Entertainment

Napster and Ericsson Launch Mobile Music Service With Entel PCS in Chile

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:21:11 +0000

First in Latin America

LOS ANGELES, CA, Feb 04, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced the launch of the Napster Mobile music service with leading Chilean operator Entel PCS to provide the Napster Mobile music service in Latin America for the first time.

Napster Mobile is based on Ericsson's service delivery platform and will enable Entel PCS's subscribers to search, browse, preview and purchase content on their wireless handsets via i-shop, the Entel PCS Mobile Portal. The service features Napster's catalog of more than four million songs and mastertones, and offers a dual-delivery option for simultaneous downloads to subscribers' mobile phones and PCs. Hence, the service allows direct downloads to mobile phones, a unique feature, bypassing the PC-download stage to provide greater user convenience.

"We are excited to add Latin America to our global footprint, which also includes the North American, Japanese and European markets," said Brad Duea, President of Napster. "Through our partnership with Ericsson, we look forward to offering a superior mobile music experience to Entel PCS customers." » read more »

Sony Ericsson expands PlayNow arena with 5 million new tracks.

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:51:30 +0000

Cannes, France – 27th January – Sony Ericsson today unveiled the next stage in the evolution of PlayNow™ arena, its popular over-the-air (OTA) download service. At the MIDEM conference in Cannes, Sony Ericsson announced deals with 10 major record labels, adding over 5 million new tracks to its extensive catalogue. Sony Ericsson also unveiled the design and URL for PlayNow™ arena and launched PlayNow™ Uncut, (formerly M-Buzz™) a music promotional space for new, unsigned and developing artists.

Record label partnerships

Today Sony Ericsson announced partnerships with 10 of the largest international and regional music labels including: Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, EMI, The Orchard, IODA, The PocketGroup, Hungama, X5 Music, Bonnier Amigo and VidZone, adding over 5 million new tracks to PlayNow™ arena. Sony Ericsson is currently negotiating further deals with a host of regional labels to further broaden the variety of music available and bring a wealth of localised content direct to the consumer. » read more »

Napster and Ericsson Roll-Out New Mobile Music Service for Telecom Italia

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:18:51 +0000

Italy's Largest Telecommunication Group

LOS ANGELES, CA, Jan 28, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) today announced the launch of the Napster Mobile music service with Telecom Italia through its mobile brand TIM, the leading mobile carrier serving the Italian market with over 35 million subscribers.

Co-developed by Ericsson and Napster for the Italian market, Napster Mobile is a premium music service offering an array of features and personalized content, including ringtones, artist images, wallpaper and access to Napster Mobile's catalog of more than 5 million songs. Napster Mobile also offers dual-delivery for simultaneous downloads to a subscriber's PC and mobile phone, a unique feature that provides users the convenience of downloading songs directly to their phones with a high-fidelity copy of the song available to download on their PCs.

Under the agreement, Ericsson's responsibilities include systems integration, operation, maintenance and content management of Napster Mobile for TIM. The service is available now. » read more »

Bango technology powers revolutionary books-on-mobile service

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:15:48 +0000

January 28, 2008 – Bango announced today it is powering a revolutionary new service that turns the mobile phone into a personal “on the go” library. Bango’s billing and digital fingerprint technologies have enabled Macmillan Publishing Solutions (MPS) to create The Global Reader - a new service that gives consumers access to books, articles, newspapers and other print content on their mobile phone easily and inexpensively.

The MPS service is expected to shift the publishing world because it offers publishers a new distribution channel and provides a direct link with consumers. Because the Global Reader service is mobile-web based, publishers will be able to interact directly with customers and – using Bango technology – receive detailed information about customers.

