DIS) has the right to simulcast Southeastern Conference (SEC) games on mobile under a new 15-year deal with the powerhouse athletic conference. The deal, reported by SBJ to…

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U.S. Elections May Be Second Big Event For Mobile After The Olympics - 1 Comment
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 25 Aug 2008 12:46 PM PST

Now that the 2008 Summer Olympics have come to a close, the mobile industry is looking for the next big news event that could drive traffic and create long-term users…

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MediaFLO Replaces NBC News2Go With CNBC And MSNBC; Also Adds Fox News To Lineup - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Mon 25 Aug 2008 10:32 AM PST

MediaFLO USA beefed up its news programming slate over the weekend with the addition of three new permanent 24/7 cable news channels: CNBC, MSNBC and Fox News. NBC Universal’s NBC…

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ESPN And MLB’s Advanced Media Extends Deal, Including Mobile, To 2013 - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 21 Aug 2008 02:21 PM PST

Our sister site PaidContent.org is reporting that ESPN (NYSE: DIS) and Major League Baseball’s Advanced Media group (MLBAM) are extending their digital rights deal through 2013. Staci Kramer covered the…

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Mobile Content Bits: LG Invision; AIM On Windows; DVD Extras; Qwest-Verizon; Mobile Flash Awards - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Thu 21 Aug 2008 11:29 AM PST

-- *AT&T* and *LG* launch Invision, latest MediaFLO handset: AT&T (NYSE: T) is refreshing its MediaFLO handset lineup with a new device from LG Electronics (SEO: 066570) that measures up…

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