MonkeyPocket launches HUGE radio advertisement campaign in Sweden. Together with MTG, the largest commercial radio network in Sweden we are running our MonkeyPocket radio ads 24/7, reaching close to 4 million Swedes per week.

With this campaign we should get a flying start for our brand new WAP-portal and experience massive Swedish traffic in a matter of days.

If you are familiar with the Swedish language or just would like to listen to MonkeyPockets first ever radio ads, feel free to download an MP3 version here:

MonkeyPocket - AA meeting
Monkeypocket - Bad Day

Cactus Mobile has now implemented the dedicated short code 72789 on all available networks in Sweden. Sweden is an important market to us. The social culture and language of Sweden is similar to Norway. In addition to being close to our home operation, the Swedish market is twice as big as our Norwegian home market. We support SMS, MMS and WAP billing in Sweden and are rolling out our premium mobile video services as well with connections to Telia, Tele2, 3 and Telenor (former Vodafone).

To support our Swedish operation we have connected a local Swedish end-user support telephone number to our international support platform. Our Swedish local end-user support hotline can be reach on: +46 8 403 09 922 (local presentation of the number would be: 08-403 09 922)

As part of our strategy to build a closer relation to our customers and provide an international presence Cactus mobile is proud to announce our new mobile entertainment web and wap portal; MonkeyPocket.

MonkeyPocket will be available on the domain mpocket.com
Our portal will enable our customers to view orders, connect with other users, browse our massive mobile entertainment library and access interactive web and wap services.

MonkeyPocket is being pre-released with our rollout in Sweden and of June. The complete international portal with all content and services included is expected to be ready late this fall.

Cactus Mobile Content Management is a new business unit enabling the Cactus Mobile Group to capitalize on its existing mobile content library. Read the CMCM press release available in PDF on this link.

Cactus mobile announces release of a new dedicated MobileTV channel; Bikini Cocktail. Licensed from XLR8 Mobile Inc, the BikiniCocktail concept will now become a mobileTV channel and each cocktail recipe will be available as Video On Demand with attached drink mixing instructions and shopping list.

Cactus mobile partners with Xtreme Video, the leading extreme sport video provider in Europe, to release several extreme sport MobileTV channels.
Cactus mobile is pleased to announce that the agreement signed secure rights to mobileTV and Video On Demand distribution in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and UK. We start of with 3 different MobileTV channels to test how the market reacts to this product and content. The intention is to offer a wide variety of channels broadcasting 24/7 providing you all kinds of exciting extreme sport content.

Cactus mobile takes a strong position in the MobileTV market. We believe that the mobile terminal is such a strong media that it can carry its own dedicated programming. Rather than watching your average TV channels on your phone Cactus mobile believes that MobileTV should consist of an ultra-wide spectrum of channels. The low cost of deploying a mobileTV channel combined with the unparallel distribution you get on the MobileTV media, we expect to see a wide variety of unique, dedicated MobilTV channels being released in the near future. As Cactus mobile is an end-user oriented provider of mobile entertainment we will contribute to this development by releasing our own MobileTV channels with partners and content we license for such usage. Several dedicated MobileTV channels are now on the drawing board staring with Extreme Sport.

Cactus mobile is pleased to announce that we are releasing our first mobile audio streaming product. As part of our strategy to attract a younger audience and invite parents to stimulate usage of our services we are releasing Norwegian folk fairytales as mobile audio books. Sit back and enjoy the Norwegian classics about trolls, beautiful royal weddings and half the kingdom on your mobile.

Cactus mobile announces its newest addition to the Cactus Stream Platform (CSP), the CMTVS. Utilizing the Cactus Mobile TV Scheduler software, we can create intriguing mobile TV programming with ease. We can create static, dynamic, and time based scheduling, expanding the wide gab between traditional TV and the new, interactive and user oriented MobileTV offering. “Ever tested Smart Playlist in iTunes? CMTVS is Smart Playlist for MobileTV, and our best friend when creating and updating our MobileTV channels” – Daniel R. Döderlein, CEO Cactus mobile.

Cactus mobile releases an updated company presentation. The presentation is available in PDF from this link. (3.1Mb).

Cactus mobile invites video content providers and copyright holders to take part in the Mobile TV and Mobile Video On Demand revolution. Cactus mobile is planning to launch several new Mobile Streaming products and for this we need content. For more info on how to profit from this new generation of mobile services, please download this PDF document (3.3Mb).

Cactus mobile, a pioneer in the mobile entertainment industry, is please to announce that we have delivered a successful pilot project for Mobile Video On Demand based on our newly developed mobile video platform CSP v1. (Cactus Stream Platform). Public testing was performed with pilot customers in Norway. CSP will be a cornerstone in our Mobile Streaming business, enabling us to deliver advanced mobile streaming products such as Video On Demand and in the future, MobilTV.