MobiTV Awards

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MOBITV NAMED MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT TRAILBLAZER BY CNET NETWORKS GAMES & ENTERTAINMENT IN THIRD ANNUAL MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT AWARD CEREMONY

Category Pioneer, Recognized for Outstanding Innovation

 

SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2006 – At CTIA WIRELESS 2006, MobiTV was awarded a Mobi award as a Mobile Entertainment Trailblazer. The company pioneered TV on mobile phones and announced at the show that it had reached one million subscribers worldwide. CNET Networks Games & Entertainment, which includes GameSpot, MP3.com, and TV.com.

The Mobies, chosen by a panel of CNET Networks editorial experts, are the industry's only awards recognizing excellence in mobile entertainment innovation, design, and technical achievement. Awards were given in eight categories and included a new category in 2006 to recognize companies for outstanding innovation in mobile entertainment.

"We want to thank CNET for this honor and their recognition of MobiTV," said Jason Taylor, director of corporate communications for MobiTV. "With one million subscribers, we have seen an incredible response to our live and made-for-mobile television programming and we look forward to continued success in the mobile space. Now, with our recent advancement into the PC WiFi and broadband market, this is clearly an exciting time for the mobile television category and MobiTV."

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About MobiTV 
MobiTV, Inc. is the first mobile television and digital radio service provider for cellular, WiFi and broadband enabled devices worldwide. The MobiTV® service is available in the US through Sprint, Cingular, Alltel; in the United Kingdom through 3 and Orange UK; and to Canadian customers through Bell Canada, Rogers and TELUS Mobility; and other regional carriers around the world. The Emmy® Award winning service has more than one million paying subscribers and offers many popular TV channels from content providers such as MSNBC, ABC News Now, CNN, FOX News Channel, Fox Sports, ESPN 3GTV, NBC Mobile, CNBC, The Discovery Channel, TLC, The Weather Channel, along with cartoons, music videos, comedy and more. Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately-held company headquartered in Emeryville, CA. For more information please visit www.mobitv.com