Media/publishing
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A&E Television Networks go mobile
February 1, 2008
A&E Television Network selected Crisp Wireless to produce and manage mobile Web sites for three of the network’s channel brands.
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Gameloft lets players battle for the White House
February 1, 2008
Gameloft has launched a new mobile game that adds a little levity to the political race.
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Traffic, revenue: Twin goals of Hearst Magazines’ mobile strategy
January 31, 2008
Hearst Magazines developed nine mobile sites for its key magazine brands. The mobile sites are tailored to the constraints of a small screen and the mindset of a mobile consumer.
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User experience drives mobile, AT&T exec to NATPE Mobile delegates
January 30, 2008
LAS VEGAS – Providing a good user experience is key to the success of mobile services, since disappointed users may result in lost customers, an AT&T executive said.
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Mobile video adoption up, M:Metrics exec at NATPE Mobile
January 30, 2008
LAS VEGAS – Digital convergence is fueling the growth of the mobile channel, resulting in more attention from consumers and advertisers.
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New York Times sends news via text messages
January 28, 2008
The New York Times Co. launched a text messaging service to distribute news, features and columns from its newspaper and features from The Times Magazine.
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Mobile TV subscribers to reach 462M: Study
January 25, 2008
A new study claims that the number of mobile television subscribers worldwide will grow to 462 million by 2012.
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Quattro launches DIY mobile publishing service
January 24, 2008
Mobile ad network Quattro Wireless Inc. is offering free access to do-it-yourself mobile publishing tools via GetMobile.com.
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Glu Mobile offers $36M for Superscape
January 24, 2008
Glu Mobile Inc. is on a mission to become the world’s leading mobile games publisher. Its next conquest: Superscape Group plc.
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Olive adds text messaging option for news delivery
January 24, 2008
Olive Software is turning the chapter on traditional publishing by delivering news and other notifications via the mobile channel.
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Vogue steps out in style with mobile video
January 23, 2008
Conde Nast Publications’ Vogue magazine is using JuiceCastor’s mobile video search service to enable consumers to watch Shopvogue.tv fashion videos on mobile.
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Radio, TV stations use text alerts for emergency broadcasts
January 18, 2008
Television and radio stations around the United States have extended the meaning of broadcasting with mobile as a medium to fill information gaps.
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Verizon offers live TV to V Cast subscribers
January 18, 2008
Verizon Wireless customers can access broadcast-quality television on select mobile TV-enabled handsets.
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Greystripe partnership with Opera nets 1.6M downloads
January 17, 2008
Consumers are said to have downloaded 1.6 million games and applications in the two months since Greystripe partnered with Opera to bring free content to mobile phones using Greystripe’s AdWrap Catalog Platform.
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944 magazine goes mobile in time for Super Bowl
January 17, 2008
Lifestyle publication 944 magazine will send mobile newsletters and event guides, promote artists and keep fans posted on the latest celebrity news using Waterfall Mobile’s Web-based Msgme platform.
