Los Angeles - Amp'd Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator targeting a youth audience, said on Monday that it has signed deals with comedian Jack Black and Howard Gordon, executive producer of Fox's "24," to create original content for mobile phones, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Los Angeles - Virtual mobile network operator Amp'd Mobile announced on Tuesday that it has signed agreements with the NBA and CSTV to broadcast live pro and college basketball games to mobile phones.

New York - Viacom's MTV Networks announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with virtual mobile network operator Amp'd Mobile on an original made-for-mobile series that will be distributed exclusively on Amp'd. The two companies recently announced that an earlier made-for-mobile collaboration, "Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States," will cross over and also air on television. The companies did not provide additional details on the new original series.

Los Angeles - Amp'd Mobile, a virtual mobile network operator, said on Monday that it ended 2006 with over 100,000 subscribers, having added more than 70,000 new customers during the fourth quarter. The company said its average content and data revenue per user exceeds $30 per month. Amp'd users have now downloaded or streamed more than 2 million paid videos, 39% of which were Amp'd original content. Subscribers have also now streamed or downloaded more than 1 million songs, music videos, and radio streams.