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Verisign looking to sell its stake in Jamba

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Currently, mobile content firm Jamba is owned 49% by Verisign and 51% by News Corporation. However, it seems that could change soon, with Verisign having announced that it’s putting its Content and Messaging Services unit up for sale - which includes Jamba. The company says it’s had interest “in both parts and the whole” of the division, with News Corp being the most likely candidate to assume full control. However, that’s assuming it wants to…

Jamba to spend $100m on advertising this year

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Crazy Frog lives, and he’s got an even more bulging wallet than before! That’s the message coming from mobile content retailer Jamba, which has an advertising warchest of $100 million set aside for this year. The company’s focus continues to be skewed towards ringtones, contrary to doomy predictions of their decline. (more…)