Twelve Major Broadcast Groups to Form Joint Venture to Develop National Mobile Content Service

LAS VEGAS, April 13 /PRNewswire/ — Belo Corp., Cox Media Group, E.W. Scripps Co., Fox, Gannett Broadcasting, Hearst Television Inc., ION Television, Media General Inc., Meredith Corp., NBC, Post-Newsweek Stations Inc. and Raycom Media today announced plans to form a standalone joint venture to develop a new national mobile content service. Utilizing existing broadcast spectrum, [...]

Fox unveils Bitbop, a 'Hulu-like' mobile TV app

Fox Mobile Group (FMG), announced the unveiling of Bitbop (www.bitbop.com) today at International CTIA Wireless 2010, a soon-to-be-available wireless subscription service that unlocks the smartphone’s potential as a full-service entertainment portal. Bitbop’s state-of-the-art platform allows people to view premium video content on their mobile device for the price of $9.99 a month. [...]