Jamba

Jamba Reorganizes Following News Corp. Takeover

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2008 - 10:16am.

Beverly Hills, Calif. - News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) on Monday announced a reorganization at Jamba, the mobile content firm it acquired full ownership of from VeriSign last week.

News Corp. Acquires Rest of Jamba From Verisign for $200M

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 7, 2008 - 7:52am.

New York - News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the rest of mobile entertainment firm Jamba from joint venture partner Verisign (NASD: VRSN) for about $200 million.

MySpace Unveils Music Joint Venture with Three Major Labels

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 3, 2008 - 7:38am.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace online social network on Thursday announced details of an anticipated new music service, a spin-off that will be a joint venture with major labels Universal Music, Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG and Warner Music (NYSE: WMG) owning minority stakes. The fourth major, EMI, is not party to the deal initially, but people involved in the negotiations told The New York Times it would probably join soon.

Jamba to Distribute DRM-free EMI Songs to Mobile Phones

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2008 - 1:42pm.

Barcelona - Mobile content distributor Jamba announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with major record label EMI, to offer DRM-free song downloads to mobile phones and PCs on all Jamba and Jamster-branded portals in Europe.

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Lucy Hood Resigns as Head of Fox Mobile Entertainment, Jamba

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2007 - 11:56am.

Beverly Hills, Calif. - Lucy Hood, the president of Fox Mobile Entertainment and CEO of mobile content firm Jamba, resigned from the company on Wednesday to "pursue more entrepreneurial ventures."

Mobile Entertainment Firm Jamba Debuts Simpsons-Themed "Yellow Plan"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 13, 2007 - 2:25pm.

Beverly Hills, Calif. - Mobile entertainment publisher Jamba on Friday announced the launch of "The Yellow Plan," a mobile content subscription service featuring a range of content based on Fox's "The Simpsons." For $9.99 per month, subscribers will gain access to Simpsons ringtones -- including the "Itchy and Scratchy" theme song -- as well as screensavers, wallpapers and other features. The plan will also allow them to play as Homer in Electronic Arts' "The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown" mobile game. Fox parent News Corp. paid $188 million for controlling interest in Jamba last September.

Chernin: News Corp. To Bring New Simpsons Shows Exclusively On Mobile

Authored by Jay Baage on September 13, 2006 - 9:59am.
CTIA 2006, Los Angeles - Homer Simpson is key to News Corp.’s strategy to conquer mobile entertainment, a market that is “one step away from exploding”, according to News Corp. COO Peter Chernin, in his keynote at CTIA IT and Wireless Expo in Los Angeles Convention Center this morning. Chernin also talked about the urgent need for media companies in general to better market and produce content for cell phones and how News Corp., in particular, will leverage the company’s two major new media acquisitions, MySpace and Jamba, to do this. In fact, Jamba will offer exclusive mobile content derived from the Simpsons.

News Corp. Pays $188 Million for Control of Mobile Firm Jamba

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 12, 2006 - 6:46pm.
Los Angeles - Media conglomerate News Corporation announced on Tuesday that it will pay $188 million for a controlling interest in VeriSign's mobile entertainment unit, Jamba, and combine it with Fox Mobile Entertainment. Lucy Hood, formerly president of Fox Mobile Entertainment, will become CEO of the joint venture, which will retain its Jamster brand in the U.S. and the Jamba brand worldwide. Founded in 2000, Jamba delivers mobile entertainment content including ringtones, music and video. The company will now power the MySpace Mobile store, and also distribute a mobile content subscription package for Fox's "The Simpsons," called the "Yellow Plan." "This is an important step in News Corp.'s strategy of becoming the world's leading digital media company," said News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin. "We're the most powerful media company on the web with Fox Interactive Media, our aggressive digital content deals have given consumers access to News Corp. programming on every conceivable platform."