wireless entertainment

How’s this for a blockbuster business plan: wireless streaming video combined with the day’s top news combined with naked women? At least that’s the scheme laid out between Internet and …

The wireless content business continues its rapid consolidation as two major U.S. players announced international acquisitions. The moves are the latest indication that wireless entertainment and application companies are no …

NEW YORK-What do rapper Snoop Dogg and homerun hitter Barry Bonds have in common? Both are going mobile. Under a new deal with wireless media company Zingy, Snoop Dogg will …

HELSINKI, Finland-Motion picture licensing continues to play a major role in the wireless gaming market as players scramble for the rights to upcoming blockbusters including “Spider-Man 2,” “I, Robot” and …

Following a spate of merger-and-acquisition news on the wireless content front, companies now are announcing further deals and offerings in the space. First, wireless entertainment publisher Mobile Scope said it …

The Simpsons. King of the Hill. The X-Files. Aliens. Predator. Ice Age. 24. The Rocky Horror Picture Show. “There’s a lot of stuff that can be used for wireless,” said …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Activity continues in the wireless content and application market, with Verizon Wireless, Twentieth Century Fox and others making new announcements. Verizon Wireless announced new Get It Now applications from …

NEW YORK-Music and TV fans will soon have new outlets for their tastes through a series of new announcements in the wireless space. First, Crisp Wireless announced a new music …

Music and TV fans will soon have new outlets for their tastes through a series of new announcements in the wireless space. First, Crisp Wireless announced a new music application …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless entertainment company Jamdat Mobile Inc. scored $11 million in its latest round of venture funding. Benchmark Capital, Apax Partners, Qualcomm Inc., Intel Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. participated …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-A new survey finds that the needs of wireless users are slowly diverging into various market segments, and that network operators and devices makers will have to segment their …

DENVER-The wireless content and gaming industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds, as new startups launch, new applications become available and new partnerships are formed. Indeed, such intense activity …

The wireless content and gaming industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds, as new startups launch, new applications become available and new partnerships are formed. Indeed, such intense activity …

Wireless operators in Europe and elsewhere have begun gearing up for potential problems associated with wireless porn, as U.K. telecom regulators field complaints from concerned parents-but the issue has not …

Moviso scored an exclusive, one-year licensing agreement in the United States to offer wireless content based on the highly touted summer movie “The Hulk.” The company launched a Web site …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and …

MIAMI-Nextones.com signed a distribution agreement with Wireless Entertainment Services Finland Ltd. to bring Playboy Playmates graphics to cell phones in the United States. Nextones.com said the initial portfolio will include …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Research and advisory firm Analysys predicted that downloadable wireless games will become so popular in Western Europe that in just three years they will replace ring tones as …

LOS ANGELES-Verizon Wireless and New Line Cinema announced they will partner to launch a range of promotions in conjunction with the movie studio’s highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings …

Record industry giant Sony Music Entertainment bought wireless entertainment company Run Tones, and will use the acquisition to create a new Mobile Products Group within Sony’s Music Digital Services division. …

NEW YORK-Sony Music Entertainment acquired wireless entertainment company Run Tones, and will use the acquisition to create a new Mobile Products Group within Sony’s Music Digital Services division. Sony’s move …

DENVER, United States-Santa’s helpers will be able to stuff stockings with a new gift this year-wireless data. U.K.-based wireless entertainment and publishing company Digital Bridges plans to sell packaged, prepaid …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Analyst predictions of a groundswell in wireless gaming seem to be coming true, with a variety of companies making gaming-related announcements. Perhaps the most important news comes from …

HELSINKI, Finland—In a deal that marks Playboy’s entry into the wireless market, the U.S.-based adult entertainment company, partnered with Finland’s Wireless Entertainment Services Finland (WES). Under the agreement, WES will …

HELSINKI, Finland—In a deal that marks Playboy’s entry into the wireless market, the U.S.-based adult entertainment company, partnered with Finland’s Wireless Entertainment Services Finland Ltd.. Under the agreement, WES will …