The Global Reader will enhance the way people access printed material. "We never envisioned people would want to read War and Peace on their phones," said Bob Kasher, one of the developers and originators of The Global Reader. "What we responded to was the idea that millions of people have mobile phones in their pockets." » read more »

Kids Ages 2-To-14 Consume Digital Content On A Device Between Three And Seven Times Per Month

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:00:15 +0000

PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, January 2008 – On average, kids between the ages of 2 and 14 are consuming various types of digital content between three and seven times a month (on a single device), according to The NPD Group’s recently released report, Kids and Digital Content. The report provides an understanding of kids’ use of entertainment content on consumer electronic devices among kids age 2 to 14, as it relates to physical and digital content.

According to the study, kids are downloading online video clips onto a device the most frequently each month (7.1 times per month), followed by music videos (5.7 times per month), music (4.2 times per month), games (3.1 times per month), and ring tones/ring tunes (2.8 times per month).

Playing games is the most prevalent activity on the four key devices – 84 percent are gaming on a computer, video game system, portable digital music player (PDMP) or cell phone – while more than half are listening to music and one-third are communicating with images or interacting with various video formats. » read more »

Glu Announces Tender Offer to Acquire Superscape, a Mobile Games Publisher

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:50:46 +0000

Acquisition Will Bolster Glu’s Presence in North America; Supports Goal of Becoming the Leading Mobile Games Publisher Worldwide

SAN MATEO, Calif., January 23, 2008 – Glu Mobile Inc. (“Glu”) (NASDAQ: GLUU) today announced a tender offer to acquire Superscape Group plc (“Superscape”) (LSE: SPS), a leading developer and publisher of mobile games. The acquisition of Superscape will considerably expand Glu’s US presence and add significant development and publishing capabilities to Glu’s existing world-class resources.

The offer price of 10 pence in cash for each Superscape share values Superscape’s entire issued and to be issued share capital at approximately $36 million, or approximately $25 million when taking into account the $11 million of cash and equivalents held on Superscape’s balance sheet as of October 31, 2007. » read more »

MobiTV Deploys Live Mobile Television on Blackberry Smartphones

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:45:09 +0000

MobiTV Service Extended to BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone

INTERNATIONAL CES – LAS VEGAS, NV – January 2008 – MobiTV, Inc., the leader in mobile and broadband entertainment services today announced the availability of its mobile television application on the BlackBerry® Pearl 8130 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 runs on CDMA and high-speed EV-DO networks, enabling MobiTV to provide the broadest selection of live TV and other video and music content for mobile users.

BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Smartphone

MobiTV, the mobile television solution that powers Sprint TV™ for Sprint and Axcess TV™ for Alltel, is the only mobile television application equipped to run on any wireless network, over any operating system, for more than 20 wireless providers, worldwide. Blackberry 8130 users can purchase MobiTV through their wireless provider, by visiting www.handango.com , or by selecting their device at www.mobitv.com and completing a purchase through the Handango™ shopping cart.

32Red To Enter The Mobile Gambling Arena With Spin3

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:19:13 +0000

UK's most popular gambling site set to expand operations with a mobile casino

LONDON, UK, JANUARY 2008 -- Spin3 (spin3.com)*, a leading provider of advanced mobile gambling solutions powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, today announced that it is supplying 32Red (32Red.com), online gambling specialists, with a complete mobile casino offering, allowing the company to reach a new audience and tap into the lucrative mobile gambling market.

32Red Plc operates the award winning online casino 32Red.com as well as one of the UK's favourite poker rooms at 32RedPoker.com. Moving into the mobile gambling market is a logical strategic step for the company, who will be able to capitalize on the booming mobile entertainment market. » read more »

Spin3 Unveils Most Advanced Mobile Casino Game

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:15:37 +0000

Milestone achieved as Spin3 raises the bar in mobile gambling technology

LONDON, UK, 21 JANUARY 2008 Leading full service mobile gambling solutions provider Spin3 (www.spin3.com)*, powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has launched its first British slot machine game for mobile. Pub Fruity is the twelfth game in Spin3's portfolio of games, further building the company's reputation as a leader in the mobile gambling sector.

