Arts and entertainment
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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.
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ET, A&E tap Thumbplay for mobile storefronts
February 7, 2008
Celebrity show Entertainment Tonight and A&E Television Networks are using Thumbplay’s self-service tools to sell mobile content on their existing Web sites.
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Skycore targets Valentine’s market with MMS
February 7, 2008
Forget the rose. This Valentine’s Day you can send your loved ones multimedia messages with special holiday notes right to their mobile phones.
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Cellit powers Valentine’s Day event for Museum of Contemporary Art
February 1, 2008
Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art is using Cellit LLC's display technology and real-time text-messaging service for the museum’s “Digital Post Office of Love” event.
