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NEW YORK-Viacom’s MTV Networks division said it is expanding its mobile entertainment efforts with the launch of MTVN Mobile Media.MTVN Mobile Media will manage mobile partnerships and content distribution for …

NEW YORK-Jason Hirschhorn, MTV Network’s former digital guru, and Ben White, his deputy at MTV, have landed full-time at Sling Media. Their role is to take the company, which is …

Consider video the wireless industry’s equivalent of Powerball. But nobody’s betting on the content providers.In these early days of well-heeled venture capitalists and hockey-stick projections, there is no shortage of …

The overwhelming majority of wireless users continue to view the phone simply as a platform for voice conversations. For a handful of aspiring filmmakers, though, it’s a potential ticket to …

Flash Lite is finally here. Verizon Wireless last week became the first U.S. carrier to offer Adobe Systems Inc.’s wireless platform, introducing a stripped-down version of its popular Flash Player …

Mobile TV has captured the industry’s imagination. Wireless users can already watch music videos, check out sports clips and–with the right hardware–view full-length Hollywood blockbusters on their phones. And technology …

NEW YORK—Bango announced it has partnered with MTV Networks U.K. & Ireland to provide its browse-and-buy technology for MTV’s new WAP site. The MTV WAP site is designed to promote …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

NEW YORK—Bango said it has partnered with MTV Networks U.K. & Ireland to provide its browse and buy technology for MTV’s new WAP Web site. The MTV WAP site is …

The buzz surrounding mobile TV and full-track downloads grows increasingly deafening as the industry heads into next month’s CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in Los Angeles. But for now, …

NEW YORK—The Yankee Group once again pulled together a quality list of speakers for its Wireless Leadership Summit, including executives from Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless, …

CYPRESS, Calif.—Bandai America Inc. announced plans to release a mobile-phone version of its popular Tamagotchi virtual-pet game. Tamagotchi, first introduced 10 years ago as a handheld game, requires users to …

NEW YORK—MTV Networks said it is in no hurry to join the mobile virtual network operator ranks in the near term, and instead it is looking to continue supplying access …

CYPRESS, Calif.—Bandai America Inc. announced plans to release a mobile-phone version of its popular Tamagotchi virtual-pet game. Tamagotchi, first introduced 10 years ago as a handheld game, requires users to …

It wasn’t long ago that wireless operators had a simple business plan for content and applications: Ink a boilerplate revenue-share deal, put the stuff on the deck and hope users …

Amp’d Mobile Inc. has rounded out its service offering with a prepaid play that began selling last week, touting its new pay-as-you-go service as “the first and only pay-as-you-go 3G …

LOS ANGELES-Amp’d Mobile Inc. continued to rake in venture capital last week, raising $150 million in a third round of funding. New investors Tudor Investments, Intel Capital, Rho Ventures, Qualcomm …

LOS ANGELES – Amp’d Mobile Inc. continued to rake in venture capital this week, raising $150 million in a third round of funding. New investors Tudor Investments, Intel Capital, Rho …

LAS VEGAS—Listen to Van Toffler for a few minutes and you’ll begin to wonder if the M in MTV stands for mobile. “We’re really moving into the wireless space, and …

Amp’d Mobile Inc. is ramping up its reach, with new distribution plans and content aimed at furthering its ambition of “liberating the digital tribe,” in the words of Doug Dobie, …

Sling Media Inc. launched a software package allowing wireless subscribers to view TV broadcasts on Windows Mobile devices. The developer announced a beta version of the much-awaited offering, which sends …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Mobile game publisher Kayak Interactive has rebranded as Blaze after consolidating with European subsidiary Synergenix Interactive. The move follows the integration of Chasma Interactive Publishing, which Kayak acquired …

LOS ANGELES-Bunim-Murray Productions, which is often credited with starting the reality TV phenomenon with the MTV hit “The Real World” more than a decade ago, launched a spinoff focused on …

LOS ANGELES—Bunim-Murray Productions, which is often credited with starting the reality TV phenomenon with the MTV hit “The Real World” more than a decade ago, launched a spinoff focused on …

NEW YORK—Sprint Nextel Corp. added to its mobile video offerings with a new deal to add content from MTV Networks to its Sprint TV service. The carrier added four channels …