Spin3 Pub Fruity Game

Based on the highly popular British fruit machine, the three-reel and one payline Pub Fruity slot machine game is a real milestone in mobile casino gaming, as it incorporates advanced sound effects, 3D simulation and two bonus feature games.

Pub Fruity was developed specifically for mobile handsets to recreate that fruit machine feeling that British gamers so enjoy. The game's graphics feature a variety of traditional pub paraphernalia including frothing pints and a pretty bartender, as well as reel spinning, winning combination and jackpot sound effects. » read more »

Orange Teams With Radio FG To Enhance Its Music Services

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:06:29 +0000

Paris, January 24, 2008 -- Orange has teamed up with Radio FG to offer its mobile and Internet customers exclusive editorial and musical content. Thanks to this partnership Orange customers can now listen to Radio FG live on their mobile via hertzian broadcast or Internet on their Liveradio.

They can also access Radio FG podcasts every week on orange.fr in the music section or on their mobile. Each month, music fans will also find new playlists specially designed for them by editorial teams at Radio FG. They will be able to download them from the Internet or their mobile.

Finally, Radio FG and Orange will provide music creators and fans with a space entirely devoted to music thanks to the Orange community sites, Soundtribes and Pikeo. » read more »

Gameloft Launches 'Grey's Anatomy' Mobile Game

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:04:43 +0000

January, 2008 -- New York, NY -- Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games, is bringing Grey's Anatomy: The Mobile Game to casual gamers and fans alike. Based on the first three seasons of the award-winning television drama from ABC Studios, the game gives players and fans the chance to experience intense emotions and drama unique to their favorite show in unlimited different skill-based surgery mini-games taken from actual episodes of the show.

"Grey's Anatomy: The Mobile Game is a perfect balance of gameplay and content, as the challenging mini-games will resonate with the male audience, while women will be engaged with the game's unfolding drama and character interaction," said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of publishing, Gameloft. "Ultimately, we plan to create a mobile experience that melds the tension of a dramatic television show with the excitement of a social adventure." » read more »

I-play Launches ‘Negreanu Poker Pro’ Mobile Game

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:37:38 +0000

I-play lays royal flush with 3-time World Series of Poker Champion Daniel Negreanu

San Mateo, CA / London, U.K. – November 30, 2007 – I-play, the mobile entertainment company, today announced the global launch of ‘Negreanu Poker Pro’ the mobile game, fronted by Daniel Negreanu, arguably the most successful tournament player in poker history. The mobile game follows hot on the heels of I-play’s ‘made for mobile’ ‘Win at Texas Hold Em’ video, also presented by Daniel, the combination of which represents the royal flush in the next generation of mobile poker entertainment products.

I-play and Daniel, all-time leading money earner on the WPT, have created a next generation mobile poker game, the Artificial Intelligence behind which has been tested against the poker pro himself, and is therefore the most sophisticated AI available. The game is visually the strongest on the market and features a full ‘no limit’ Texas Hold Em Poker ring with tournament games. » read more »

Verizon Wireless Releases The Top Ten Bee Gee Songs Of All Time

admin — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:37:16 +0000

Verizon Wireless has released a list of the top ten V CAST Music songs from the Bee Gees that customers have downloaded since the service launched in early 2006. With V CAST Music mobile music service from Verizon Wireless, customers can download their favorite Bee Gees songs over-the-air, directly to their V CAST Music-enabled phones. Verizon Wireless offers more than 1.8 million songs for sale, right over-the-air, through V CAST Music – from both well-known and independent artists. V CAST Music runs on Verizon Wireless’ award-winning broadband network, and customers can also purchase and download songs to Windows® XP PCs, plus sideload – or transfer – their existing compatible digital music collections for free to their V CAST Music-enabled handsets or memory cards.

