MOVIE CONTENT NOW AVAILABLE TO CLUB NOKIA.World-class movie content is now available to Nokia phone owners in Club Nokia, through a long-term, licensing agreement between Universal Studios Consumer Products Group and Starcut, Nokia's content aggregator An organization that combines information such as news, sports scores, weather forecasts and reference materials from various sources and makes it available to its customers. See customer aggregator. for mobile movie entertainment services. Currently available to Club Nokia members in 23 European countries and Australia, the service is accessible from http://www.club.nokia.com. During 2002, Universal's movie titles will also roll out across most Asia-Pacific countries and the US.Club Nokia members will be able to download display graphics, ringing tones ringing tone n (TEL) → tono de llamada ringing tone ring n (Brit) (Tel) → tonalité f d'appel ringing tone , text messages (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ), picture messages, multimedia messages (MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. ) and mobile games related to more than 100 of Universal's top film and television titles and franchises, including The Mummy mummy, dead human or animal body preserved by embalming or by unusual natural conditions. As a rule mummies are from ancient times. The word is of Arabic derivation and refers primarily to the burials found in Egypt, where the practice of mummification was perfected Returns, The Mummy, The Jurassic Park Trilogy A company founded in 1979 by Gene Amdahl to commercialize wafer scale integration and build supercomputers. It raised a quarter of a billion dollars, the largest startup funding in history, but could not create its 2.5" superchip. , Back to the Future and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Upcoming promotional film and television titles and access to Universal's vast library of film and television properties will provide consumers with a wide selection of compelling entertainment content for their Nokia mobile phones. "Starcut's service offers a unique opportunity for Universal and Nokia in the rapidly emerging premium wireless content marketplace," said Tim Rothwell, senior vice president, merchandising and marketing, Universal Studios Consumer Products Group. Kevin Campbell Kevin Campbell is the name of:
For Starcut the recently brokered deal between Nokia and Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is a major step forward in establishing itself as a high-end content aggregator for terminal-specific mobile entertainment services" said Juha Tiihonen, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Starcut. "As the contractual party for both partners, Starcut takes care of content design and implementation, facilitating the fusion of the best in mobile media and entertainment, and demonstrating its role as an adept bridge-builder between the worlds of mobile telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. and entertainment." "As the content consumption paradigm changes, with entertainment services going mobile, Nokia's collaboration with Universal Studios represents new opportunities for the film and mobile phone industries alike. This collaboration will also benefit operators who will be able to offer their customers branded content Branded Content, also known as Branded entertainment and Advertainment, is a relatively new form of advertising medium that blurs conventional distinctions between what constitutes advertising and what constitutes entertainment. ," said Ilkka Raiskinen, vice president of applications and services, Nokia Mobile Phones. "Through technological innovations such as multimedia messaging (MMS), the project offers users a broad range of copyright-protected content and services. As such, the agreement concords with Nokia's commitment to broaden and enrich the mobile experience through open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced ." Club Nokia is an online community and loyalty program for Nokia phone owners. Today it offers services to owners of Nokia mobile phones in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The Club Nokia web and WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. services can be accessed once the Nokia phone is registered with Club Nokia. In the near future, Club Nokia services will be available to Nokia phone owners globally. About Nokia Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges. About Universal Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is part of Universal Pictures Franchise Development, which is a division of Universal Pictures. Universal Studios (http://www.universalstudios.com) is part of CANAL +, the TV and Film division of Vivendi Universal, a global leader in media and communications. About Starcut Finnish-based Starcut is a premium entertainment content aggregator and mobile media publisher working closely with the globally known Hollywood entertainment brands. Starcut develops attractive movie and TV related mobile services based on Hollywood content. Starcut combines its experience, expertise and relationships in the entertainment and mobile industries to offer terminal-specific services to mobile phone users around the world. Starcut has premises in Helsinki and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . For more information, call 818-777-3188 or visit http://www.club.nokia.com or http://www.universalstudios.com. |
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