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BBC World Service has signed a deal with Nokia which will see three of the BBC’s radio news channels available on Nokia handsets.From today, BBC World Service, BBC World Service’s 24-hour rolling news channel and BBC Arabic will be on the newest Nokia mobile phone models as part of their preloaded internet radio application.Karl Kathuria,… Continue reading BBC World Service radio channels available on Nokia mobiles

News International has revamped its mobile sites for The Sun, The Times and the News of the World.Thesun.mobi will feature a new facility allowing users to access, rate and send The Sun stories, as well as more graphics.The site will also have a new focus on interactivity in its news, sports and showbiz sections –… Continue reading News International relaunches mobile sites

MySpace is rolling-out a new international video streaming service that will allow users to view content on their mobile phones.Mobile users will be able to watch all MySpace-hosted videos on a range of multimedia phone handsets, including the Nokia N95, Motorola Q9, Palm Centro and Blackberry Bold.The social networking site, which claims to be the… Continue reading MySpace launches new mobile video service

T-Mobile is to become the first mobile operator in the UK to offer free ad-funded games.Customers can access at least one new game per week by joining T-Mobile’s Game Club. The first free game available to consumers is Poker Million II, which is funded by advertisers including Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, from Paramount Pictures.In exchange… Continue reading T-Mobile to launch ad-funded mobile gaming

Yahoo! has signed a new deal to offer Virgin Mobile’s 4.4 million customers mobile search through its enhanced portal, in a move to increase its mobile presence in the UK.Virgin Mobile customers will now have access to Yahoo!’s oneSearch internet search service, news, music, video and games on the new Virgin Media portal.Yahoo! and Virgin… Continue reading Yahoo! and Virgin sign a mobile search deal

BBC controller of entertainment commissioning Elaine Bedell is set to join ITV as director of entertainment and comedy, replacing Paul Jackson.The appointment is part of a wider shake-up of ITV’s commissioning team, which also includes Michael Jeremy’s promotion to the new role of director of news, regional news and current affairs.Both new appointments will report… Continue reading BBC controller Bedell to join ITV

The mobile phone is the favoured digital device amongst 16-30 year olds, narrowly beating the computer into second place, according to a new study carried out by lifestyle research consultancy, Tuned In. The 1,000 person online survey scrutinised how young people are interacting with a range of digital media, with a key area of focus… Continue reading Mobile phones are the most popular digital device among young people

TV, Internet and Mobile usage in the US has continued to increase, according to Nielsen’s ‘A2/M2 Three Screen Report’. As of the third quarter this year, the average person in the US watched approximately 142 hours of TV in one month, while the average time a US home used a TV set during 2007-08 is… Continue reading TV usage in the US reaches an all-time high

Sky Mobile TV is set to become available to 3 UK customers as well as people on Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange networks.The service will be made available off-portal for the first time as Sky is set to host the mobile TV service outside of 3’s own portal.Customers will be able to access it via the… Continue reading Sky Mobile TV increases availability

From Q2 to Q3 2008, the number of Britons using mobile internet increased by 25% (from 5.8 to 7.3 million) compared to 3% for PC-based internet (34.3 to 35.3 million Britons), new research has found.The Nielsen Online research, Mobile Media View, examines how mobile internet is growing, the age of consumers using it and how… Continue reading Increase in Britons using mobile internet