Customers who want to go on a “Holiday” with classic Bee Gees hits or “Love Somebody” and feel no more “Lonely Days” can have it all with the Bee Gees songs on V CAST Music from Verizon Wireless. The top ten downloaded Bee Gees songs include:

1. “I Started A Joke”
2. “To Love Somebody”
3. “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”
4. “Words”
5. “Massachusetts” » read more »

Classic C64 game Oil Imperium adapted for mobile

admin — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:28:57 +0000

Ojom GmbH, a leading creator and global publisher of mobile games, today announced the launch of Oil Imperium a mobile adaptation of the classic Commodore 64 game. A cross between Monopoly and simulation games Oil Imperium gives you the chance to prospect for black gold and become an oil baron.

Trade on the financial markets, drill oil fields and sell crude as you build your global empire. Oil Imperium allows gamers to act out the fantasy of becoming an oil magnate controlling vast reserves of the world’s oil in a simulation format that is set in the world of commerce and international business. If you like playing Monopoly or having a flutter on the Grand National then this game of beating the odds could appeal to you. Classic gamers that cut their teeth on the Commodore 64 will be familiar with the plot and the planning that is needed to make it as an oil tycoon. » read more »

Universal Studios and I-play Launch Hollywood Movie Minutes on Mobile

admin — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:25:38 +0000

Universal Studios’ Blockbuster Movie Clips – live on a mobile near you

I-play, the mobile entertainment company, and Universal Studios today announced a groundbreaking streaming video service offering the most memorable scenes from Universal’s catalog of blockbuster movies to North American fans. ‘Movie Minutes’ marks the first agreement in mobile history where blockbuster film clips are available on mobile.

Content from Universal Studios’ extensive film archive includes scenes from King Kong, The 40 Year Old-Virgin, and The Fast and the Furious, as well as classic hits Animal House and The Breakfast Club. Re-live John Belushi’s classic food fight scene from Animal House, Steve Carell’s wax job in The 40 Year-Old Virgin, or the monumental battle between Kong and the T–Rex in King Kong. Every day new clips will be available for purchase from the vast Hollywood Movie Minutes library.

I-play has diversified into the broader mobile entertainment space in order to leverage its strong relationships with Hollywood studios and to utilize the full capabilities of its proprietary » read more »

I-play Wins 2007 Duke's Choice Award with "24: Agent Down"

admin — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:24:48 +0000

Winners of Sun Microsystems’ prestigious Duke’s Choice Awards were announced last night by Java technology creator James Gosling at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco. I-play’s ‘24: Agent Down’ mobile game has been selected as winner of "Best Java.com Application" by the Java.com community, which recognize extreme innovation using Java technology around the world.

The sequel to the original BAFTA award winning mobile game ‘24’ sees gamers once again challenged with saving the world with Jack Bauer and his elite team of CTU operatives using high-tech gadgets and brain power.

“We honor the best with Duke's Choice, and 24: Agent Down is a great example of Java technology providing a platform on which exciting and engaging content can be built,” said Chris Melissinos, Sun Microsystems' chief gaming officer.

"We are thrilled to have won a Duke’s Choice Award. This type of acknowledgement strengthens our reputation of developing innovative and creative mobile games that appeal to the casual gamer and further reinforces our proven track record of transforming valuable Hollywood properties into successful mobile games," said David Gosen, CEO of I-play. » read more »

Glu and Activision Announce Exclusive Worldwide Partnership to Bring Next Call of Duty Title to Mobile Phones

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:42:39 +0000

Glu Mobile Inc. announced a strategic worldwide partnership with Activision, Inc., to develop an upcoming Call of Duty® title for mobile phones. Through this exclusive agreement, Glu will create a future title in the critically-acclaimed Call of Duty franchise, giving gamers around the world a way to experience Call of Duty directly on their mobile phones.

"We’re thrilled to engage in an exclusive partnership with Activision and bring a new Call of Duty title to mobile gamers worldwide,” said Greg Ballard, chief executive officer and president, Glu. “The Call of Duty franchise has brought new meaning and innovation to the first person action category and is a great addition to Glu’s portfolio of award-winning games.”

