mobile entertainment

CHANTILLY, Va.-Newly merged mobile messaging company Mobileway-InphoMatch has teamed with Mobile Entertainment Europe, a mobile entertainment provider in Canada and Europe in an effort to bring mobile entertainment to the …

LONDON-The GSM Association said it is opening its 2005 awards for nominations this week. The awards are open to all industry players that offer content, products or services that run …

Mobile entertainment provider Dwango North America has raised $3 million in institutional funding from Weiss, Peck & Greer Investments. The announcement comes on the heels of an earlier round that …

PLANO, Texas-E-Mobile Information Technologies acquired mobile entertainment provider CHL Technologies, the companies announced. The acquisition was necessary for CHL to go public, according to a company spokesman. CHL, which will …

LONDON-British mobile entertainment provider Digital Bridges will continue to partner with U.S. gaming company EA Sports to bring console video games to handsets. The announcement continues a relationship that has …

DENVER-U.K. mobile entertainment company Monstermob Group acquired Denver-based content provider 9 Squared Inc., the companies announced Tuesday. Monstermob paid $2.95 million in cash for 9 Squared and will hand over …

SEATTLE-Mobile entertainment provider Dwango North America has raised $3 million in institutional funding from Weiss, Peck & Greer Investments, the company announced Tuesday. The announcement comes on the heels of …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Two U.S. content companies made European purchases. Mforma Group Inc.’s spending spree continued as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck. A 3-year-old creator of console …

Two U.S. content companies made European purchases Thursday. Mforma Group Inc.’s spending spree continued Thursday as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck. A 3-year-old creator of …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-With the Summer Games in Athens drawing to a close this weekend, Mforma Group Inc. and Verizon Wireless have teamed to launch a mobile track-and-field game. Track & …

Purse strings are loosening for wireless companies as the industry relaxes the tight fists of the past few years. In spite of the risks, venture-capital companies say wireless is a …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Flush from two recent successful rounds of funding, Mforma Group Inc. has acquired FingerTwitch, Inc., a San Francisco-based company that adapts games and other applications for wireless use. The …

BOSTON-Mobile entertainment publisher Chasma Inc. announced a deal to bring wares from online game developer Slingo to mobile devices. The first mobile Slingo games, Slingo Millennium and 5 Card Slingo, …

Flush from two recent successful rounds of funding, Mforma Group Inc. has acquired FingerTwitch, Inc., a San Francisco-based company that adapts games and other applications for wireless use. The mobile …

Mobile-game publisher In-Fusio raised $27 million in its latest round of financing. U.S.-based venture-capital firm Insight Venture Partners led the funding round, joining existing investors Banexi Ventures, Partech International, BPSA …

ORLANDO, Fla.-ClearSky Mobile Media, Inc. has brought the race for the Oval Office to wireless handsets. The mobile entertainment company has launched politically themed content, including ringtones that feature the …

The wireless industry enjoyed a flood of investment news last week. Among the announcements: c Wireless broadband provider TeraGo Networks Inc. garnered $6.4 million in financing, bringing total investments in …

This week’s flurry of investment activity continued Thursday, as several companies reported successful funding rounds. Some notables among Thursday’s announcements include: Sorrent raised $20 million in Series C financing led …

It’s already been a hectic week for investment in the wireless arena, with several companies scoring millions of dollars in venture-capital funding. Some of the more significant announcements since Monday: …

LOS ANGELES-Ring-tone company Xingtone Inc. announced it scored a first round of institutional financing from Siemens Mobile Acceleration. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “This investment is a significant …

SK USA Inc., a division of South Korea’s technology conglomerate SK Group, announced the introduction of a new company that will focus specifically on the wireless content and entertainment marketplace. …

The wireless content business continues its rapid consolidation as two major U.S. players announced international acquisitions. The moves are the latest indication that wireless entertainment and application companies are no …

The wireless content business continues its rapid consolidation as two major U.S. players announced international acquisitions. The moves are the latest indication that wireless entertainment and application companies are no …

New research shows the wireless data and entertainment industry is neglecting its most willing market segments: women and young adults. “Females and young consumers have a significantly higher propensity to …

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. said it scored a deal with Major League Baseball to offer ball club logos to mobile-phone users. The deal will allow users to personalize their phones with …