NEW YORK-Rapper 50 Cent signed with mobile-content company Zingy to provide ring tones, voicemail greetings and images featuring the recording artist. "It was a natural extension for us to partner with 50 Cent to build on that success with mobile voice and image content,"...
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 sell exclusive ring tones, ring-back tones and voicemail greetings to wireless users in the United...
NEW YORK-Ring-tone powerhouse Zingy announced a major expansion in its deal with recording company BMG. The company said it scored the licenses to BMG's master recordings, which means that Zingy will be able to sell ring tones that sound like actual BMG songs rather...
To Internet or not to Internet is the question.Some carriers have embraced the idea of selling wireless content over third-party Internet sites, while others have steadfastly rejected it. Content providers like Walt Disney Internet Group are clamoring for the technology in hopes that it...
NEW YORK-Action on the wireless Java front continues, with streaming media company HelloNetwork and wireless ring tones company Zingy announcing a unique partnership to allow mobile-phone users to upload videos to the Internet and then send them to their Java-capable mobile phones.Zingy said it...
NEW YORK-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a deal with mobile entertainment provider Zingy to supply polyphonic ringtones for Nextel customers using Motorola Inc.'s i95cl and i90c handsets.Zingy will offer hundreds of 16-cord Midi ringtone song titles, which the company said provide richer, fuller sounding compositions...
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.Meanwhile, wireless application publisher Moviso L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Net USA,...
NEW YORK-Wireless entertainment company Zingy announced it will offer ring tones through a new deal with Billboard magazine.Through the deal, music fans who visit Billboard.com will be able to buy ring tones from their favorite artists provided by Zingy. Further, full-page ads promoting Zingy...
NEW YORK-Tired of trying to find the right greeting card? How about firing off a quick mobile greeting, curtsey of musicians such as Nickel Creek, Nappy Roots, Angie Martinez, Keith Sweat, Mario, Trick Daddy and Trina.Mobile entertainment company Zingy is offering Voicecards featuring stars...
NEW YORK—Fans of Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep will get a sneak peak at the groups' new upcoming albums through a partnership between Loud Records and mobile entertainment portal Zingy.The singles "Hey Luv" and "Burn" from Mobb Deep's upcoming album are available now at...