Today’s announcement highlights Glu’s superior studio capabilities and solid relationships with wireless carriers around the world that enable the company to deploy titles to a vast audience of consumers worldwide. » read more »

Glu Mobile And Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Enter Strategic Worldwide Partnership

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:41:21 +0000

Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a publisher of mobile games, has announced a worldwide partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Through this partnership, Glu has secured the worldwide rights to develop, market and distribute mobile games and content based on select new film releases as well as games and content from Warner Bros. Entertainment’s vast library, including popular cartoon brands such as DC Comics, Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera.

Through a separate agreement, Glu will also distribute select Warner Bros. Entertainment’s mobile games in 2007 throughout North and South America, including “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “300.”

“Warner Bros. has an immense portfolio of properties loved by millions of people around the world, and we look forward to giving fans a way to experience great games on their mobile phones,” said Greg Ballard, chief executive officer, Glu. “This multi-year partnership with Warner Bros. reinforces Glu’s position as a leading independent publisher of mobile entertainment and speaks to our ability to develop and deliver quality content to consumers around the world.” » read more »

MobiTV Announces Management Team Evolution

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:30:36 +0000

New Structure Designed to Accelerate Growth Trajectory

MobiTV, Inc., a provider of mobile and broadband television and music services, today announced an expanded management team structure designed to capitalize upon the burgeoning opportunities in the mobile entertainment industry that the Company has pioneered.

Dr. Phillip Alvelda, founder and chief executive officer, formally announced the appointment of co-founder Paul Scanlan, formerly chief operating officer, to the role of president, with responsibility for sales, business development, product management, marketing and content. Additionally, Dr. Alvelda announced the appointment of Bruce Gilpin, formerly chief strategy officer and interim chief financial officer, to the role of chief operating officer, with responsibility for the office of the chief technology officer, engineering, operations, IT and customer support. And finally, he announced the appointment of Bill Losch to the role of chief financial officer, to join soon with responsibility for finance and administration. Losch will join MobiTV from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., where he serves as chief accounting officer. » read more »

Gameloft secures Exclusive Mobile Gaming Rights to the 20th Century Fox "LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD" Movie

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:26:07 +0000

Mobile Game Scheduled for June 2007 release

Gameloft®, a publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with 20th Century Fox™ to develop, publish and distribute Live Free or Die Hard, the official mobile game of the highly anticipated sequel to the famous film series. The game will be exclusive to the mobile platform and will launch worldwide shortly before Live Free or Die Hard’s theatrical release on June 27th, 2007.

In the “Live Free or Die Hard” film, action star Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane, a heroic police officer determined to take on and neutralize terrorists at any cost. The mobile game’s storyline stays true to the feature film: a criminal plot targeting the nation’s computer infrastructure threatens the technological foundations of the U.S. economy. » read more »

More Than a Million Cellular One Customers Have Access to Napster Mobile Hosted by Ericsson

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:24:43 +0000

Wireless Provider puts Nation’s Largest Mobile Music Catalog at Subscribers’ Fingertips

Cellular One customers across the US have access to the world’s largest mobile music catalog thanks to a joint partnership between the wireless provider, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) announced today. Napster Mobile is available to customers of Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems, one of the largest providers of wireless services in rural America.

The service features Napster’s massive catalog of over 3 million full-length songs enabling Cellular One’s more than 1.6 million customers to easily enjoy music on their wireless handset and on their PC.

Tom Roberts, Chief Marketing Officer for Cellular One, says: “This agreement gives Cellular One customers an outstanding catalog of music available directly from their wireless handset. This is another example of how consumers are increasingly using their wireless handsets in non-traditional ways and we are making cutting-edge technology and services available to our customer base”. » read more »

Verizon Makes The Tribeca Film Festival Available To Movie Lovers Nationwide

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:09:21 +0000

2007 Film Festival Content and Events Available For The First Time On Verizon Wireless V CAST, VerizonSurround Broadband Portal and Verizon FiOS TV

Verizon customers will be able to enjoy the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival from a number of convenient options that will keep them tuned into festival happenings from home or while on-the-go. Movie lovers will soon be able to see selected content from the Festival, which runs from April 25 – May 6, on their Verizon Wireless mobile phones, VerizonSurround (www.verizon.net/tff) and Verizon FiOS TV.

