Without admitting wrongdoing, seven mobile-content companies have settled a series of class-action lawsuits in a circuit court in Chicago.Flycell Inc., Glomobi, Mobilefunster Inc., Thumbplay Inc., WebAMG Holdings, Glispa L.L.C. and Motricity Inc. were accused of charging wireless subscribers for content without clear authorization. As...
Ntelos and Thumbplay reached an agreement that allows Ntelos Wireless customers to access Thumbplay's music offering. Thumbplay Music is a cloud-based music service that provides unlimited access to songs on iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices as well as on computers. The Thumbplay application...
Mobile entertainment company Thumbplay and Cellular South signed a deal that allows Cellular South customers to access the new cloud-based Thumbplay Music service. The service gives customers unlimited, on-demand access to a portfolio of songs directly from their handset and allows them to download...
Thumbplay Inc. bulked up its library off-deck goodies with a full-track mobile download service.The New York-based wireless content company launched a beta version of the offering, which delivers DRM-free tunes directly to MP3-enabled phones as well as PCs. The songs are available for $1...
Editor's Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/ Economic Downturn.The thought of pouring money into baby tech firms is likely to induce post-traumatic...
The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.Gizmoz: DoCoMo Capital Inc. led a $6.5 million Series B funding round into Gizmoz, a social expression and user-generated...
Mobile entertainment firm Thumbplay Inc. will bulk up its content portfolio thanks to a new pact with Sony BMG Music Entertainment.The New York-based, direct-to-consumer aggregator said it will add 7,000 goodies including ringtones, music videos, voice clips and mobile games from Sony BMG's stable...
Microsoft Corp. has jumped into the mobile advertising fray. MSN Mobile customers in the United States will begin seeing banner and text advertisements as soon as today.Microsoft said the ads will all conform to the Mobile Marketing Association's mobile advertising guidelines. Paramount Pictures and...
Thumbplay said it signed an exclusive deal for ringtones and other mobile content across the AOL network. AOL is integrating Thumbplay's content through AOL Music, AOL Games, the AIM instant-messaging service, Winamp and Spinner.Thumbplay said its content also is integrated on the new AOL...
Direct-to-consumer content provider Thumbplay Inc. expanded its music portfolio through a new pact with EMI Music.Thumbplay sells ringtones, games and text-based services from its online storefront through both a la carte and subscription models. The company said the deal includes content from EMI acts...
For mobile content players, these are either the best of times or the worst of times. Or, in some cases, both. Investment money continues to flow into wireless content and marketing. Thumbplay Inc., a direct-to-consumer aggregator, hauled in $10 million in a third round...
NEW YORK—Mobile content retailer Thumbplay Inc. added to its bank account with a new funding round and line of credit. The distributor of ringtones and other content hauled in $10 million in a third round of financing round led by Bain Capital Ventures and...
LOS ANGELES--Starwave Mobile announced new licensing deals and a move to sell content directly to consumers. Starwave Mobile gained licensing rights from Beyonce Inc. and Sony BMG to develop and publish a mobile game around the singer. Expected to launch in 2007, Starwave Mobile...
FORT WORTH, Texas—Teletouch Communications Inc. said it has chosen the law firm Masur & Associates L.L.C. to assist the company with its mobile content licensing efforts as well as with strategic business issues including potential partnerships and acquisitions. MasurLaw’s experience in the mobile content...
NEW YORK-Direct-to-consumer wireless content provider Thumbplay Inc. said it raised $7.5 million in second-round funding to go along with an undisclosed amount of first round funding. Thumbplay said it will use the new funds to expand its content business.SoftBank Capital led the latest round,...
Faced with increasingly crowded shelf space on carrier decks, content providers are gaining traction by marketing directly to U.S. consumers with Web-based storefronts of their own. And carriers are slowly warming to the idea. Off-portal marketing of ringtones, wallpapers and other "personalization" content has...
NEW YORK-ThumbPlay Inc. launched a mobile entertainment Web site designed to offer ringtones, images, games and other content directly to mobile users.The company unveiled an Internet storefront offering more than 6,000 pieces of content available in both pay-per-piece and subscription models. With the site,...
NEW YORK-Wireless entertainment publisher ThumbPlay Inc. issued a casting call for content providers looking to tap the U.S. market.The company said it is seeking partners from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa to supply ringtones, images and games through its recently launched Internet...
Mobile content provider ThumbPlay announced a new strip-poker-style game where players face off against a series of virtual female models who change clothes during the game.Popular in Europe, the Java-based networked game features a "cheat" button that allows players to buy garments from their...
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...
NEW YORK-The mobile entertainment field got a little more crowded Thursday with the launch of ThumbPlay, a venture capital-fueled content provider. Based in New York, ThumbPlay will offer ringtones, wallpaper, games and dating services. The company's first promotional effort includes a campaign encouraging fans...
