Dial-up drama.

• Position: TECHNOLOGY

One-minute "mobisodes" (mobile episodes) based on your favorite TV shows may soon be coming to the minuscule screen on your cell phone. Mobile video is already popular in South Korea, Japan, and Europe. And in the U.S., companies like Verizon, Cingular, and Sprint are already offering some video services. In January, a cell-phone series called 24: Conspiracy--based on the hit Fox series 24--premiered in England, where it cost about $19. Episodes were specially shot and edited for a tiny screen. Most images are close-ups of actors...