RA'ANANA, Israel-Two new deals on the content front reflect an increasing move toward consolidation. Telecom vendor Emblaze Ltd. said it plans to acquire Israeli software technology company Smart Content, and Bico Inc. has signed a letter of intent to purchase Vegas Wireless Entertainment. Terms...
SEATTLE-Mobile gamers continue to rely on carrier decks for their wireless entertainment even as off-deck businesses continue to gain traction, according to the latest figures from M:Metrics.The firm's most recent monthly survey found that 90 percent of wireless game consumers discover and purchase titles...
FORT LEE, N.J.-SkyZone Entertainment Inc. fattened its wallet with a $13.5 million investment from sister company SK C&C, the mobile entertainment publisher announced. SkyZone offers mobile Web portals, games and ringtones, and holds licenses for franchises including Duke Nukem, Rocky and Stargate SG-1. SK...
FORT LEE, N.J.-SkyZone Entertainment Inc. fattened its wallet with a $13.5 million investment from sister company SK C&C, the mobile entertainment publisher announced.SkyZone offers mobile Web portals, games and ringtones, and holds licenses for franchises including Duke Nukem, Rocky and Stargate SG-1. SK C&C...
It appears the roller-coaster ride isn't over for Jamdat Mobile Inc. The wireless entertainment publisher celebrated its first full year on the Nasdaq last week, announcing third-quarter revenue that more than doubled from the year-ago period. Jamdat credited successful European launches of Tetris and...
Eminem's publishing companies filed suit last week to stop the sale of ringtones they say are pirated from the hip-hop star's hit tunes. Michigan-based publishers Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated filed documents in U.S. District Court in Detroit against five third-party content providers...
LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it will work with ATI Technologies Inc. to develop three-dimensional wireless entertainment applications."3D games are an important part of the future of mobile gaming and by working with ATI, a leader in the 3D graphics space, we will continue...
SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell the innovative VX9800 from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. starting in October. The candybar-style phone flips open to reveal a tiny keyboard and features an MP3 player, support for removable memory cards and Bluetooth. It will sell for...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-MTV Networks International is teaming with VeriSign Inc.'s mobile content subsidiaries to study the international wireless entertainment market, the companies said Thursday. Jamster! and Jamba! will join the Viacom Inc.-owned network to study usage, mechanics and frequency of user downloads and streaming...
BURBANK, Calif.-Nickelodeon is teaming with wireless entertainment publisher FunMail to offer images of popular characters from the children's network.FunMail, which markets ringtones, animated ringers and peer-to-peer social applications, will create a channel for wireless images from "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Dora the Explorer," "The Fairly OddParents"...
Ever since Pong ushered video games into U.S. homes three decades ago, the video-game industry has leaned on a handful of blockbuster titles to open new gaming genres and drive sales of new platforms. Gamers got out from behind the console with Nintendo's GameBoy...
SALT LAKE CITY-Internet Protocol technology provider CoConnect Inc. will part with more than $200,000 in stock to acquire filmmaker and digital entertainment consultant firm Atcom Media Group, the companies announced Thursday.CoConnect, which provides VoIP and IPTV/video on demand, said it will develop Atcom's wireless...
PARIS-Game developer and publisher InfraWorlds snared $4.25 million in financing and set its sights on the U.S. wireless entertainment market with the acquisition of a California publisher, the company said Thursday.Existing investor Sofinnova Partners led the round, and U.S. firm Cross Atlantic Ventures also...
Users in the youth and young adult segment showed strong interest in using wireless entertainment and multimedia services, according to a new market research report by The Management Network Group Inc. The online study polled 1,000 people between the ages of 13 and 34...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Wireless users in the youth and young adult segment showed strong interest in using wireless entertainment and multimedia services, according to a new market research report by The Management Network Group Inc.The study polled 1,000 people between the ages of 13 and...
Shares of Jamdat Mobile Inc. soared Friday after the mobile content provider reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and offered bullish projections for the rest of the year. Jamdat, which develops and publishes mobile games and other content, netted $2.7 million, or 13 cents per share,...
LAS VEGAS-Lottery operator Win Win Gaming Inc. is entering the wireless arena, announcing its intent to acquire mobile entertainment publisher Pixiem Inc. Terms of the proposed deal were not disclosed.Win Win, which operates international lottery games, said it has signed a non-binding letter of...
MusiKube broke an almost year-long silence last week, resurfacing to launch a mobile music identification application that allows users to purchase ringtones directly over their handsets. With the service, called SongLink'd, a mobile user can play a tune directly into a phone and receive...
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...
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...
BEIJING-Chinese mobile Internet provider Tom Online agreed to buy Treasure Base Investments Ltd., a Chinese wireless entertainment company, for $66 million.The cash-only deal will expand Tom Online's distribution and promotion base by adding more than 60 television channels broadcasting to 100 million Chinese households...
NEW YORK-Warner Music Group will partner with wireless entertainment and marketing company Mobileway to incorporate wireless branding into its CD packaging. Five-digit short codes will be featured on WMG CD packages, album posters, artist Web sites and online banner ads, allowing consumers to directly...
Two years ago, the wireless gaming market in the United States comprised a few tiny start-ups selling a handful of black-and-white, text-based games. The wireless gaming market today is a multimillion-dollar industry with dozens of players and literally thousands of games.Consolidation is rampant. Earnings...
