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Fri 04 Apr 2007Irish mobile firm signs Malaysian dealsLittle-known Irish mobile technology firm Qtelmedia has signed deals with two of the main mobile networks in Malaysia to provide mobile television services, and is increasing revenues by 20-25 per cent a month, writes John Collins.Rather than simply selling software to the operators, Qtelmedia styles itself a "content network". It signs deals with content providers such as Fox Sports, English Premier League clubs and Malaysian television stations, converts the video into the correct format for hundreds of mobile phone models, and delivers them to the mobile operators' networks. It even controls the price paid by the customer and handles the billing.