San Diego - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced on Monday that it has been selected by News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) Fox to provide the all of the equipment necessary to enable Fox to transition all its satellite program distribution to 100% high-definition delivery. The migration to Motorola technology, which will be deployed at the company's broadcast network, national cable channels, regional sports networks, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, will commence in the first quarter of 2009.

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued its report on its test of "white space" devices -- which could be used to deliver high-speed Internet access using portions of the broadcast spectrum -- which concludes that device prototypes have provided 'proof of concept,' helping spur FCC chairman Kevin Martin to publicly support the technology. It's now expected that the FCC will approve white space technology in some form when it votes on the issue on Nov. 4.

Redwood City, Calif. - Amobee Media Systems, a provider of mobile ad delivery technology, announced on Wednesday that it has raised an undisclosed sum of new funding, from investors including Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Cisco Systems (NASD: CSCO), Telefonica, Vodafone, Accel Partners, Globespan and Sequoia Capital.

Schaumberg, Ill. - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) on Tuesday introduced three new music-optimized handsets in its ROKR line: the EM30 'candybar,' which utilizes its ModeShift technology to switch keypad colors in music and phone modes; the EM28, a clamshell device with touch-sensitive keys; and the EM25, a slider phone with FM radio sharing capabilities. The EM30 is expected to launch first in Taiwan then in other markets throughout the quarter, while the EM28 and EM25 will be available later this quarter across international markets.

Santa Clara, Calif. - A consortium of consumer electronics and wireless technology developers -- including Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Samsung -- announced on Wednesday that they have partnered to jointly develop a new industry standard for wireless high-definition video. The WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface), a technology developed by Israel-based Amimon that includes a video-modem that operates in the 5GHz unlicensed band, will form the basis of the standard, which the companies hope to complete yet this year.

Schaumberg, Ill. - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced plans on Wednesday to split into two publicly-traded companies next year, one for its mobile device business and another for its broadband and mobility solutions. "Creating two industry-leading companies will provide improved flexibility, more tailored capital structures, and increased management focus - as well as more targeted investment opportunities for our shareholders," said Greg Brown, Motorola's president and CEO.

Tokyo - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has launched an investigation into potential patent infringements of Sony (NYSE: SNE) Blu-ray Disc players and the products of some 30 other companies, based on a complaint from a Columbia University professor, Reuters reported.

New York - Comcast (NASD: CMCSA), the nation's largest cable TV provider, will this week finally begin offering TiVo's (NASD: TIVO) digital video recorder interface to subscribers, initially in the Boston area, USA Today reports. The deployment is the first to utilize new Tru2way technology, which allows greater interoperability between consumer electronics and cable systems, and will feature TiVo's interface on Motorola-made set-top boxes. The offering will not include TiVo features like access to media on home computers, or transfer of recorded shows to laptops or mobile devices. Comcast told USA Today that it plans to roll out to additional markets later this year; its partnership with TiVo runs through 2014.

Singapore - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced on Monday that it will acquire Soundbuzz, a provider of online and mobile music services in Asia. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter, were not disclosed.

Horsham, Pa. - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) on Thursday introduced the Motorola Mobile TV DH01, a portable media player capable of receiving live and on-demand TV programming. The device is smaller than a paperback book, sports a 4.3-inch screen, and will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month.

Sunnyvale, Calif. -Wireless device giant Motorola said on Thursday that it will acquire Sunnyvale-based Modulus Video, a developer of MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) compression systems used in the delivery of video content.

Los Angeles - Napster has partnered with Motorola to offer its on-demand music subscription service across Motorola's entire line of phones that support such services. The companies will develop promotions for North America, the U.K. and Germany that include a free month of Napster To Go, and plan to explore offering bundled music at retail.