Content & Mobile Marketing

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-iMedia International Inc. said it plans to begin distributing its digital content on next-generation wireless devices during the third quarter. The company said its wireless distribution plans include …

FREMONT, Calif.-Digital Fountain Inc., which supplies forward error correction technology, said the Third Generation Partnership Project has standardized its DF Raptor as a mandatory component of the Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service …

Japanese mobile content provider Cybird Co. will pay about $77 million for a majority stake in Canadian wireless publisher Airborne Entertainment Inc., the companies announced Tuesday. Cybird said it will …

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 …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia has inked a reseller agreement with Ubiquity software that calls for Nokia to offer Ubiquity’s SIP Application Server as part of its IP Multimedia Subsystem solution. Ubiquity’s SIP …

GLENDALE, Calif.-Warner Bros. Online said it has partnered with Tom Online Inc., a content aggregator, to market and distribute wireless and online content in China. The pair will launch an …

Seventy-five years after it sold the first car radio, Motorola Inc. wants to get back into your dashboard. The world’s No. 2 handset manufacturer is preparing to beta test iRadio, …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Intel Capital and Japanese TV production company Yoshimoto Kogyo are among those backing Bellrock Media Inc., a new company that will develop, produce and deliver content over mobile …

While cutting-edge technologies allow wireless subscribers to use their handsets as TVs, radios and camcorders, Carl Washburn would like users to see their phones as textbooks. The founder and chief …

Sprint Corp.’s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the portion of the carrier’s Web site aimed at business users included preliminary …

NEW YORK-Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. will power a streaming audio service for Sprint PCS subscribers, the companies said. The country’s No. 2 pay-radio service said it has agreed to make …

TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Wireless Inc. said it plans to expand its wireless content portal, www.CellChannel.com, to include prepaid and post-paid wireless service plans, handsets and accessories next month. Also, the company …

LOS ANGELES-Fox Sports Radio and mobile marketing company HipCricket have partnered to deliver an interactive wireless application based on Fox’s radio broadcasts. By texting to a short code, listeners can …

DENVER-Personal content applications account for a little more than one-third of user-initiated applications and activities on mobile phones, according to data from Merlin Mobile Media Corp. The personal content category …

Seventy-five years after it sold the first car radio, Motorola wants to get back into your dashboard. The world’s No. 2 handset manufacturer is preparing to beta test iRadio, a …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Intel Capital and Japanese TV production company Yoshimoto Kogyo are among those backing Bellrock Media Inc., a new company that will develop, produce and deliver content over mobile …

Telecommunications technology provider L.M. Ericsson will team with Napster to offer a digital music service to wireless carriers, the companies said Wednesday. The new offering, which will carry the Napster …

NEW YORK-Comverse announced its LifeLog product that stores mobile-oriented personal data on networks. LifeLog allows subscribers to upload, manage and share mobile content, including pictures, video clips, contacts and messages, …

LONDON-Spanish mobile entertainment company Enquire S.L. unveiled an off-portal search tool designed to allow consumers to browse mobile content and service outside carrier decks. The site, www.mooobl.com, directs users to …

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. will power a streaming audio service for Sprint PCS subscribers, the companies said Tuesday. The country’s No. 2 pay-radio service said it has agreed to make …

TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Wireless Inc. said it plans to expand its wireless content portal, www.CellChannel.com, to include prepaid and post-paid wireless service plans, handsets and accessories next month. Also, the company …

Sprint Corp.’s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the carrier Monday released preliminary coverage maps on the section of its Web …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Bango plc, a company that has developed technology to simplify mobile content, said it is seeking admission to trade on London’s Alternative Investment Market. The company said it …

CHICAGO-Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. said it has tapped VeriSign Inc. to provide content and messaging interoperability services for the carrier’s 1.6 million subscribers. VeriSign will offer its library of more …

SAN ANTONIO-Qualcomm Inc. acquired 10 patents covering a wireless broadcasting technology that allows operators to send bursts of content to select groups of subscribers. Terms of the acquisition were not …