American Idol to air contestants video shows on cell phones, right after they air on TV

"American Idol" will launch a mobile venture simultaneous with the start of its sixth season on Jan. 16, reports Variety.

"Idol," long credited with opening up the text messaging market in this country, will begin making full video performances of the contestant's tracks available immediately after the show airs (for the U.S., that means after the last transmission in Hawaii).

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-- More text votes cast on American Idol than for any US president - “American Idol” has introduced millions of Americans to text messaging and, in doing so, created a new revenue model. Last year, 64 million votes were cast for favored contestants using Cingular cell phones, more votes than have been cast for any U.S. president ".

emily | 9:15 AM | TV on Cell Phones |
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