Beginning on April 24, Verizon customers can access an outstanding list of movie trailers and short films that will be making their debut at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Verizon customers can experience the excitement of Independent film with access to short films that range from one women’s journey through obsessions and distractions in “The Home” to the chronicle of love between a Christian boy and Jewish girl in “Kosher.” » read more »

CSR boosts multimedia Bluetooth offering with virtual surround sound

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:56:06 +0000

CSR announced it has added Sonaptic’s SoundStage Virtual Surround System to its BlueCore5-Multimedia Bluetooth technology to provide users with an improved hi-fi stereo audio experience. Mobile Bluetooth products will now be able to benefit from a richer and more engrossing stereo audio performance.

Sonaptic uses advanced psychoacoustic processing in its software that creates virtual speakers to ‘place‘ the user right in the middle of the sound. This virtual surround experience can be delivered on standard Bluetooth audio devices running BlueCore5-Mulitimedia, and requires an exceptionally low memory and uses very little processing power making it ideal for battery powered mobile devices.
Due to a high performance 24-bit 64 MIPS on-chip DSP, CSR’s BlueCore5-Multimedia platform is the only Bluetooth platform available which can support a variety of third-party audio enhancement algorithms. In addition, BlueCore5-Multimedia provides superior sound quality with a best-in-class signal to noise ratio of -95dB. » read more »

Increased Handset Choice Will Not Aid DVB-H Mobile TV Growth

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:53:54 +0000

Multiple Mobile TV Standards Fragmenting Global Opportunity

Strategy Analytics finds that a quagmire of regulatory delays is hampering Mobile TV spectrum availability in Europe, as described in its recent report, "Enabling Technologies: Entertainment At Heart Of OEMs Brand & Profit Strategies." These delays will only delay DVB-H adoption over the next two to three years.

"These regulatory delays, combined with the success of ISDB-T in Japan, the momentum of DMB services in Korea, the commitment of the two largest operators in the US to using MediaFLO, and the rising chorus of support for MBMS in 3GPP2 will create a much more fragmented mid-term for mobile TV adoption globally," states Chris Ambrosio, Director in the Wireless Practice at Strategy Analytics. » read more »

Let the Good times roll with Ojom’s The Big Lebowski Bowling game

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:52:23 +0000

Ojom GmbH, a creator and publisher of mobile games, has announced the launch of The Big Lebowski Bowling. Taking its title from the cult classic movie and featuring the ‘The Dude’ himself, Jeffrey Lebowski, this homage to ten-pin bowling gives mobile gamers the chance to test their bowling skills and take part in competitions.

Fans of bowling and aficionados of the movie will relish the challenge of taking on some of the game’s larger than life characters, in a series of 10 frame duels to win the tournament. Despite the backdrop to the film and the references to the nuances of the dude’s character this is still a straight game of bowling. So get ready to roll and build up steady score of double and triples to reach the magic 300 – a perfect game. Each shot has a power level for speed and precision, it also has a spin function that helps you avoid rolling into the gutter, a technique that makes you look really skilful too. » read more »

Hantro Paves the Way for Microsoft Silverlight in Mobile

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:50:50 +0000

Hantro, a market leader for wireless video IP, announces the support for Microsoft Silverlight. Recently announced Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for next generation rich media applications for the web. Silverlight video is based on Windows Media Video (WMV), Microsoft’s implementation of VC-1 video standard, and enables interactive video experiences even up to HD resolution.

