Leap Wireless International Inc. is bringing music to the masses, or at least those wireless consumers packing its Cricket devices.Despite the languid adoption of full-track mobile music download services, the no-contract carrier jumped into the mobile music field today with its Cricket Mobile Music...
NMS Communications Corp. subsidiary LiveWire Mobile is hoping to gain traction in a very slippery space: full-track mobile downloads.LiveWire, which was rolled out as a separate division in December, last week acquired Groove Mobile for $14.5 million - less than half the investment capital...
NMS Communications Corp. subsidiary LiveWire Mobile said it pocketed Groove Mobile for $14.5 million -- less than half the investment capital the startup had attracted in its six-year existence.LiveWire, which was rolled out as a separate division in December, targets carriers with personalization services...
SAN FRANCISCO-Direct-to-consumer is going directly, well, nowhere.Approaching mobile users directly has long been seen as the path to riches for outfits too small-or too edgy-for placement on carrier decks. But the U.S. market for off-deck mobile content is shackled by inadequate billing systems, onerous...
Groove Mobile is going directly to consumers with a new track from indie hip-hop artist Aceyalone. Users can send a message to a short code to receive a link enabling them to access the tune via the wireless Web. The song, "Can't Hold Back,"...
The worldwide mobile music market will more than double in the next few years, exploding from $13.7 billion this year to more than $32 billion by 2010, according to Gartner Inc.But splitting up all that cash won't be easy.While boilerplate agreements don't exist in...
In another move indicative of the music industry's increasing frailty, two of its largest players are trying some new twists: Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group last week announced a new format they're calling the "ringle."Each ringle will contain one ringtone bundled...
Mobile advertising startup Quattro Wireless pocketed $12.3 million in a second round of financing from Globespan Capital Partners and Highland Capital Partners.The Waltham, Mass.-based company said it will use the cash to launch GetMobile, a self-service wireless advertising platform for advertisers and publishers. Highland...
LONDON—Groove Mobile is hoping to take its wireless, full-track download service directly to European consumers. The mobile music technology developer said it will step up marketing and business development efforts in England, tapping Jason Binks as its new director of off-portal marketing. Binks’ resume...
DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. has quietly launched Sprint Nextel Corp.'s full-track music download service for Qwest wireless customers. The mobile virtual network operator is carrying the Sprint Music Store, which allows users to download songs to a mobile phone or PC for $2.50 per...
DENVER—Qwest Communications International Inc. has quietly launched Sprint Nextel Corp.’s full-track music download service for Qwest wireless customers. The mobile virtual network operator is carrying the Sprint Music Store, which allows users to download songs to a mobile phone or PC for $2.50...
ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music company Groove Mobile announced it closed $8.5 million in new venture funding. Egan-Managed Capital led the round, while Charles River Ventures, Kodiak Venture Partners and Star Ventures also participated. Groove has so far raised more than $20 million in funding. "Groove...
ANDOVER, Mass.—Mobile music company Groove Mobile announced it closed $8.5 million in new venture funding. Egan-Managed Capital led the round, while Charles River Ventures, Kodiak Venture Partners and Star Ventures also participated. Groove has so far raised more than $20 million in funding. "Groove...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson plans to offer ringtones and full-track downloads from music publisher EMI to European wireless users. The companies announced a deal to bring 12,000 ringtones and 200,000 full tunes to market through Ericsson's white-label mobile music portal. EMI's stable of artists includes...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson plans to offer ringtones and full-track downloads from music publisher EMI to European wireless users.The companies announced a deal to bring 12,000 ringtones and 200,000 full tunes to market through Ericsson's white-label mobile music portal. EMI's stable of artists includes Coldplay,...
TORONTO-Bell Canada launched a full-track music download service powered by Groove Mobile, which also enables a similar service recently launched by Sprint Nextel Corp. Bell Canada said consumers are charged $2.58 per song and that the service is available using the Samsung Electronics Co....
ANDOVER, Mass.-Groove Mobile music service is partnering with Telecom New Zealand to power the carrier's nationwide music service, the Telecom Music Store. Subscribers will be able to download songs from the mobile store via the Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. 9000 handset, which comes with...
TORONTO-Bell Canada launched a full track music download service powered by Groove Mobile, which also enables a similar service recently launched by Sprint Nextel Corp. Bell Canada said consumers are charged $2.58 per song and that the service is available using the Samsung Electronics...
ANDOVER, Mass.-Groove Mobile said it will launch a comprehensive, white-label mobile music suite for carriers looking to offer full-track downloads and other services.The mobile music service provider outlined the Complete Music Gateway, which will deliver personalized streaming radio, subscription-based services, peer-to-peer functionality and personalized...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. subscribers can access the ringtone from a new Foo Fighters single before the song hits radio airwaves. Cingular and Sony BMG announced the availability of a ringtone from "D.O.A.," which will be released to radio stations today. Subscribers can buy the...
Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to launch a full-track music download service by the holidays, an executive from the newly merged carrier said last week. The operator looks to be the first U.S. carrier to deploy full-track offerings, which have gained steady traction among wireless...
ANDOVER, Mass.-Groove Mobile announced a worldwide licensing deal with Beggars Group, which is a group of independent music labels.The deal allows Groove Mobile to provide immediate access to full-track downloads from Beggars' entire catalog to users' mobile phones.
ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music provider Groove Mobile announced plans to deliver a personalized music service to 14- to 24-year-old wireless users. The offering, which will launch in Europe this summer, will target young music fans and offer music choices based on user preferences, tastes and...
