Arts and entertainment
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Cricket offers unlimited mobile video downloads
August 29, 2008
Wireless services provider Cricket Communications Inc. is offering a flat-rate unlimited mobile video service to court its customer base.
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Verizon Wireless runs sweepstakes for Jonas Brothers vacation
August 28, 2008
Verizon Wireless is giving its customers an opportunity to win a vacation with pop-star icons the Jonas Brothers.
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Limbo iPhone app leads to 500,000 new members
August 27, 2008
Limbo has announced that 500,000 new members have joined the mobile community since the July 11 launch of its social location tools and iPhone application.
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E! Entertainment runs mobile campaign with Diddy, Ciroc vodka
August 25, 2008
The E! Entertainment network, Sean “Diddy" Combs and Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka have teamed up for a public action campaign to encourage responsible drinking.
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Prizemo launches first mobile-to-TV participation gameshow
August 25, 2008
Interactive entertainment company Prizemo LLC is launching a mobile television gameshow that lets players win cash and prizes.
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Universal Studios lets consumers sample, buy DVDs on mobile
August 22, 2008
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has launched a program that lets consumers sample DVD bonus features before buying, all from their mobile phones.
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Virgin Mobile USA renting playlists for ringback mix
August 19, 2008
LiveWire Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA have launched Ringback Playlist, letting the mobile virtual network operator's subscribers access pre-selected content channels of music.
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Faith Hill reaches out to fans via mobile campaign
August 14, 2008
Five-time Grammy winner Faith Hill is using mobile for a campaign that gives fans exclusive previews of cuts from the country star’s new Christmas album, “Joy to the World.”
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SMS service lets users update Amazon, Netflix accounts
August 14, 2008
Consumers can now update their Netflix queue and Amazon Wish Lists right from their mobile phone, without getting onto the Internet.
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Handango, EA sign global mobile game distribution deal
August 14, 2008
Smartphone content provider Handango Inc. has signed a mobile game distribution deal with Electronic Arts to expand its content offerings.
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TicketPlayground.com runs mobile coupon campaign
August 13, 2008
TicketPlayground.com is using buy-one-get-one-free mobile coupons to promote the musical production "Stomp" to consumers vacationing in Sin City.
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Metacafe short-form videos now available on mobile
August 13, 2008
Online video entertainment site Metacafe is making its large catalog of short-form videos available to viewers via their mobile devices.
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MTV to enable mobile content personalization
August 12, 2008
Mobile content provider Thumbplay has partnered with MTV Networks to enhance its mobile offerings for MTV, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams and MTV Tr3s.
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Roxio introduces mobile photo-sharing tool
August 12, 2008
Roxio, a division of digital media software company Sonic Solutions, has launched Roxio Online with PhotoShow accessible via mobile.
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AT&T debuts Team USA Soundtrack on iTunes and mobile
August 8, 2008
To coincide with the kick off of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, AT&T Inc. released the Team USA Soundtrack, a compilation of rock, pop, R&B, rap and country music.
