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Snoop Dogg rolls out mobile campaign to drive album sales

March 9, 2010

Rap mogul Snoop Dogg is using the mobile channel to drive sales of his CDs, DVDs and ringtones, giving away free mobile video content and wallpapers and running a sweepstakes.


NBC Universal exec reveals tactics for driving mobile content sales

March 8, 2010

An NBC Universal executive discussed the company’s new mobile storefront and the tactics used to drive sales of mobile content related to its television properties.

NBC Universal launches mobile storefront selling TV-themed content

March 1, 2010

NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group has launched a mobile storefront that lets consumers buy content from their favorite NBC Universal television shows on their mobile phone.

Amazon expands reach with new Kindle BlackBerry app

February 19, 2010

BlackBerry users can now read their favorite books straight from their mobile device with Amazon’s new Kindle BlackBerry application.

Blockbuster aims for increased sales with mobile movie rentals

February 18, 2010

Blockbuster is letting select T-Mobile subscribers buy and watch the latest movie releases right from their mobile phones.

Ebook reader market to kindle a fire in US: Yankee Group

January 22, 2010

Yankee Group forecasts that the already hot United States ebook reader market is about to catch fire, sparking from $1.3 billion in revenue in 2010 to $2.5 billion by 2013.

WPP’s VML, DMC Worldwide partner on eReader commerce platform

January 15, 2010

DMC Worldwide has unveiled Copia, which it claims is the first social eReading experience to come to market.

Indonesian media giant taps Alcatel-Lucent for mobile content sales

January 14, 2010

Entertainment and media company PT Solegra Nusa Perdana has partnered with Alcatel-Lucent to launch a mobile gaming and music download service.

ShoppeSimple to add more privacy to mobile commerce

January 5, 2010

ShoppeSimple, a new service of RSSCheck, has launched a new mobile service to track deals and exclusive offers, while preserving the consumer’s privacy.

HarperCollins, Martha Stewart tap iAmplify for mobile content distribution

December 14, 2009

Photon and iAmplify have partnered to build a self-publishing platform for people and brands that want to make their premium audio and video content available on PCs and mobile devices.