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Gone in 60 Seconds
Mobile-Phone TV Demands Quick Shows
By Yuki Noguchi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, January 30, 2005; Page A01
The scene veers abruptly from seduction to murder. In one of the shortest, smallest television premieres ever, a woman deftly snaps her lover's neck, then steals his identity to access secret government data.
The miniature version of the TV show "24" lasts just 60 seconds, and it unfolds on a two-inch cell phone screen.
The "mobisode" (short for mobile episode), adapted from the Fox series, makes its debut Tuesday as part of a new push by Verizon Wireless Communications Inc. to sell mobile-phone video service to subscribers for a fee of $15 a month.
Carriers have packed their phones wi...
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Mobile-Phone TV Demands Quick Shows
By Yuki Noguchi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, January 30, 2005; Page A01
The scene veers abruptly from seduction to murder. In one of the shortest, smallest television premieres ever, a woman deftly snaps her lover's neck, then steals his identity to access secret government data.
The miniature version of the TV show "24" lasts just 60 seconds, and it unfolds on a two-inch cell phone screen.
The "mobisode" (short for mobile episode), adapted from the Fox series, makes its debut Tuesday as part of a new push by Verizon Wireless Communications Inc. to sell mobile-phone video service to subscribers for a fee of $15 a month.
Carriers have packed their phones wi...
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