Mobile music continued to dominate news out of the 3GSM World Conference Wednesday with two product launches.LogicaCMG unveiled a platform that allows users to identify, download and pay for music and other multimedia clips from their handsets. Subscribers can download samples of tunes to...
SEATTLE-Publisher Blue Frog Mobile is suing to protect its Bling.The wireless publisher said it has filed suit in U.S. Federal District Court to prevent French media company Lagardere North America Inc. from using "Bling Tones," which Lagardere has named its new mobile music division....
The overwhelming popularity of ringtones and ring backs has given birth to an unprecedented cottage industry: mobile music labels that deal directly with artists to create content for wireless phones. INgrooves became the latest entrant in the developing space last week. The digital record...
SAN FRANCISCO-Yet another mobile music label was launched Tuesday as digital record company INgrooves announced its effort to create music exclusively for wireless devices. INgrooves Mobile Music will produce custom ringtones and other content, distributing the tunes through mobile storefronts such as 9 Squared,...
ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music company Chaoticom unveiled a deal to distribute full-length audio tracks from EMI Music to mobile handsets through its European carrier partners.Under terms of the partnership, Chaoticom has access to 200,000 tracks in EMI's library and will make them available through four...
LONDON-Legal digital music downloads via the Internet and mobile phones exploded in 2004 even as illegal downloads continued to plague the recording industry, according to a study released Thursday. According to the report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), music fans...
From the consumer's point of view, 2005 is shaping up to be the year mobile music goes big-time. And nearly everyone in the wireless industry is scrambling to make sure they cash in. Industry observers predict this year may do for mobile music what...
In a move that drove up its shares 6 cents following the announcement, Global Signal Inc. said it plans to sell 2.9 million common shares. The company intends to acquire 233 communication sites in 13 states, such as Alabama, Michigan and New Hampshire, with...
Sprint PCS became the first U.S. carrier to offer streaming audio for mobile users last week, launching a radio-like service that delivers short video clips and six channels of streaming audio to subscribers via their handsets. Music Choice Today, which is available to the...
NEW YORK-Several popular music artists received an early Christmas present in the form of wireless content agreements as music continues its expansion into the wireless industry in the midst of declining CD sales. Dwango Wireless, a wireless entertainment and content provider, announced an exclusive...
NEW YORK-Recording-industry giants EMI and Sony BMG have teamed to fight illegal music swapping with the announcement last week of an agreement to address licensing issues for music on mobile phones, PCs and other digital platforms. The partnership teams EMI Music Publishing, the world's...
PARIS-Vodafone Group plc customers in some European markets have access to full-length songs from four major music labels through a deal announced last week. French digital music company Musiwave said it has secured mobile rights to full-length songs from EMI-Virgin, Sony, BMG and Warner....
SEATTLE-Loudeye Corp. expects to raise $25 million in a private placement of common stock, the digital media company announced Thursday.Loudeye, which powers mobile music identification applications and digital storefronts, said it will sell 16.8 million shares as well as warrants to purchase 5 million...
LONDON-Mobile music on demand (MMOD) services will be a $2 billion industry by 2009, but carriers will struggle to cash in on the market, according to a report from Strategy Analytics, Inc. The report indicates that while downloading songs via handsets may become a...
Vodafone Group plc customers in some European markets have access to full-length songs from four major music labels through a deal announced Tuesday.French digital music company Musiwave said it has secured mobile rights to full-length songs from EMI-Virgin, Sony, BMG and Warner. Currently, Vodafone's...
LONDON-Shazam Entertainment announced a partnership with The Link that calls for Shazam's mobile music recognition service to be made available at 300 of The Link's High Street stores in the United Kingdom. The partnership marks the launch of Shazam's first subscription-based product, said the...
LONDON-Shazam Entertainment announced a partnership with The Link that calls for Shazam's mobile music recognition service to be made available at 300 of The Link's High Street stores in the United Kingdom.The partnership marks the launch of Shazam's first subscription-based product, said the company.Shoppers...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson has been selected by MTN South Africa to supply a W-CDMA network. The value of the contract was not disclosed.MTN's 3G subscribers will be able to experience high-bandwidth services, such as video telephony, mobile music and TV, as well as wireless...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telefon AB Ericsson will team with Warner Music International to offer polyphonic ringtones, master tones and other mobile content from the label's artists, the companies announced Wednesday. Ericsson will deliver the content through M-USE, its mobile music service, in 28 European markets. Ringbacks,...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telefon AB Ericsson will team with Warner Music International to offer polyphonic ringtones, mastertones and other mobile content from the label's artists, the companies announced Wednesday. Ericsson will deliver the content through M-USE, its mobile music service, in 28 European markets. Ringbacks, logos...
When it comes to mobile music, few people have the perspective of Thomas Dolby Robertson. The singer/songwriter-turned-software developer used last week's MobileMusiCon to launch his latest offering, a Web-based software application for ringtone creators and wireless carriers. RetroFolio 1.0 allows music producers, copyright owners...
Carriers and content providers descended on Miami for the Mobile Music Conference last week, but at least one company was conspicuous by its absence. MusiKube, a New York-based mobile music marketing company, had reason to stay home: it is possibly being eyed by a...
WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA and Universal Music Group announced an exclusive mobile music deal that calls for the two companies to offer ringtones and voice greetings from rock group Sum 41.Virgin Mobile, in conjunction with UMG and The Island Def Jam Music Group, will...
SEATTLE-Dwango Wireless announced an exclusive Rolling Stone-branded mobile music and entertainment trivia game called Rolling Stone 20 Questions.The game tests users' pop culture knowledge with hundreds of questions each month. The application also includes a multiplayer option, an online leader board and a variety...
