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• Report: Mobile Phone Inventories Will Increase As Sales Fall Next Year

  Content Next - 2008-12-16

  In case it was still unclear whether mobile phone sales will shrink next year, Reuters has published the results of a poll that shows analysts predicting that phone sales will fall at their fastest rate ever and unsold phones will begin piling up in stores. On average, Reuters said...

  Tags: Analyst, Cell Phone, Companies, Mobile, Motorola, Nokia, Nokia Corp., NYSE Euronext, Phone, Research & Metrics, Sales, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Samsung, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Sony Ericsson, Tricia Duryee

• Dada Entertainment Targets Impulse Buyers With Transactional Ad Banners

  Content Next - 2008-12-16

  Dada Entertainment, the joint venture between Italian content provider Dada and record label Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG, has launched what they're calling a "transactional" marketing campaign that allows consumers who click on their ads to purchase ringtones, tracks and other mobile content directly through banner ads. The ongoing...

  Tags: Advertisement, Mobile, Banner, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, Music Labels, SonyBMG, Entertainment, Mobile Music, Mobile Adv & Mktg, Dianne See Morrison, Sony Corp.

• BBC Adds Additional Phone Support For TV Catch-up Service iPlayer

  Content Next - 2008-12-11

  The BBC has launched a new portal for its TV catchup service iPlayer on mobile to support a wider range of mobile phones, including the Samsung Omnia and the Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) Xperia X1. Starting next week, the new portal, which includes live TV and radio...

  Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, On-demand, British Broadcasting Corp., Portals, TVs, Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Web Technology, Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Companies, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, Dianne See Morrison, Sony Corp.

• Warner Brothers To Distribute Films To Mobiles In Korea

  Content Next - 2008-12-01

  Warner Brothers has struck a deal with Korea's second largest carrier KTF to distribute the Hollywood studio's movies to mobile TV in Korea, reports Variety. The service called Warner Bros. Digital Distribution rolled out Wednesday with 150 recent movies and TV series. The news follows just weeks after Warner...

  Tags: Mobile, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Korea, TVs, Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Dianne See Morrison, SK Telecom Co., Sony Corp.

• Sony first-quarter profits slide 47.4 percent

  - 2008-07-28

  TOKYO AFP — Japan's Sony Corp. said Tuesday its net earnings almost halved in the fiscal first quarter from a year earlier and issued a profit warning as business conditions worsen. The electronics icon said it was hit by increasing price competition and losses at mobile telephone operator Sony...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, earnings, electronics, FINANCE, mobile, Sony Corp.

• Sony, NXP create new joint chip venture Moversa

  - 2007-11-14

  VIENNA AFP — Electronics giant Sony and Dutch semi-conductor company NXP said Wednesday they were creating a joint venture, with headquarters in Vienna, to allow payments and ticketing using mobile phones. The new company, Moversa, which will develop, produce and market a secure chip known as a Universal Secure...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, chip, HARDWARE, MARKETING, mobile, NETWORKING, payment, Semiconductors, Sony Corp., Vienna

• Spidey slings far-reaching web; Film's success highlights importance of broad promotional channels.(News)

  - 2007-05-14

  Byline: MATT KAPKO "Spider-Man 3'' hit box-office gold as it broke the U.S. and global opening weekend box office records upon release the first weekend of May. While much of the film industry sees the success as a welcome respite, and...

  Tags: carrier, mobile, Sony Corp., Web

• Strategy Analytics: Sony, Panasonic and Samsung Lead Race to Dominate the Connected Home; HP And Dell Falling Behind Rivals.

  - 2006-12-20

  M2 PRESSWIRE-20 December 2006-Strategy Analytics, Inc.: Strategy Analytics: Sony, Panasonic and Samsung Lead Race to Dominate the Connected Home; HP And Dell Falling Behind RivalsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20122006 Boston, MA - Sony, Panasonic and Samsung lead the wave of the...

  Tags: Connected Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., MARKETING, mobile, Panasonic, PC, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Strategy Analytics

• Sony, NXP, GSM Association push mobile payments.(News)

  - 2006-11-27

  Byline: PHIL CARSON Sony Corp. and NXP Semiconductors announced a joint venture to develop a secure chip that uses near-field communications for financial transactions. The goal is to produce a chip that can process different protocols...

  Tags: chip, GSM Association, mobile, network, payment, Sony Corp.

• Research and Markets: Read an Analysis of the Future of Home Audio and Can Sony and Apple Introduce a Mobile Music Service to Deliver a Superb, Integrated User Experience?

  - 2006-11-15

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31267) has announced the addition of The Digital Home: A New Dawn for Hi-Fi to their offering

  Tags: analysis, Apple Inc., mobile, Sony Corp.