7526 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>The company, which operates as Jamster in countries including the UK, is best known for bringing the Crazy Frog and Sweety the Chick characters to handsets and television advertisements.</p> <p> <em>"The joint venture combines Jamba and Fox Mobile Entertainment assets to form a leading global provider of mobile entertainment,"</em> News Corp said in a statement.</p> <p> <em>"Lucy Hood, who was formerly president of Fox Mobile Entertainment, will become the company's CEO effective immediately upon the close of the deal."</em> </p> <p>In September, News Corp announced it would pay $188m for a 51% stake in the company. But Jamba has previously faced criticism for locking customers in to unexpected mobile sales and for covering youth TV channels with repeat commercials.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>The company, which operates as Jamster in countries including the UK, is best known for bringing the Crazy Frog and Sweety the Chick characters to handsets and television advertisements.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"The joint venture combines Jamba and Fox Mobile Entertainment assets to form a leading global provider of mobile entertainment,"</Quote> News Corp said in a statement.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"Lucy Hood, who was formerly president of Fox Mobile Entertainment, will become the company's CEO effective immediately upon the close of the deal."</Quote> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>In September, News Corp announced it would pay $188m for a 51% stake in the company. But Jamba has previously faced criticism for locking customers in to unexpected mobile sales and for covering youth TV channels with repeat commercials.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-01-30T09:27:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <a href="http://www.newscorp.com"> <strong>News Corporation</strong> </a> <strong>says it will have secured a controlling stake in mobile ringtone and animation provider </strong> <a href="http://www.jamba.nl/"> <strong>Jamba</strong> </a> <strong>by tomorrow.</strong> </p> <p>The Rupert Murdoch empire has formed a joint venture with <a href="http://www.verisign.com">VeriSign</a>, which bought Jamba for $270m in 2004.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.newscorp.com" Window="New"> <Emphasis>News Corporation</Emphasis> </Link> <Emphasis>says it will have secured a controlling stake in mobile ringtone and animation provider </Emphasis> <Link URL="http://www.jamba.nl/" Window="New"> <Emphasis>Jamba</Emphasis> </Link> <Emphasis>by tomorrow.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The Rupert Murdoch empire has formed a joint venture with <Link URL="http://www.verisign.com" Window="New">VeriSign</Link>, which bought Jamba for $270m in 2004.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 768 <p>Econsultancy has published an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-advertising-networks-buyers-guide">Online Advertising Networks Buyer's Guide</a></strong> which contains an examination of this marketplace and profiles of 23 leading networks. We have also produced an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-advertising-survey">Online Advertising Survey</a></strong>, based on a survey of advertisers and agencies. For more stats and charts, see also our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/internet-advertising-statistics">Online Advertising Statistics compendium</a></strong>.</p> <p>Econsultancy has published an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-advertising-networks-buyers-guide">Online Advertising Networks Buyer's Guide</a></strong> which contains an examination of this marketplace and profiles of 23 leading networks. We have also produced an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-advertising-survey">Online Advertising Survey</a></strong>, based on a survey of advertisers and agencies. For more stats and charts, see also our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/internet-advertising-statistics">Online Advertising Statistics compendium</a></strong>.</p> 362566 Murdoch gets his hands on Crazy Frog false 2007-01-30T09:39:00+00:00 murdoch-gets-his-hands-on-crazy-frog 2009-04-28T22:42:15+01:00 2009-10-13T08:51:13+01:00 184