Palo Alto, Calif. - Video-sharing site Metacafe, which claims 28 million unique monthly visitors, on Wednesday announced partnerships with several mobile entertainment firms. The deals with Buongiorno, which counts 100 carrier partners in over 50 countries; mobile entertainment network Dyuna; and Mobile Streams will facilitate the distribution of Metacafe's content on mobile phones.

Miami - Buongiorno, an Italy-based mobile entertainment and marketing services firm, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired By-Cycle, a provider of mobile marketing and content services in South America, for $5.5 million.

Milan - Buongiorno, an Italy-based provider of digital marketing, advertising, mobile entertainment and other services, announced on Friday that it has formed a joint venture with Japanese general trading company Mitsui & Co., to jointly manage and further develop Buongiorno's digital marketing services in various countries.

Milan - European online and mobile entertainment distributor Buongiorno announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire London-based Flytxt, a provider of mobile marketing and advertising services, for about $5.4 million.

Milan, Italy - Buongiorno, an Italy-based digital music and entertainment distributor, announced on Friday that its Hong Kong unit, a joint venture with Mitsui & Co., has acquired eDongAsia, a provider of mobile entertainment in China. Under the deal, Buongiorno Hong Kong will acquire up to 80% of eDongAsia for about $2.7 million. Buongiorno will offer both business to business services for telecom companies and large media groups in China, as well as consumer services, under its Blinko brand.

Apple has elected Google CEO Eric Schmidt to its board of directors. Schmidt also sits on Google's board of directors and Princeton University's board of trustees.