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Vodafone in music deal with MySpace
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Posted 01 July 2008 @ 08:02 am GMT
Shares in Vodafone rose after the mobile operator announced a deal with News Corp's MySpace under which footage from Vodafone-sponsored music events will be made available to users of the social networking website.
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U.S. Congress roiled by Air Force tanker decisionThe new service, Vodafone Music Reporter, will be offered in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, and will also feature user-generated content, the telecoms group said in a statement.
"I guess content is what they want now to drive volumes over the 3G network," a trader said.
Vodafone shares were up 2.2 percent at 143.85 pence by 9:45 a.m..
Vodafone-sponsored music events include Germany's Music Unlimited Cologne festival.
(Reporting by Myles Nelligan; Editing by Quentin Bryar)
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