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15,000+ expected to converge at I.T. show

More than 15,000 people are expected to converge on Los Angeles as CTIA kicks off its Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show next week. RCR @ CTIAClick here for complete coverage of the CTIA Wireless I.T. show. Click here for the latest headlines from...

15,000+ expected to converge at I.T. show

More than 15,000 people are expected to converge on Los Angeles as CTIA kicks off its Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show next week. The show takes place Sept. 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. CTIA said it expects about 300 exhibitors to participate...

GoTV to bring Emmy’s to mobile

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-Wireless video provider GoTV Networks said it planned to broadcast made-for-mobile news coverage of Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards. The company plans to conduct red-carpet interviews with celebrities and offer reports from pre- and post-ceremony events and receptions. The content will be available...

GoTV to bring Emmy’s to mobile

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.—Wireless video provider GoTV Networks said it will broadcast made-for-mobile news coverage of Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards. The company plans to conduct red-carpet interviews with celebrities and offer reports from pre- and post-ceremony events and receptions. The content will be available throughout...

Indie music label upset by Sprint snub

SAN FRANCISCO—Independent music aggregator Digital Rights Agency lashed out at Sprint Nextel Corp., blasting the carrier’s full-track download service for its "failure to include independent record label catalogs." DRA said it sent a letter to Sprint Nextel Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee expressing its...

Verizon unveils music-download service

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless has unveiled its new music service, Vcast Music, which will offer consumers the ability to download full-length digital songs and transfer them between their handset and a Windows XP personal computer. The service is a collaboration between Verizon Wireless and Microsoft...

Hip-hop artists top Sprint Nextel’s music downloads

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and The Game have accounted for more than 2.5 million music downloads through Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Music Tones service, the carrier announced Wednesday.50 Cent set a record by reaching Platinum/Gold status, selling 1 million real tones from one...

Content Briefs

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. subscribers can access the ringtone from a new Foo Fighters single before the song hits radio airwaves. Cingular and Sony BMG announced the availability of a ringtone from "D.O.A.," which will be released to radio stations today. Subscribers can buy the...

Cingular to release early version of Foo Fighters ringtone

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. subscribers can access the ringtone from a new Foo Fighters single before the song hits radio airwaves, the carrier said Thursday.Cingular and Sony BMG announced the availability of a ringtone from "D.O.A.," which will be released to radio stations Monday. Subscribers...

Verizon Wireless completes nationwide ringback rollout

Verizon Wireless completed its nationwide rollout of ringback tones, launching service Thursday for users in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico, the carrier said Friday.U.S. carriers have been scrambling to deploy ringback tones, which allow a caller to hear music instead of a traditional ring...

Verizon expands ringbacks to New England

WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless continued to expand its ringback service, making the application available to users in New England. With the new service, subscribers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont can choose clips from more than 2,400 songs from Sony BMG...

Cingular offers ringtones of pre-released singles

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced a new music service that will offer ringtones of singles before the songs are released to the public. The carrier will offer ringtones in advance of, or in conjunction with, the radio debut of new tunes. Cingular Sounds has launched...

Cingular offers ringtones of pre-released singles

Cingular Wireless announced a new music service that will offer ringtones of singles before the songs are released to the public. The carrier will offer ringtones in advance of, or in conjunction with, the radio debut of new tunes. Cingular Sounds has launched with...

Sprint PCS adds music video ringers

NEW ORLEANS-Sprint PCS today added music video ringers to an impressive line-up of downloadable ringers available to Sprint PCS Vision customers. Sprint said it is the first U.S. carrier to offer music fans video ringers. The new ringers are available for $3 initially only...

EMI, Sony BMG partner to address licensing issues

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...

Verizon Wireless begins ringback service in Calif.

Verizon Wireless began offering ringbacks in some California markets, marking the first time a major U.S. carrier has offered the service. Ringbacks are clips of music callers hear instead of a traditional ring before the person being called answers the phone. Verizon subscribers must...

U.S. Cellular offers music content through Faith West

SAN FRANCISCO-Faith West Inc. will offer licensed tracks from labels including EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and RCA Label Group to U.S. Cellular, the mobile music company said.Through Faith West's Modtones DJ, wireless users can download full-fidelity ring tones from artists such as...