Arts and entertainment
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Early innings for mobile music, say Digital Music Forum panelists
February 27, 2008
NEW YORK – Opening up the walled gardens from the carrier side is going to help the mobile music sector generate more revenue.
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Data show more room for mobile game download growth
February 25, 2008
A new study claims that though more consumers are playing mobile games, the percentage of those downloading a new game didn’t increase over the past year in the U.S. and Western Europe.
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Go2 launches mobile site for Oscars
February 22, 2008
And the Oscar goes to… mobile! Mobile media company go2 Media has created go2 ’08 Oscars, a mobile Web site focused on this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.
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Thumbplay to sell Sony BMG music
February 22, 2008
Mobile entertainment content platform Thumbplay Inc. has signed a digital distribution agreement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment in yet another sign of mobile’s importance to record labels.
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BlackBerry offers better gaming experience: Survey
February 21, 2008
New research claims that 90 percent of respondents who play games found gaming on a BlackBerry device or other smartphone a better experience than on a traditional mobile phone.
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Fox, Glu ally for Ice Age mobile content
February 21, 2008
Glu Mobile Inc., a publisher of mobile games, has signed a multiyear agreement with Fox Mobile Entertainment to create and publish mobile games and content based on the Ice Age movie brand.
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Second Life to debut beta trials on mobile
February 20, 2008
Second Life, a 3D virtual world online platform created by Linden Lab, will be available on 3G handsets via Vollee’s streaming mobile games service.
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Glu to launch its first mobile game for Warner Bros.
February 19, 2008
Glu Mobile Inc., a publisher of mobile games, will debut a mobile game based on Warner Bros. Pictures’ Speed Racer, a live-action movie from the creators of “The Matrix” trilogy.
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MMCast integrates ads during content downloads
February 19, 2008
MMCast has launched a new platform for mobile video advertising.
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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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DRM-free music on mobile offered by EMI, Jamba
February 14, 2008
European mobile content provider Jamba is partnering with music label EMI to offer Digital Rights Management-free music for mobile devices and PCs.
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Sprint plays cupid for Valentines
February 13, 2008
The dating game this Valentine’s Day: The traditional dozen roses and box of chocolates accompanied by a dose of mobile flirting.
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Country star Tim McGraw launches mobile site
February 13, 2008
Award-winning country music artist Tim McGraw has launched a mobile site to reach fans on-the-go.
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Verizon debuts Mobile Producer in Residence program
February 11, 2008
Five-time Grammy-nominee hip-hop producer Timbaland will be Verizon Wireless’ first mobile producer as part of the carrier’s Mobile Producer in Residence Program.
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Grammys to feature text voting during telecast
February 7, 2008
The Foo Fighters, a five-time Grammy-nominated rock band, are giving fans a chance to vote on which instrumentalist should play along with the group at its Grammy Awards performance.
