Media
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Sports Illustrated launches first downloadable mobile app
March 13, 2008
Targeting sports lovers on-the-go, Sports Illustrated Digital is launching its first downloadable mobile application just in time for March Madness.
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Washington Post sponsors LaunchBox08 startup contest
March 11, 2008
Washington Post Co. is sponsoring a global competition for digital startups from LaunchBox Digital, an investment firm focused on mobile and Web technologies.
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Discovery upgrades mobile presence
March 10, 2008
Discovery Communications is making its first broad push into the mobile space, with portals for Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Health and Planet Green.
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NBC pitches for sports market with mobile site
February 28, 2008
NBC Sports upped the ante for sports news on handheld devices with an advertising-supported mobile site that’s capable of delivering real-time content as well.
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New York Times lets readers move content between PC and mobile
February 26, 2008
The New York Times has introduced new technology that will let readers shift content between their computers and mobile phones.
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Yahoo boss says Microsoft bid is undervalued
February 15, 2008
Jerry Yang, the most ardent supporter of mobile out of all Internet leaders, has made it clear that the Microsoft proposal is not in Yahoo Inc. shareholders’ best interests.
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Limp charged with growing Limbo as new COO
February 15, 2008
Limbo named David Limp as the mobile entertainment company’s first chief operating officer to grow the business.
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Time Inc. on mobile strategy: All about experience
February 13, 2008
Mobile to the world’s largest magazine publisher is all about the consumer experience. That’s Time Inc.’s strategy for taking its media brands mobile.
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Go2Media debuts presidential election mobile site
February 6, 2008
Mobile content, search and directory service Go2 Media launched go2 Elections ’08, a mobile Web site offering coverage of the 2008 presidential elections.
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MTV launches first live mobile-to-Web broadcasts
February 4, 2008
Come Super Tuesday and MTV's Street Team '08 citizen journalists will debut the cable network’s first live mobile-to-Web broadcasts.
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A&E Television Networks go mobile
February 1, 2008
A&E Television Network selected Crisp Wireless to produce and manage mobile Web sites for three of the network’s channel brands.
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Traffic, revenue: Twin goals of Hearst Magazines’ mobile strategy
January 31, 2008
Hearst Magazines developed nine mobile sites for its key magazine brands. The mobile sites are tailored to the constraints of a small screen and the mindset of a mobile consumer.
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New York Times sends news via text messages
January 28, 2008
The New York Times Co. launched a text messaging service to distribute news, features and columns from its newspaper and features from The Times Magazine.
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Daily Racing Form runs its content on mobile
January 28, 2008
Horse racing enthusiasts can now have real-time race information even when they are not trackside.
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Olive adds text messaging option for news delivery
January 24, 2008
Olive Software is turning the chapter on traditional publishing by delivering news and other notifications via the mobile channel.
