Arts and entertainment
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Comcast improves customer experience with mobile services
September 9, 2010
Comcast is making it easier for customers to stay connected and manage their services by putting the answers and tools at their fingertips – literally.
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NBC complements entertainment programming with mobile to build viewership
September 2, 2010
NBC Universal Digital Studio is encouraging fans to interact with its branded entertainment series "FCU: Fact Checker’s Unit" via a mobile program powered by ChaCha.
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Top 5 apps for Labor Day weekend
September 2, 2010
Family reunions and quick getaways have become a Labor Day tradition for most people, but which applications work best for taking holiday trips?
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Maroon 5 tap mobile social network for fan engagement
August 31, 2010
Pop rock band Maroon 5 has turned to the mobile medium to help build buzz for its new album and its 2010-2011 tour.
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Netflix bolsters mobile strategy with expanded streaming service
August 30, 2010
Getting ahead of a trend, Netflix is now intensifying its focus on streaming entertainment to mobile devices with its most recent expansion to the iPhone and iPod touch platform.
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Europe sees 52pc increase in mobile dating
August 30, 2010
A comScore study finds that males are driving Europe’s mobile dating site traffic, with men ages 25-34 representing nearly a quarter of users.
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Mobile dating site traffic surges in summer months: Ground Truth
August 27, 2010
A Ground Truth study reveals that unique visitors to mobile dating sites grew 92 percent between the first week in June and the last week of July.
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Primetime Emmys adds SMS program to engage TV audience
August 25, 2010
The Primetime Emmy Awards has added mobile to its repertoire with a new SMS program that engages television audiences in the run-up to its 62nd annual ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 29.
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National Geographic apps not yet driving sales beyond mobile: panelist
August 18, 2010
NEW YORK – The National Geographic Society’s line of free and premium mobile applications are not yet driving sales in other channels, according to an executive at the Digiday:Apps conference.
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HBO, Showtime, Barnes & Noble, Universal tap mobile social network to reward loyalty
August 18, 2010
HBO, Showtime, Barnes & Noble and Universal are driving tune-in and rewarding viewer loyalty via GetGlue, a mobile social network for entertainment.
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Museum of Modern Art features 32,000 art pieces on iPhone app
August 13, 2010
The Museum of Modern Art has unveiled an iPhone application that lets users access 32,000 works of art via their mobile device.
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Dish Network to stream live video via iPad app
August 11, 2010
Satellite television provider Dish Network has rolled out a version of its Remote Access application for the iPad with plans to include live video streaming by September.
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The CW promotes new show via iPad sweepstakes on mobile social network
August 10, 2010
The CW Television Network is promoting its new show “Nikita” by targeting mobile social media users with an Apple iPad sweepstakes.
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Verizon’s multichannel campaign achieves 175K bar code scans
August 3, 2010
Verizon Wireless placed mobile QR codes in a multichannel campaign to promote its Droid devices that included print ads, in-store displays, mail, Web sites and iPad ads.
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Disney uses iPad app to drive awareness of films
August 2, 2010
Walt Disney Studios is driving awareness of its theater and home video offerings with an application for the Apple iPad.












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