Black - and proud

Amp'd Mobile has announced development deals with actor/musician Jack Black and 24's executive producer Howard Gordon, among others, to produce original content for the mobile entertainment carrier in 2007 and allow the audience to vote on what should get canceled, writes Reuters.

Amp'd Senior VP Seth Cummings said he envisions building the next-generation HBO - and hired Black along with partners Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab to develop a series of comedy shorts this year to come closer to that goal.

Gordon will bring his Icebox Internet to Amp'd with Paranormal News, a show about mysterious sightings, and will also develop original content with the help of producers Rob LaZebnik (The Simpsons) and Jon Collier (King of the Hill, Monk).

Donick Cary, creator of Amp'd original animated series Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States just made the jump from mobile to TV via Comedy Central this summer, and he is slated to work on another Amp'd original, Lil' Hollywood, featuring Carson Daly.