Arts and entertainment
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DreamWorks to create Madagascar mobile game
March 25, 2008
Glu Mobile Inc. has signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. to develop and publish a mobile game for new movie release, “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.”
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Mobile click-to-call campaign works for Magnolia Pictures horror movie
March 24, 2008
Magnolia Pictures’ latest horror movie, “The Signal,” is seeing success in its mobile click-to-call campaign.
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LiveWire Mobile woos carriers with Groove purchase
March 19, 2008
LiveWire Mobile Inc. has bought Groove Mobile Inc. for $14.5 million to meet wireless carriers’ demand for a portfolio of managed services.
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Thumbplay gains $18 million in new venture capital
March 18, 2008
Leading venture capital firms have invested $18 million in mobile entertainment content provider Thumbplay Inc.
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Univision partners with Viva Vision for mobile entertainment
March 18, 2008
Univision Online Inc. has partnered with Viva Vision to deliver mobile entertainment content for U.S. consumers.
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NBC, LimeLife to launch Law & Order mobile game
March 12, 2008
NBC Universal and LimeLife Inc. are debuting a mobile game entitled “Law & Order: Celebrity Betrayal” based on NBC’s long-running crime drama.
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Myxer, Greystripe partner on ad-supported mobile games
March 11, 2008
Myxer and mobile game distributor Greystripe partnered to deliver advertising-supported mobile games to the Myxer community, comprised of more than 6 million consumers.
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Kyte upgrades platform for mobile rich media content
March 11, 2008
Kyte has launched the Kyte Premium Player to let artists and fans communicate directly, buy and sell merchandise and share multimedia content in real-time using a webcam or a mobile phone.
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AOL relaxes licensing rules for building mobile IM apps
March 6, 2008
AOL has launched Open AIM 2.0, giving developers access to the AIM instant messaging network, which now supports third-party chat services and instant messaging applications designed for mobile.
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Social.FM signs distribution deal with Handmark
March 4, 2008
Social.FM, a social music service for mobile and online users, has inked a deal a distribution deal with mobile media specialist Handmark.
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Cinequest Film Festival taps Mozes for live events
February 29, 2008
Mobile marketing firm Mozes is helping Cinequest Film Festival be more interactive using the mobile phone.
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Hollywood can learn from Apple: Study
February 28, 2008
A new study on the marketing of movies and programming on traditional media recommends that the entertainment industry should act like Apple and offer bargain content on mobile devices.
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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.
