T-Mobile USA Inc. tapped Medio Systems to power mobile content searches on its t-zones portal.The carrier said Medio's technology "presents subscribers with the most relevant results" for content such as ringtones, ringback tones, local business listings and selected Web pages. The service uses a...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Nielsen Mobile continued its leisurely stroll into wireless, tapping Verizon Wireless to provide sales information regarding the carrier’s mobile music sales. Nielsen Mobile—a division of the longtime Internet and television tracking firm Nielsen Entertainment—said Verizon Wireless will provide weekly sales data of...
SEATTLE--The United Kingdom is on the cutting edge of mobile music, with 3 percent of British wireless consumers using their mobile phones as a music player, according to new figures from M:Metrics. The measurement firm found that British subscribers are leading five Western markets...
RealNetworks Inc. is buying itself a bigger space on the wireless entertainment playground with a $350 million acquisition of South Korean-based developer WiderThan Co. Ltd. The Seattle-based digital media company said it will spend $17.05 per share to acquire WiderThan, which provides ringback tones,...
And welcome to a special CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2006 edition of our column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry—especially at trade shows—so this column is a chance for us at RCR to...
RealNetworks Inc. is buying itself a bigger space on the wireless entertainment playground with a $350 million acquisition of South Korean-based developer WiderThan Co. Ltd. The Seattle-based digital media company said it will spend $17.05 per share to acquire WiderThan, which provides ringback tones,...
LOS ANGELES-Rhino Entertainment is targeting Generation X wireless users with content from classic children's television shows from the 1970s and `80s. The division of Warner Music Group unveiled Krofft Mobile, a suite of ringtones, ringback tones, video ringers and images based on programs from...
LOS ANGELES—Rhino Entertainment is targeting Generation X wireless users with content from classic children’s television shows from the 1970s and ‘80s. The division of Warner Music Group unveiled Krofft Mobile, a suite of ringtones, ringback tones, video ringers and images based on programs from...
Employers who want to avoid the awkward situation of firing employees face to face may want to follow the lead of the Blue Banana body piercing studio in Cardiff, Wales, which fired one if its employees recently via text message. The company said it...
Just when you thought mobile music personalization applications couldn't get any more disruptive, along come background tones. The latest-but surely not last-step in the evolution of such offerings, background tones play during entire conversations between mobile users. Subscribers can choose to assign songs for...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. finally joined the ringback-tone bandwagon, launching ringback music and voice clips from Warner Music Group artists. The carrier unveiled a catalog of 20-second ringback tones that can be used in place of the traditional "ring" a caller hears while waiting for...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. finally joined the ringback tone bandwagon, launching ringback music and voice clips from Warner Music Group artists. The carrier unveiled a catalog of 20-second ringback tones that can be used in place of the traditional "ring" a caller hears while waiting...
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 video from a cable box through an Ethernet cable to a handset running Windows...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Move over, "American Idol." Verizon Wireless is offering unsigned bands a shot at mobile stardom through a contest that will end up with the winner’s song being released via VCast, Verizon’s multimedia portal. The contest is a partnership between Verizon and the social...
BARCELONA, Spain-As the 3GSM World Congress conference kicks off, music-related announcements from the industry are humming right along. Here are some of the highlights: Motorola Inc. announced a deal to use Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media platform in a new series of music phones. The...
AndrewAndrew Corp. launched a compact tower-mounted amplifier for third-generation networks. The company said its OneBase Compact TMA product, at 1.5 liters, is the smallest and lightest tower-mounted amplifier available in the industry. The product complies with Antenna Interface Standards Group requirements. In addition, it...
DALLAS-Preferred Voice Inc. scored a carrier deal, announcing an agreement to deliver ringback tones for MetroPCS Communications Inc. The developer said it plans to provide its ringback delivery platform for MetroPCS, which offers wireless service in parts of Florida, California and Georgia. Preferred Voice...
Mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc. last week made its long-awaited and much-hyped soft launch. The carrier is offering a range of postpaid calling services, including an unlimited calling option and push-to-talk capabilities, as well as a trio of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO handsets....
LOS ANGELES-MTV Networks will invest $50 million in Amp'd Mobile Inc. and will work with the mobile virtual network operator to offer both repurposed and exclusive, made-for-mobile content from MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central. "When we began this company, partnering with MTV Networks was...
Product announcements streamed out of Boston during WiMAX World 2005, a show where the attendance increased from the hundreds in 2004 to the thousands in 2005. As the industry moves closer to developing a standard, traditional and upstart wireless equipment providers detailed their plans...
LONDON-Mobile music accounts for nearly 15 percent of the worldwide music market, generating $4.4 billion in revenue this year and nearly $6 billion in 2006, according to a study from U.K. consultant firm DhaliwalBrown. The report claims mobile music-including ringtones, ringback tones and full-track...
BOSTON-Product announcements are streaming out of Boston as the WiMAX World 2005 show gets underway. First up, Motorola Inc. is set to demonstrate the capabilities of its MOTOwi4 Canopy solutions. The product is based on Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem architecture and delivers Voice over...
LONDON-Mobile music accounts for nearly 15 percent of the worldwide music market, generating $4.4 billion in revenue this year and nearly $6 billion in 2006, according to a study from U.K. consultant firm DhaliwalBrown.The report claims mobile music-including ringtones, ringback tones and full-track downloads-is...
SAN FRANCISCO-L.M. Ericsson said it will distribute ringback tones from EMI Music's catalog of music as part of Ericsson's hosted ring-back tone service in the United States. The nonexclusive deal with EMI Music North America means Ericsson can offer U.S. carriers preapproved music from...
