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Proteus Expands Mobile Content into Latin American with Fox

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2006 - 8:55am.
Washington - Mobile entertainment publisher Proteus said on Thursday that it has significantly expanded its distribution into the Latin American wireless market through a new partnership with Fox Latin American Channels. As part of the deal, the two companies have launched "MyFox," a new cell phone service initially offering such features as text messaging, games, ringtones and on-air polling.
tags: Fox | Mobile Content | Latin America | Expand | Proteus |

Current TV Expands Carriage Agreement with Comcast

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2006 - 11:45am.
San Francisco - Current TV, the network featuring user-generated content launched by partners including former Vice President Al Gore, announced on Monday that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider. Under the new deal, Current TV's availability on Comcast will increase from 500,000 to 8 million customers; with the expansion, the network's overall distribution will increase to 28 million homes.
tags: Comcast | Expand | Current TV | Carriage Agreement |

Verizon Adds Q Television to FiOS TV, Expands Roll-out Into Florida

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 3, 2006 - 6:42am.
Bedminster, N.J. - Verizon announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Q Television to offer the gay-focused network on its FiOS TV Internet-based TV service. This week, Verizon launched FiOS TV for residents of Manatee County, Florida, and was granted the rights to offer the service to the 735,000 residents of Hillsborough County. The FiOS TV service has also launched in parts of Texas, Virginia, New York and Massachusetts.
tags: Verizon | Roll-out | FiOS TV | Expand | Florida |

Real D Expands Digital 3D Cinema Roll-out Into Europe

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 2, 2006 - 7:13am.
Los Angeles - Real D, a developer of digital 3D cinema delivery technology, announced on Thursday that it has expanded its roll-out to include several theaters in the U.K. and Germany. Real D systems will be installed in several Odeon and Vue theaters in Great Britain, and with German theater owners Cinema Theatre and Cinecitta Multiplexkino. The theaters will first present Disney's "Chicken Little" digitally animated feature in Real D Cinema format. Los Angeles-based Real D has now installed 102 of its systems worldwide, and intends to install than 1,000 by 2007.
tags: Europe | Real D | 3D | Roll-out | Cinema | Expand |

Clear Channel Radio Hires Head of AOL Music to Expand Internet Strategy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2004 - 5:05am.
San Antonio, Texas -- Clear Channel Radio announced that it has hired Evan Harrison, the head of America Online's AOL Music division, to create complementary Internet radio sites for the company's over 1,100 owned or operated radio stations. The company currently offers streaming versions of about 200 of its local stations. "The number of people listening to radio online has grown fivefold over the past five years and it's time to step up our programming here," said Clear Channel Radio CEO John Hogan. Clear Channel plans to offer features like in-studio performances, custom music videos and artist interviews on its station websites.
tags: Internet | Radio | AOL | Expand | Musics |