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Biography for Jason Ankeny

Jason Ankeny is the executive editor of FierceMobileContent and FierceDeveloper as well as a regular contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and the website All Music Guide. He previously served as senior editor of Telephony and its sister publication Wireless Review--additional credits include efforts for publications including Rolling Stone, Wax Poetics and No Depression along with liner notes for a number of album releases. He lives in Chicago and may be reached via email at jankeny@fiercemarkets.com.

Articles by Jason Ankeny

MobiTV turns on Mobi4BIZ

Mobile broadcast services provider MobiTV announced the launch of Mobi4BIZ, a video-centric application targeting prosumers and business professionals via vertically-customized products and services

Openwave debuts Passport, OpenMedia solutions

Software provider Openwave Systems announced a pair of new mobile web personalization services--Passport and OpenMedia--available via the firm's Integra service deployment platform. Openwave Passport

Thumbplay inks mobile content deal with Comcast

Mobile entertainment destination Thumbplay announced a partnership with Comcast to launch the Comcast.net Mobile entertainment library, enabling the cable giant's subscribers to download ringtones,

John Faith talks Myspace iPhone App

Social networking giant MySpace will launch its much-anticipated MySpace Music venture later this month, with the company also planning a mobile incarnation of the service, said MySpace Mobile GM

MediaFLO USA to expand to new handsets in Q4

Qualcomm's mobile broadcast unit MediaFLO USA will expand to two new handsets during the fourth quarter, announced SVP of programming and advertising Jonathan Barzilay during his appearance at

Mobile Entertainment Live! Insight on Advertising

Fewer than half of mobile media consumers presently view mobile ads, according to The Nielsen Company's VP of mobile media Kanishka Agarwal. Speaking at Tuesday's Mobile Entertainment Live! event,

Solving the mobile music malaise

While acknowledging the mobile subscriber population represents "the largest market the entertainment industry has ever had," Warner Music Group EVP of digital strategy and business development

Quattro, uLocate team for iPhone advertising

Mobile ad network Quattro Wireless announced an agreement with mobile location-based services publish uLocate Communications to introduce a location-centric ad service optimized for Apple's iPhone.

Alltel goes face-to-face with Avatars

Alltel Wireless announced the debut of Alltel Avatars, a 3D animated MMS greeting service enabling subscribers to create their own personalized greetings. Powered by multimedia platform provider

U!S!A! U!S!A!

How the U.S. closed the mobile innovation gap. Article