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LOS ANGELES-Moviegoers with Bluetooth-enabled handsets can download movie trailers, ringtones and wallpapers at three Loews Theatres this summer. Twentieth Century Fox is providing kiosks at theaters in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco that will automatically send messages to …

Oslo, Norway -Mobile content company The Mobile Media Co. said it acquired Rubberduck Media Lab Ltd., a move that strengthens Mobile Media’s presence in the TV-to-mobile arena, the company said. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Rubberduck, based …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. unveiled the latest offerings under its agreement with Marvel International comics, launching a suite of content based on the feature film “Fantastic Four.” Carriers will pony up advertising dollars to push “Fantastic Four” content as well. …

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 last week. Cybird said it will acquire 85 percent of Airborne, a Montreal-based publisher whose …

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 acquire 85 percent of Airborne, a Montreal-based publisher whose branded …

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 offer feedback on programming and participate in surveys, quizzes and …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Glu Mobile Inc. announced the launch of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a mobile game based on the Twentieth Century Fox film due out this weekend. The title is the third offering under an exclusive deal between Fox and …

U.S. publisher Sorrent Inc. and its recently acquired European studio Macrospace used the opening night of the BREW Conference as a kind of coming-out party, rebranding as Glu Mobile. Sorrent, which acquired Macrospace in December, boasts a portfolio of licensed …

Twentieth Century Fox Television (TCFTV) unveiled a new division to create and distribute content exclusively for wireless devices. Fox Mobile Entertainment will expand on the network’s efforts to bring content from its TV shows to wireless devices. The network already …

LOS ANGELES-With mobile gaming looking to explode from niche to mass market, game-makers are targeting consumers with everything from casual poker games to arcade classics to high-tech 3-D first-person shooters. And it was all on display here at E3. The …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-SmartVideo Technologies Inc. inked a deal to offer made-for-mobile video content from Fun Little Movies, the companies announced Friday. SmartVideo, which offers a subscription-based mobile video service for Windows Mobile-based devices, said it will add the FLM channel …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-SmartVideo Technologies Inc. inked a deal to offer made-for-mobile video content from Fun Little Movies, the companies announced Friday. SmartVideo, which offers a subscription-based mobile video service for Windows Mobile-based devices, said it will add the FLM channel …

WASHINGTON-Mobile entertainment publisher Proteus Inc. will partner with Granada Media to offer wireless content from Fox Network programs. The companies will team on a short message service-based promotional campaign for Fox’s “Nanny 911” later this month, encouraging viewers to send …

LOS ANGELES-The wireless industry came out in force for the E3 video game convention, with a variety of gaming players making news. Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced it reached a deal with Id Software to bring the company’s popular computer game …

Venture capital continued to flood mobile gaming Tuesday as publisher Sorrent Inc. announced it raised $20 million in its latest round of funding. Granite Global Ventures led the Series D round, with current investors BA Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Mobile game publisher Kayak Interactive continued to add to its portfolio of titles Wednesday, acquiring New Hampshire-based developer Chasma Interactive Publishing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition includes two games slated for launch in coming …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Fox News Channel stepped into the wireless arena Tuesday with a deal to provide live news coverage for Sprint PCS Vision users. The carrier launched Fox News Channel Live, making the offering part of its $10-a-month Sprint TV …

Reston, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it will expanded its Spanish language “Nextel. Ya.” advertising campaign nationwide with a new commercial set to premier this evening on a handful of Hispanic television networks, including Univision, Telemundo, Galavision, Azteca TV, Fox Sports …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. will provide daily downloadable video content including news, sports and entertainment programming for Windows Mobile-based devices, the company announced. MSN Video Downloads will deliver a subscription-based mobile TV service featuring content from channels including FOX Sports, MTV …

Microsoft Corp. will provide daily downloadable video content including news, sports and entertainment programming for Windows Mobile-based devices, the company announced Wednesday. MSN Video Downloads will deliver a subscription-based mobile TV service featuring content from channels including FOX Sports, MTV …

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless said it will offer its V-Cast subscribers 26 original mobisodes of the hit TV show “The Simple Life: Interns” starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. The mobisodes will feature never-before-seen footage developed especially for V-Cast. Subscribers will …

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless said Monday it will offer its V-Cast subscribers 26 original mobisodes of the hit TV show “The Simple Life: Interns” starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. The mobisodes will feature never-before-seen footage developed especially for V-Cast. Subscribers …

CANNES, France-Mobile entertainment publisher Sorrent Inc. plans to announce an agreement to publish content based on noted urban fashion designer Marc Ecko. Sorrent will develop a suite of offerings based on Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, an Atari …

Verizon Wireless rolled out its consumer-focused high-speed data service last week with the launch of VCast, offering a slew of video-on-demand and gaming options to subscribers with compatible phones in 32 U.S. markets. To support the much-anticipated service, the second-largest …

Although only two teams will line up on the field Sunday for the grand culmination of the professional football season, multiple players will participate in Super Bowl XXXIX in one wireless capacity or another. Verizon Wireless upgraded cell sites and …