Vodafone & Sony Pictures Mobile
offer new games
Charlie's Angels®: Full Throttle, Wheel of
Fortune and JEOPARDY!® among initial content offerings for
Vodafone live!
05 August 2003
Sony Pictures Mobile, a business unit of Sony Pictures
Digital Networks, and Vodafone, the world's largest mobile community,
today announces an agreement to bring new entertainment products
and services based on Sony Pictures Entertainment properties,
as well as original and third-party content, to Vodafone live!
customers worldwide.
Sony Pictures Mobile products will be available
to Vodafone's customers through the popular Vodafone live! consumer
service. Vodafone live! enables customers to use picture messaging,
download polyphonic ringtones and colour games, and browse branded
infotainment from integrated camera phones, through an easy to
use icon-driven menu.
"As a company, we are committed to providing
dynamic and personalised mobile entertainment experiences to consumers
anytime, anywhere," said Patrick Kennedy, Executive Vice
President Sony Pictures Digital Networks. "Our agreement
with Vodafone is one of the largest wireless programmes from Sony
Pictures Mobile to date, enabling Vodafone to offer our content
in at least 13 countries."
Guy Laurence, CEO at Vodafone Global Content Services,
said: "The agreement with Sony Pictures Mobile demonstrates
Vodafone's ability to bring the best available mobile entertainment
content to its customers, ensuring that Vodafone live! is the
home of mobile entertainment. Sony Pictures Mobile is a key partner
for our gaming and entertainment portfolio and this is the start
of an exciting, long-term relationship."
Initially available on Vodafone live! are games
based on the following Sony Pictures Entertainment Properties:
- Charlie's Angels®: Full Throttle
- JEOPARDY!®
- Q*bert
- Stuart Little 2: Air Adventure
- Wheel of Fortune
- XXX: Triple Threat
- S.W.A.T.
- PYRAMID
- Joker's Wild
The initial offerings are just the first of what is planned to
be a constant stream of entertainment services that will be made
available to Vodafone's customers, including audio and video clips,
interactive applications and games.
"We are looking forward to developing content based on current
and upcoming films and television programs, as well as original
entertainment and games," said Ron Geller, Senior Vice President
International Networks, Sony Pictures Digital Networks. "Vodafone
is a dynamic organisation and we are thrilled to be working with
them to bring consumers exciting and entertaining content."
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