CBS set to launch new mobile content

by Paul Miller posted Feb 27th 2006 at 11:00AM

All the cool kids are getting into the mobile content biz, and CBS is about to announce a few of their strategies, including short form videos for a small subscription cost. Currently on the table are 99 cents a month CBS News to Go and $3.99 Entertainment Tonight, with a mini soap opera soon to follow. Everything will be delivered in small digestible bits, with customisation options to select what type of news you'd like to receive and how often. CBS also has plans to offer the usual ringtones and wallpaper, along with a $6 a month service to interject sound effects like applause into your mobile conversation -- we can only hope and pray they're dead wrong about the market on this last one.

[Via MocoNews]

Filed under: Multimedia, Ringtones

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omoks @ Feb 27th 2006 12:08PM

Not bad! I just got my MDA with EDGE. Bring on the broadband mobile data. I'm ready!!

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Charles @ Feb 27th 2006 1:51PM

"Everything will be delivered in small digestible bits, with customisation options to select what type of news you'd like to receive"

What are your options, Real news or Fake news?

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E71 @ Feb 27th 2006 5:08PM

You mis-spelt customization, Paul.

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ZooVision @ Feb 27th 2006 9:06PM

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