Nokia Teams Up With Warner Bros., EA

Nokia has teamed up with Warner Bros. and EA to make entertainment and games available on the mobile phone.

Sharon Khare|Sep 13, 2006, 16:15:00 IST

Cell phone maker Nokia will make video clips, ring tones and other entertainment from Warner Bros. available to millions of phones, according to a deal announced on Tuesday. The launch of the service will target subscribers in some European and Asian markets with entertainment from the Looney Tunes cartoon series, Batman and Superman, among others.

Nokia also announced that the largest video games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) will offer mobile games to current and next generation Nokia phones. "Collaboration ... will see EA become a major supplier of mobile games to millions of Nokia mobile device owners," the firms said in a joint statement. Customers will be able to download 7 EA titles, Tetris, Tetris Mania, The Sims 2, Doom, FIFA 06, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06 and FIFA Street 2 this holiday season, the companies said.

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