Microsoft launches mobile video downloads

PC World | at | by Mike

Microsoft has launched a video download service that offers daily television programming, entertainment clips, and other digital content for viewing on Windows Mobile-based devices, it says.

The MSN Video Downloads service draws on content from Microsoft partners such as CinemaNow, MSNBC.com, and TiVo, allowing subscribers to watch video on their smart phones, Pocket PCs, and Portable Media Centers.

The service was previewed in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, showing how users can download specially formatted content to their PCs and then transfer it to devices running Windows Mobile software.