December 16, 2005

Con Visual, Forecast to distribute Hollywood movie clips in Japan

German company Con Visual and Forecast Communications, a Japanese mobile content provider, have concluded an agreement to distribute video clips of Hollywood movie content, licensed by Con Visual, to the Japanese mobile phone market. [via Digital Media Asia]

"Users will now be able to download key scenes from the most successful movies of the last few decades to their mobile phones. The list of movies includes titles such as 'The Mummy Returns', 'American Pie', 'Apollo 13','Jurassic Park','Blues Brothers' and 'E. T.', among others.

According to the latest figures, Japan has over 38 million UMTS user, and the agreement targets these users."