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mSpot Debuts Full-Length Streaming Movies to Mobile

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:58am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Mobile entertainment distributor mSpot on Wednesday launched mSpot Mobile Movies, a service that streams full-length movies to "dozens" of mobile phones from U.S. carriers. Consumers can charge the $4.99 rental fee to their credit cards, and then stream movies from partners including Paramount Studios and Universal Studios Home Entertainment to an iPhone or other supported device. Initial titles include "The Reader" and "The Fast and the Furious."

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MSpot Debuts Custom Ringtone Creation Feature

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2009 - 1:59pm.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Mobile music firm mSpot on Monday debuted its first direct-to-consumer website, mSpot.com, which features a tool that lets users edit, purchase and download custom ringtones. Currently available to Sprint and AT&T customers, the $2.99 service counts an available library of over 400,000 songs from EMI, Universal, Warner, Sony, INgrooves and IRIS.

AT&T Mobile TV Coming in May; Mobile Music Services Debut

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2008 - 12:54pm.

San Antonio, Texas - AT&T (NYSE: T) said on Thursday that it will launch its delayed mobile TV service with partner MediaFLO USA, a unit of Qualcomm (NASD: QCOM), in May. The service will initially support two handsets: the LG Vu and Samsung Access. Separately, AT&T launched two new mobile music applications, and said it will expand its Napster Mobile (NASD: NAPS) over-the-air downloads. The company now offers mSpot's Make-UR-Tones and Remix, which lets users create custom ringtones from their phones, and download songs from their PCs to their phones, respectively. AT&T also said its Napster Mobile service will be available to more than 12 million customers, beginning this summer.

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Island Def Jam Taps mSpot for Mobile Radio Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 11, 2007 - 12:17pm.

New York - Universal Music Group's Island Def Jam Music Group has announced plans to launch a mobile radio subscription service powered by mSpot. The IDJ Radio service will charge an as yet undisclosed monthly fee, and eventually be available through multiple carriers. The service will focus on contemporary hip-hop/R&B, old school/classics, Reggaeton/Latin hip-hop and special programming by featured Island Def Jam artists and artists on other labels, and also offer on-demand videos. Palo Alto, Calif.-based mSpot's mobile radio services already stream more than 100 channels of music, news, sports, finance, weather and talk radio to mobile phones in North America.

Clear Channel Adds 10 Stations to Mobile Radio Service mSpot

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2007 - 3:43pm.

Orlando, Fla. - Clear Channel Radio, the nation's largest radio station owner, said on Tuesday that it has placed music programming from 10 of its stations on mSpot, a mobile radio service for cell phones. Palo Alto, Calif.-based mSpot's mobile music, radio and movie service also distributes content from Disney, Universal Pictures, Marketwatch and Lionsgate, via carriers including Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Telus and Bell Mobility.

Sprint Launches Mobile Radio Service, Buy Two Get One Free Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2006 - 5:16pm.
Overland Park, Kan. - Wireless carrier Sprint on Thursday announced the launch of Sprint Radio, a service that will offer over 50 channels of streaming radio and video from partners including NPR, ESPN and Radio Disney.

Radio Disney Launches on Mobile Phones With mSpot

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 27, 2006 - 2:01pm.
Burbank, Calif. - Radio Disney, the company's terrestrial, satellite and online radio station for kids and families, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with mSpot to launch a mobile phone version of the channel.

CBS Radio, MSpot to Stream Stations to Sprint Mobile Phones

Authored by dmw on May 1, 2006 - 7:08pm.
New York - CBS Radio announced on Monday that it partnered with mobile entertainment distributor mSpot to make three of its sports stations available to Sprint wireless subscribers. Mobile streaming of CBS Radio's WFAN-AM (New York), WSCR-AM (Chicago) and WIP-AM (Philadelphia) will now be accessible through mSpot Sports.

Sprint, MSpot Offer First Full-Length Movies Streamed to Cell Phones

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 12, 2005 - 3:56am.
Overland Park, Kan. - Sprint on Monday launched a service that lets subscribers stream full-length movies on their cell phones. The company partnered with Palo Alto, Calif.-based MSpot to launch MSpot Movies, which for $6.95 per month will give subscribers mobile TV access to movies in seven genres, including "Short Circuit" and "Night of the Living Dead." The MSpot Movies will be streamed in individual chapters lasting five minutes each, with seven new films to be added each week. In addition to movies, the service will also offer TV shows like "Conan the Adventurer," and live concert performance videos from The Roots and My Chemical Romance. Sprint also offers its subscribers MSpot's mobile radio and music services.