ESPN to Launch Mobile Phone Service in Sprint Deal
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Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N ESPN  sports television network is launching its own brand of mobile  telephone service in a deal with Sprint Corp. FON.N catering  to sports fans with news and game highlights on a  next-generation network, the companies said on Wednesday.
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Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled on Thursday a new service that allows mobile handset customers to buy and compare a wide range of products over their phone.
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LOS ANGELES  - In a first for the U.S.   market, the struggling Mobile ESPN network is offering live and   complete football games for viewing on cell phones.
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - Sprint Corp. said Wednesday  it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications  Inc. for about $36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier  with nearly 40 million subscribers.
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Mobile ESPN, a start-up cellphone   company backed by Walt Disney Co. DIS.N, will announce as   soon as Thursday that it is closing down operations, The Wall   Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Sprint has awarded a $3 billion contract to Motorola, Nortel and Lucent to upgrade its wireless network to handle high-speed Internet traffic over mobile phones and computers.
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Sprint Nextel has launched a new device and service that will improve cell phone coverage indoors.
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Sprint said on Tuesday it has entered into a distribution agreement with Disney subsidiary Buena Vista, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, and Universal to distribute a select group of generally family-friendly movies through a subscription-based on-demand service, for viewing over Sprint cell phones.
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Listen up sports fans, ESPN&#39;s about to bring its news, stats, scores, and video - to cell phones. The Disney-owned cable TV powerhouse has inked a deal with Sprint to launch the first ESPN-branded cell phone.
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NEW YORK -- The planned shutdown of the Mobile ESPN cell phone service marks the first major bust in a rush of specialized wireless ventures targeting niche audiences they contend are underserved by the Cingulars and Verizons of the world.
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LOS ANGELES  - Mobile ESPN is back on  the line. After hanging up its branded cellular phone package  in September, the Walt Disney Co. is re-entering the wireless  business with a pair of deals announced Thursday with Verizon  Wireless and MediaFlo USA.
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In a rare misstep for the  self-proclaimed "worldwide leader in sports," ESPN said  Thursday it would shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless telephone  service by year's end because the much-hyped venture couldn't  bring in enough subscribers.
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The Music Choice service will come as part of an overall Sprint Multimedia package that also includes access to headlines, sports and entertainment clips, picture mail and text messaging, for $25 per month.
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Mobile ESPN has decided to close down its cellular phone operations in favor of licensing its content to other carriers. Approximately 30,000 current customers will have service through Dec. 31.
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Sprint Nextel  is on track to  launch commercial services for its next-generation WiMax  high-speed wireless network at the end of April, Chief  Technology Officer Barry West said on Tuesday.
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Sprint Nextel Corp  is on track  to launch commercial services for its next-generation WiMax  high-speed wireless network at the end of April, Chief  Technology Officer Barry West said on Tuesday.
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As promised, ESPN will re-launch its mobile brand through a major carrier, signing a multi-year exclusive agreement with Verizon Wireless. The feature will be available to subscribers of the company's V CAST service.