Entertainment

Sony Pictures is letting consumers watch a trailer for its new “Jack and Jill” film, as well as pre-order the movie via their mobile device.

Ticketmaster is keeping event goers in the know with a new iPhone application that lets them browse and search for concerts and games in their area.

“Family Guy” fans can buy ringtones and wallpapers, as well as engage with the show’s characters via a new mobile application.

Sony Pictures is using mobile ads to drive awareness for its new film “The Vow” and let movie enthusiasts buy tickets via their mobile device.

AMC Theatres is adding all of its theaters in the United States to Fandango’s system to let consumers buy movie tickets across Fandango’s mobile services and Web site.

Universal Pictures teamed up with Fandango during Super Bowl XLVI to engage football fans with an interactive TV ad that also promoted Fandango’s popular mobile ticketing applications.

Fandango claims that 50 percent of its movie fans are using its mobile ticketing after rolling out the program last year.

Sony Pictures is letting consumers check showtimes and buy movie tickets for its new “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” film.

Movie rental merchant redbox has rolled out a gifting option in time for the holiday season that lets movie lovers gift DVD rentals to friends and family through the company’s Web site or SMS.

Twenty-two percent of Fandango’s sales for the “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1” movie came through mobile during opening weekend, setting a new mobile percentage record for the company.