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]
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N.Y.Times,
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Nov 4, 2007
As Apple and its network partner O2 gear themselves up for the long awaited UK launch of the iPhone, Google is preparing a mobile strike of its own. The G-Phone is not a handset like the iPhone, but is an open software platform designed to give mobile handsets easier and faster access to Google services such as search and mail. As Google’s stock rises above $700 on the speculation, the expectation is that Google will come clean tomorrow with an announcement that is likely to revolutionise the entire mobile industry.
Codenamed ‘Android’ the new platform is expected to incorporate software from the Linux world and involve more than 30 of the biggest names in the mobile industry including NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Qualcomm, Broadcom, HTC, Intel, Samsung, Motorola, Sprint, and Texas Instruments.
With very deep pockets and backed by industry giants, Google certainly has the means to deliver a true mobile computer. Indeed Android could turn the industry on its head by moving away from subscription services towards ad paid free services.
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Intel,
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