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By Marguerite Reardon

Published: 17 November 2006 09:25 GMT

Sling Media has announced its first deal with a mobile phone carrier to offer subscribers access to home television on their mobile handsets using the Slingbox device.

Mobile operator 3 is to pre-install Sling's technology on its X-series devices, which includes the Nokia N73 and the Sony Ericsson W950i.

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SlingPlayer Mobile is software that allows users to watch their regular television line-up on their mobile handsets via their Slingbox device, which is connected to their TV set. The Slingbox is an increasingly popular set-top box that redirects cable and satellite feeds from a person's home to his or her laptop. The company first introduced the software, which initially worked on Windows Mobile smart phones, earlier this year.

This is the first agreement Sling Media has struck directly with a mobile operator. The SlingPlayer Mobile service will be exclusive to 3 customers who purchase both an X-Series handset and a Slingbox.

The service will be available to UK customers in December. The companies plan to expand the deal to the mobile carrier's other markets in early 2007.

The announcement comes as 3 signs up a slew of other partners for its mobile service.

Marguerite Reardon writes for CNET News.com

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