Mobile ringtone provider and game publisher Dwango North America reported record revenues but a nearly $2.8 million loss for the third quarter of 2004.The company earned $545,000 during the period, more than doubling its revenues in the second quarter. Raising $3 million through a...
BRISTOL, Conn.-ESPN has teamed with BASS, the world's largest fishing organization, to offer a new mobile fishing game.Developed by Dwango North America, Bassmaster Legendary Lunkers features real-time weather conditions and a "cast and wait" system allowing players to cast a line and leave their...
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango Wireless has tapped M7 Networks, a wireless platform hosting company, to deliver short message service "wake-up" functionality to Dwango games.M7's SMS will alert gamers to developments, including initiating a chat session during a game or re-starting a multi-player...
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango Wireless has tapped M7 Networks, a wireless platform hosting company, to deliver short message service "wake-up" functionality to Dwango games.M7's SMS will alert gamers to developments, including initiating a chat session during a game or re-starting a multi-player...
Football fans can help choose NCAA All-America players and create NFL fantasy football teams via text messaging with two new wireless services.Cingular Wireless has teamed with ESPN and ABC Sports in encouraging mobile users to use short message service to vote for their picks...
On first sight, comedy quiz show "Psyche 101" and reality drama series "Hotel Franklin" appear to be part of a new fall TV lineup. Each episode of "Psyche 101" follows a couple on their first date, but the twist is that viewers get to...
ATLANTA-The U.S. wireless content industry continues to crackle with growing pains as Japanese gaming company Square Enix announced it will buy UIEvolution for a stunning $58 million in cash. The deal is the latest in a series of major mergers and acquisitions in the...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest.First, Walt Disney's wireless business announced an expanded deal with Verizon Wireless, with plans to add content from Disney's extreme sports site, ESPN.com, its...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest.First, Walt Disney's wireless business announced an expanded deal with Verizon Wireless, with plans to add content from Disney's extreme sports site, EXPN.com, its...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group announced the titles of its first Disney-, ABCNews.com- and Movies.com-branded applications developed for Qualcomm's BREW platform. WDIG also said it will expand its library of ESPN- and X Games branded BREW-based titles.WDIG's wireless applications include ABC News mobile...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said its subscribers will be able to vote on the NBA's Most Valuable Player using the carrier's text messaging services during the 2003 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.The exclusive offering is the first application from Verizon's new deal with ESPN and...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group signed a pair of content deals with Sprint PCS and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. allowing wireless customers to download ringtones, graphics, animation, games and family-oriented services to their handsets.The deal with Sprint PCS includes Disney, ESPN and EXPN...
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Wireless Inc. today said it will offer ESPN sports information to its customers through ESPN To Go.The service will allow Arch customers using Motorola Inc. devices to receive scores, statistics, late-breaking news and injury reports.
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Sports Ticker Enterprises L.P., ESPN Inc.'s real-time sports and news information service, announced it obtained a permanent injunction from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Derek Bowlin, Anthony Matyia and Liquid Internet over their use of the...
LAS VEGAS-L.M. Ericsson introduced the R280LX quad-mode wireless phone, which covers the 800 MHz Time Division Multiple Access, 800 MHz analog and 800 MHz packet data frequencies, and supports data speeds up to 19.2 kilobits per second for Internet access.The R280LX was designed for...
Sandwiched between ads meant to tempt consumers into buying everything from vitamins to sport utility vehicles, new TV ads from Nortel Networks are meant to attract anyone but consumers.The ads, which feature music from The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album, are directed at decision makers...
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it will be the exclusive provider of ESPN sports information to its paging subscribers, according to an agreement the two companies signed.Initially, PageNet subscribers will get general sports information updates and limited customization of categories, updated every five minutes. Eventually,...
InfoPower, a subsidiary of Motorola Inc., announced it has combined forces with Solo America and Metrocall Inc. to provide the ESPN To Go wireless sports information and paging service nationwide.The service will provide game information and score updates every five minutes from ESPN, resold...
The voices of young people are getting louder in the paging industry.Paging manufacturers and carriers have discovered just how "cool" teenagers and young adults think pagers are, and are beginning to pump money into products and marketing campaigns to make sure the market segment...
