Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) said on Monday that it has signed deals with the Disney/ABC Television Group (NYSE: DIS) and ESPN, that will bring full-length episodes of shows from ABC Entertainment, ABC News and Disney Channel, as well as content from ESPN, to Verizon Wireless V CAST Video and Mobile Web customers. Subscribers to the $15 per month V CAST service now have access to episodes of "Ugly Betty," "Lost," "Hannah Montana" and "Nightline," among others.

Las Vegas - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has partnered with Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) to become the exclusive mobile search provider on the wireless network operator's phones, Reuters reported. Verizon, which Reuters noted will surpass AT&T as the nation's largest carrier once its Alltel acquisition closes, was also reportedly in talks with Google for the contract.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) admitted late Thursday that several of its employees broke company rules by accessing and viewing President-elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone account.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) on Wednesday announced a slew of content additions to its V CAST Video service, which costs $15 per month. The company added channels from 60Frames, Comedy Time, Discovery Communications, GoTV Networks, G4, The WB, Relix, Scripps Networks and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution.

Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) on Monday unveiled a "Music Without Limits" initiative, which includes the launch of a new DRM-free Rhapsody MP3 store and 100,000 album giveaway, full-song streaming and MP3 sales partnerships with iLike, MTV (NYSE: VIA) and Yahoo (NASD: YHOO), and an unlimited mobile subscription service deal with Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). The Rhapsody MP3 catalog will include more than 5 million songs from all four major labels, available both for purchase and as full-song samples (25 songs per person per month) -- a feature not available at Apple's iTunes Store.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Expanding on the band's existing extensive library of live recordings, Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Pearl Jam to distribute mobile "bootleg" recordings from the band's 12-city U.S. tour this summer.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to pay $28.1 million to acquire Alltel, the Arkansas-based telecommunication services provider. Alltel serves more than 13 million customers in 34 states, including 57 primarily rural markets that Verizon Wireless does not serve.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Monday that it will offer an exclusive "mobile underground remix" of "4 Minutes," the first single from Madonna's upcoming album "Hard Candy." The song, which is produced by Timbaland and features Justin Timberlake, will be available to U.S. Verizon customers and European Vodafone customers as a full-song download, ringtone and ringback tone. The album is slated for release on April 28.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) announced on Friday that the spectrum it paid $9.36 billion for in the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) recent 700 MHz auction is "a critical piece of its overall broadband strategy to take advantage of the enormous opportunity for growth in data services in the future."

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless announced on Friday that Viacom's MTV Tr3s and Disney's ESPN Radio have launched mobile TV channels exclusively for its V CAST Mobile TV service. The company also launched MySpace Mobile, and mobile sites for Viacom's MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and CMT for subscribers to its "Mobile Web 2.0" service.

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has raised a record $19.6 billion in its wireless spectrum auction, which closed on Tuesday, though winners of the prized airwaves aren't expected to be revealed for at least three weeks, the Associated Press reported.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) on Thursday announced that it acquired exclusive rights to distribute the mobile version of Activision's (NASD: ATVI) "Guitar Hero III," developed by Hands-On Mobile, to its subscribers. The game will cost $4.99 per month or $11.99 for unlimited use.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Qualcomm's (NASD: QCOM) MediaFLO USA to offer 24 full-length college football bowl games to its V CAST mobile TV service.

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Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that it will offer more than 70 live, ESPN-produced NBA basketball games on its V CAST Mobile TV service for mobile phones this season. The service will be powered by FLO TV, from Qualcomm's MediaFLO USA unit. The first games available on the service include tonight's match-ups between the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers, and Seattle Supersonics and Denver Nuggets.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Longtime digital holdouts Led Zeppelin's catalog will be made available in digital format for the first time on Nov. 13, coinciding with the release of "Mothership," a two-CD greatest hits collection.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday that it will make full-length episodes of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" available on its V CAST Video mobile TV service.