Jan 11, 2008
There are certain brand names synonymous with excellence in the mobile phone industry: Nokia, Ericsson, Vodafone, O2, Chicago Rush, .. wait a minute … Chicago Rush? Who? Never heard of them! Well Chicago Rush are just one of the new mobile phone service ‘operators’ that have sprung up on Sonopia.com, the branded mobile community.
With Sonopia, any person, organization, club or cause can offer their own branded mobile service and make money doing it!
- Offer customized phones and competitive calling plans
- Provide exclusive content right on the phone
- Earn $50 for every mobile subscriber you sign-up
- Get a percentage of your subscribers’ monthly cell phone payment - 5% of your users’ bills.
- All on the nation’s leading wireless network
And it is free!
www.sonopia.com

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Tags:
Cardinal Venture Capital,
Chicago Rush,
ComVentures,
Danir,
Ericsson,
Macromedia,
Microsoft,
Nokia,
O2,
Sevin Rosen Funds,
Sonopia,
Symbian,
Vodafone
Nov 25, 2007
ROK Entertainment Group, the UK-based mobile technologies, applications and entertainment development company has acquired a 51% controlling interest in Los Angeles-based Fun Little Movies (FLM) for a combination of cash to be paid in monthly installments through September 2009 and shares in the company. Under the terms of the agreement, ROK and FLM will jointly offer made-for-mobile content, such as comedy short films, to network operators worldwide.
FLM specializes in the development, production and distribution of original mobile-oriented comedy for global distribution. In its nomination for Best Video Producer at the 2007 ME Awards, Mobile Entertainment Magazine said FLM “pioneered the advertiser-funded concept” for mobile video.

FLM distribution deals include Sprint, Verizon and ATT, as well as several handset makers and overseas partners, from China and Japan to Europe, Africa and South America. ROK will be its primary distributor worldwide. [Read more]
Tags:
AIS,
ATT,
Avea,
CBS,
Comedy Central,
Ericsson,
Forbes,
Fun Little Movies,
HBO,
Hollywood Reporter,
L.A.Times,
MTV,
N.Y.Times,
Nokia,
Playboy TV,
Revver,
ROK Entertainment,
Showtime,
Sprint,
Telenor,
Variety,
Veoh,
Verizon,
Vodacom SA,
Wired