mobile entertainment

LONDON-Acta Wireless Ltd., an investment and advisory firm to wireless companies, appointed Paul Palmieri as a venture partner and leader of its mobile entertainment practice. Palmieri will be responsible for …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. unveiled the latest offerings under its agreement with Marvel International comics, launching a suite of content based on the feature film “Fantastic Four.” Carriers will pony …

COLOGNE, Germany—Forum Nokia PRO continued to expand this week, welcoming German content provider MEF Mobile Entertainment Factory GmbH to its ranks, the global developer community said Wednesday. Forum Nokia PRO, …

BOSTON-Wireless application developer Everypoint Inc. said it closed a Series A round of funding led by Prism Venture Partners and TD Capital Ventures. Financial details were not disclosed. Everypoint uses …

NEW YORK-ThumbPlay Inc. launched a mobile entertainment Web site designed to offer ringtones, images, games and other content directly to mobile users. The company unveiled an Internet storefront offering more …

LONDON-Spanish mobile entertainment company Enquire S.L. unveiled an off-portal search tool designed to allow consumers to browse mobile content and service outside carrier decks. The site, www.mooobl.com, directs users to …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Glu Mobile Inc. announced the launch of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a mobile game based on the Twentieth Century Fox film due out this weekend. The title is …

SAN DIEGO-Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc., which is set to launch a youth-oriented service using Verizon Wireless’ CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network later this year, selected M7 Networks to …

TOKYO-MTV Network will launch a subscription-based mobile entertainment service in Japan by the end of the month, the Viacom Inc. subsidiary said Thursday. Flux, which is expected to launch June …

Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc., which is set to launch a youth-oriented service using Verizon Wireless’ CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network later this year, selected M7 Networks to create …

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile entertainment revenues are expected to grow to more than $59 billion by 2009, driven by a rapid expansion in mobile content and sharp increases in 2.5- and …

Twentieth Century Fox Television (TCFTV) unveiled a new division to create and distribute content exclusively for wireless devices. Fox Mobile Entertainment will expand on the network’s efforts to bring content …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. launched a technology designed to simulate three-dimensional gaming on non-3-D handsets. The mobile entertainment and Internet search company unveiled the Virtual 3-D Simulator, which uses 3-D models …

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile entertainment revenues are expected to grow to more than $59 billion by 2009, driven by a rapid expansion in mobile content and sharp increases in 2.5- and …

Venture capital continued to flood mobile gaming Tuesday as publisher Sorrent Inc. announced it raised $20 million in its latest round of funding. Granite Global Ventures led the Series D …

LONDON-Emblaze Mobile, a handset design and manufacturing company, said it will be the exclusive provider of handsets for U.K. mobile virtual network operator ROK Mobile. Emblaze said it will work …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mobile entertainment publisher Mforma shook up its front office, naming former AOL Interactive Services head Jonathan Sacks as its new president and chief operating officer. Sacks’ resume includes stints …

Adobe Systems Inc. said it will acquire Macromedia in an all-stock transaction valued at around $3.4 billion. Macromedia sells a scaled-down version of its Flash player for mobile phones, technology …

LAS VEGAS-Lottery operator Win Win Gaming Inc. is entering the wireless arena, announcing its intent to acquire mobile entertainment publisher Pixiem Inc. Terms of the proposed deal were not disclosed. …

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Wireless revenues from sports-related applications will more than double this year, reaching $1.3 billion worldwide, according to a new report from Juniper Research. European users will continue to …

Around the world, people are quietly using high-tech to stay in touch with a higher power. While cutting-edge applications like mobile TV make headlines, simpler, religious-based offerings are gaining ground. …

LONDON-The backlash against proposed rates to license digital rights management technology continued this week, with a powerful group of wireless carriers threatening to abandon the open-standard system. The GSM Association …

The backlash against proposed rates to license digital rights management technology continued this week, with a powerful group of wireless carriers threatening to abandon the open-standard system. The GSM Association …

An association of mobile carriers and content firms joined the fight last week against a group of technology companies it said is looking to overcharge for anti-piracy software. The Mobile …

SAUDI ARABIA Nokia Corp. has signed an agreement with Aljawal, the GSM operator of Saudi Telecom Co., to supply the Nokia multimedia messaging service solution. Deliveries have already begun, and …