“Microsoft Silverlight is an exciting new technology for the growing web video markets.” says Eero Kaikkonen, CEO of Hantro Products Oy. “Hantro has been shipping low power consumption hardware VC-1 video IP products to the leading wireless semiconductor vendors since early 2006. We’re pleased to say that many of our customers already have undoubtedly the best technology for enabling Silverlight in mobile devices.” » read more »

Atlantic Records UK Adopts ShoZu-Enabled Phones To Broaden Artist Reach, Providing Instant Mobile-to-Web Image Transfers

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:48:17 +0000

Warner Music International the First Music Major to Work with ShoZu in Europe

Atlantic Records UK, a division of Warner Music International, has announced that it is adopting ShoZu’s one-click handset-to-web video and photo uploading service to connect its artists and fans online. The agreement is the first in Europe and the latest in a series of ShoZu/record label partnerships that enables artists to easily post video clips and photos taken with camera phones onto their own websites, social network sites, and photo and video sharing communities such as YouTube.

Atlantic UK performers equipped with ShoZu-powered phones will now be able to create their own behind-the-scenes photos and video clips with the handset, add comments or captions, and immediately transmit the content to assorted web destinations with one click. » read more »

MobiTV and Intel® Collaborate to Offer Live TV to Notebook and Mobile Internet Device Users

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:47:13 +0000

Two Market Leaders Kick-Off First Phase of Agreement at IDF

MobiTV, Inc., a leader in mobile and broadband television and music services, has announced a cooperation agreement with Intel Corporation. The two companies have agreed to work together to optimize the personal computing version of the MobiTV® service for use on Intel® Centrino® processor technology notebooks, Ultra Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs) and Mobile Internet Devices (MID).

“We are pleased to announce this collaboration with Intel to deliver a live television service optimized for Intel Notebooks and the new category of Mobile Internet Devices,” said Ray DeRenzo, vice president of business development for MobiTV. “MobiTV and Intel will work with the OEMs to deliver a true out-of-the-box television experience.”

The MID is an exciting new category of devices offering consumers a unique mobile form factor, persistent Internet connectivity, and access to a rich and compelling set of personalized entertainment and productivity applications. » read more »

EMI Records teams with ShoZu for the next phase in mobile content delivery

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:46:14 +0000

EMI Records has announced an initiative to enable its artists to document and share their day-to-day activities with music fans directly from their camera phones through a partnership with ShoZu, a provider of mobile media exchange services. Artists equipped with ShoZu-enabled mobile phones will now be able to transfer photos and video clips from their handsets to a wide variety of web destinations with a click, giving fans a near-real-time window into performers’ lives.

ShoZu’s service provides an easy and compelling way for an artist to create bite-sized content and immediately upload it from the handset to his or her website or blog, Flickr, YouTube or other online channels. This effectively creates an artist-branded content feed that can help strengthen the connection between performer and fan base.

EMI artists who will participate in the programme include Air Traffic, Gisli and The Aliens. » read more »

Gameloft Teams Up with DreamWorks Animation SKG for Shrek the Third

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:28:26 +0000

Gameloft to Bring the Land of Far Far Away to Mobile Gamers Around the World

Gameloft®, a developer and publisher of mobile games, has announced a domestic and international licensing agreement with DreamWorks Animation SKG based on the animated feature film, Shrek the Third, in theatres May 18th.

The mobile game will closely follow the storyline of the film with appearances from all the main characters. Shrek the Third, the mobile game, is scheduled for release across 170 operators in over 75 countries, in conjunction with the movie.

“We are thrilled to partner with DreamWorks Animation to bring the imaginative world of Shrek the Third to mobile gamers worldwide,” said Michel Guillemot, president, Gameloft. “We look forward to collaborating with DreamWorks to capture the trademark humor and originality featured in the Shrek series in our products.”

"Gameloft's history of producing award-winning mobile games speaks for itself," said Rick Rekedal, head of U.S. Licensing, DreamWorks Consumer Products. "We are confident this license will deliver a truly enjoyable mobile game experience for Shrek fans and gamers alike."

Source: Gameloft