Canada's Manitobans will get even more out of their cell phones now that MTS Allstream Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc., QuickPlay Media Inc. and Standard Interactive have developed two new mobile services, Streaming TV and Streaming Radio, for MTS Mobility subscribers.Powered by QuickPlay Media’s Personal Entertainment Server, the new Streaming TV service allows users to access TV clips in a variety of categories that include weather forecasts, sports highlights, comedy clips, movie trailers, horoscopes and much more. Clips start instantly when selected. With no need to wait for downloading time, the service provides quickly accessible entertainment and information. The new Streaming Radio service, launched in association with Standard Interactive., allows users to access more than 40 stations of digital-stereo, commercial-free music that is available 24 hours a day. This live on-demand, strictly music content is streamed in real time and also available through IcebergRadio.com, Standard Interactive’s streaming audio site.

Streaming Radio content is ideal for people on the move and includes genres such as: Ill Noiz (Urban/R&B), 2Kool4Radio (Alternative Indie), World Classical, Groove Jazz, 80s Hair Bands (Metal), Hit Country, Classic Country and more. The new features are now available on mobile through MTS Mobility, MTS Allstream’s wireless network, covering 97 per cent of the Manitoba population. The services are presently available on multimedia compatible devices that include Samsung a900, a920 and m500 devices. Subscription rates for both services at launch are $7 each month. Mobile Browser usage charges are separate.