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Nokia inks content deals with CNN, Sony Pictures
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(3 October 2007 12:30 pm)
MUMBAI: Finnish cellphone manufacturer Nokia
has inked content deals with seven major
media producers for streaming video on its
select range of Nokia N-series phones.
CNN
and Sony Pictures are amongst the list of
content producers who are part of the deal,
to provide high-end value added services (VAS)
to these phones.
"Consumer
desire to watch Internet videos on mobile
devices is growing all the time and we want
to help users discover and access the best
content in the simplest way possible,"
Harri Mannisto, director at Nokia's multimedia
unit.
India's
IBN news network, Jamba, RoofTopComedy,
ROK and Versaly Entertainment are also part
of the content deal. This deal is in addition
to the existing deals Nokia has signed to
stream internet video content from Google's
YouTube and Reuters.
