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    Microsoft launches video downloads for mobile devices

    Video content from FOX Sports, MSNBC.com and other sources will be distributed to Windows Mobile-based devices
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    Microsoft has launched MSN Video Downloads to provide daily television programming, including video content from FOX Sports, MSNBC.com and other sources for download to Windows Mobile-based devices, such as Portable Media Centers and select Smartphones and Pocket PCs.

    Since the launch of the Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Portable Media Center last fall, more than 20 new content partners, including CinemaNow, MSNBC.com, MSN Music, MTV Networks Music, Napster, SnapStream Media and TiVo have agreed to make video available online specifically formatted for Windows Mobile-based multimedia devices.

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