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The nascent mobile TV market received a jolt last week as Verizon Wireless released more details of its forthcoming Vcast Mobile TV service, while potential competitor Modeo L.L.C. launched a …

So long, Cingular. The wireless carrier’s parent company announced that it will begin dismantling the Cingular Wireless L.L.C. brand next week with a series of broadcast TV and print ads …

RBC Capital Markets, a corporate investment bank, completed its acquisition of Daniels & Associates, L.P. today. The merged companies will now operate under the name RBC Daniels.Daniels & Associates is …

Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us …

WASHINGTON-Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced a bill aimed at increasing broadband access by unlocking unused TV spectrum-called white spaces-for Wi-Fi.“At a time when the U.S. is lagging behind much of …

WASHINGTON-Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) said he will introduce legislation to free up vacant broadcast spectrum, a move that could provide additional frequencies for Wi-Fi and WiMAX services.“Most of the time, …

WASHINGTON-Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) said he is drafting legislation to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from forcing technology standards on the communications industry.“The FCC seems to be under the belief …

As expected, Verizon Wireless announced in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas details of its planned mobile TV service, which will run on Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO mobile …

The good news for mobile marketing is that advertisers can target by location, demographic and create actionable responses. The bad news? More than three-quarters of Americans are annoyed just thinking …

SAN FRANCISCO-Telephia is teaming with place-shifting software developer Roundbox Inc. to deploy on-device measurement technology for wireless video and other mobile broadcast applications.The companies said they are building an interface …

WASHINGTON-While major stakeholders and lawmakers haggle over how the Federal Communications Commission should proceed on the stalled $79 billion AT&T Inc.-BellSouth deal, Clearwire Corp. is cleverly taking advantage of the …

Crown Castle International Corp.’s plan to launch its Modeo mobile TV networks in major U.S. markets took an apparent blow as Modeo’s President Michael Schueppert stepped down without any explanation …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry is quietly reassessing long-held resistance to a cell-broadcast technology that’s getting a serious look by the Department of Homeland Security and increasingly embraced in Europe, Asia and …

HOUSTON-The head of Crown Castle International Corp.’s mobile TV effort unexpectedly resigned, throwing a potential wrench into the company’s plans to build mobile TV networks in the nation’s top markets.Crown …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin told Congress he asked agency lawyers to determine whether fellow GOP Commissioner Robert McDowell can be ethically cleared to participate in the agency’s consideration …

TV Guide Mobile Entertainment Inc. and mobile broadcast software company Roundbox Inc. said they signed an exclusive agreement that calls for them to develop and co-market an Electronic Service Guide …

Consider video the wireless industry’s equivalent of Powerball. But nobody’s betting on the content providers.In these early days of well-heeled venture capitalists and hockey-stick projections, there is no shortage of …

SAN FRANCISCO-In September Sprint Nextel Corp. said it would help marketers target ads for its mobile Web pages by gender or region, for example. Now the nation’s wireless-service providers are …

Editor’s Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In …

LOS ANGELES—Forget about “Tokyo Drift,” the latest sequel to “The Fast and the Furious” movie franchise. Now there’s the Helio Drift, a souped-up handset from mobile virtual network operator Helio …

LONDON—Carriers looking to cash in on mobile video should take a cue from the television and film industries, according to a study from Informa Telecoms & Media. Wireless TV will …

The overwhelming majority of wireless users continue to view the phone simply as a platform for voice conversations. For a handful of aspiring filmmakers, though, it’s a potential ticket to …

Online Editor Mike Dano has been trying out various mobile TV services for the better part of two years now. We thought we’d let him rant for hedgehogging this week …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Telegent Systems Inc. will join the mobile TV bandwagon with a first-generation, single-chip solution for handset manufacturers in Asia. The fabless semiconductor firm-the company contracts out to manufacturers to produce …