MobiTV Releases
PRESS COVERAGE / PRESS RELEASES / AWARDS
| May 5, 2008 ESPN And MobiTV Team Up to Give Consumers a Chance at 3-On-3 Against Basketball Greats Limited Time Promotion Offers ESPN and Other Great TV Programming on Mobile Phones with a Chance to Win the Ultimate Pick-Up Game on the ESPN Campus |
| April 14, 2008 MobiTV Reveals Details of its Support for ATSC-M/H System for Mobile Broadcast As a Founding Member of the A-VSB Initiative, MobiTV to Take Part in Consumer Trials, Providing Interactive Applications to Enable Participation Television |
| April 14, 2008 MobiTV Unveils New Content Delivery Technology to Optimize Network Utilization and User Experience for Mobile Television Leading Mobile TV Service Provider Announces Enhancements to Optimized Delivery Server Technology Available in End-to-End Managed Hosted Solution and as Licensed Technology That Interoperates with Existing Network Infrastructures |
| April 2, 2008 MobiTV and FOX Business Network Team Up to Provide Live Business Programming to Mobile Television Viewers Newest Dedicated Business News Network Now Available to Executives on the Go Via Nation‘s Leading Mobile TV Service |
| April 1, 2008 Disney-ABC Television Group And MobiTV Partner to Offer Disney Channel to Mobile Television Viewers Top-Rated Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney Series and Movies Now Available on Leading Mobile TV Service - 43 Percent of Parents Use MobiTV Service to Entertain Kids on the Go |
| March 24, 2008 MobiTV Appoints Vice President of Technical Operations Leading Mobile Television Service Provider Taps David Turner to Lead World-Class Managed Network Operations |
| February 25, 2008 MobiTV Releases Mobile Television Advertising and Viewership Data Leading Mobile Television Service Provider’s Research and Metrics Prove the Power of the Small Screen in Reaching Targeted Viewers |
| January 14, 2008 Gemstar-TV Guide Signs Patent License Agreement with MobiTV for Mobile Interactive Program Guides |
| January 7, 2008 MobiTV Deploys Live Mobile Television on Blackberry Smartphones MobiTV Service Extended to BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone |
| January 7, 2008 Industry Leaders Collaborate to Introduce New Mobile Broadcast TV Technology Platform Demonstrations and consumer trials in 2008 aim toward new mobile services, providing a potential multibillion dollar economic boost to broadcast TV and related industries |
| January 7, 2008 ESPN and MobiTV Strengthen Existing Relationship With Launch of ESPN Mobile TV 24/7 Linear Channel Exclusively for the Mobile Platform Connects Sports Enthusiasts to Live Events and ESPN Programming |
| January 3, 2008 MobiTV Predicts Mobile Television to Reach Mass Adoption Status in 2008 Innovation and Growth Exceeds Predictions in 2007, Looking Toward ‘08 as the Year of Exponential Growth for Partner Branded Services |
| October 22, 2007 MobiTV Enters Long-Term Agreement to Deliver Industry Leading TV Service on Sprint MobiTV Named Sprint’s Preferred Partner for Delivery of Next Generation Mobile Television Services |
| October 22, 2007 MobiTV Now Serves More Than Three Million Subs Phenomenal Growth Continues as Leading Mobile and Broadband Television Provider Now Serves One Million Additional Subscriptions in Six Months |
| October 1, 2007 MobiTV Appoints Charlie Nooney CEO Seasoned Media Executive Tapped to Lead Company’s Next Stage of Growth |
| September 25, 2007 MobiTV Shows Off Three Screen Media Experience Over Wimax Network MobiTV Demonstrates True Three Screen Environment Combined With Media Place Shifting! |
| September 13, 2007 Palm, Inc. and MobiTV Debut Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival Benefiting ComedyCures Awards Show Co-hosted by Susie Essman and John Henson; Call for Submissions — Filmmakers to Submit 60-Second Films to be Broadcast Exclusively on MobiTV; Entrants to Win Cash and Prizes |
| September 12, 2007 MobiTV Airs Live College Football With NBC Universal Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Make Their Small Screen Debut on Millions of Mobile Handsets |
| August 13, 2007 Access Hollywood Now Available on MobiTV MobiTV Delivers Latest Celebrity News to Mobile Users Everywhere with NBC Universal‘s Access Hollywood |
| July 9, 2007 The future of entertainment is now with CenturyTel Broadband TV for the PC powered by MobiTV |
| June 25, 2007 MobiTV Expands to Sweden and Silicon Valley MobiTV Opens Stockholm R&D Center and Silicon Valley Engineering Facilities – Investing Heavily in Advanced Mobile and Broadband Television Technologies |
| June 13, 2007 NBC Universal and MobiTV Tee Off with Live Coverage of the 2007 U.S. Open MobiTV Adds NBC Sports Mobile To Line-Up |
| June 7, 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment And MobiTV Ink Deal |
| May 29, 2007 DreamWorks Animation Executive Joins MobiTV MobiTV Names Bill Losch Chief Financial Officer |
| May 4, 2007 MobiTV Once Again Selected by AlwaysOn as OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology for Digital Entertainment and Media |
| May 1, 2007 MobiTV Announces Management Team Evolution New Structure Designed to Accelerate Growth Trajectory |
| April 18 2007 MobiTV and Intel® Collaborate to Offer Live TV to Notebook and Mobile Internet Device Users Two Market Leaders Kick-Off First Phase of Agreement at IDF |
| March 27, 2007 Yahoo! and MobiTV Form Strategic Mobile Advertising Alliance MobiTV Names Yahoo! Their Mobile Video Advertising Partner |
| March 26, 2007 France Telecom’s Globecast to Manage MobiTV Content Ingestion |
| March 22, 2007 AT&T U-verse Customers Receive Live Programming on PC New Customers Receive Free 14-Day Trial, New Service to be Available to Wireless Devices in the Future |
| March 14, 2007 NBC Universal and MobiTV Announce First-Ever Wireless Deal for Full-Length Primetime on Demand Programming Primetime Offer to Include 'Heroes,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'The Office,' 'Monk,' 'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Work Out' Additional NBCU Channels to Launch on MobiTV Include Bravo, SCI FI, USA, Telemundo and mun2 |
| February 28, 2007 MobiTV Soars Past Two Million Paying Subscribers Innovation and Leadership Evident with Expansive Network and Handset Support, Broad Content Offering, Unlimited Channel Capacity, Interactive Advertising, M-Commerce, and Real Live TV at 30 frames-per-second |
| February 12, 2007 MobiTV Appoints Former Pixar, Fox, Chiat/Day Executive, Simon Bax, to Board of Directors |
| January 22, 2007 MobiTV Selected by AlwaysOn Media as one of Top 100 Private Companies Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology |
| January 9, 2007 Warner Music Group and MobTV Partner on Original Artist Programming First Music Company to Bring Content Created and Conceived by Linkin Park and Other WMG Artists Directly to All MobiTV Platforms |
| January 8 , 2007 MobiTV Provides Mobile Television Service for Sprint - Cable Companies Joint Venture MobiTV Integrates Joint Venture’s Mobile Video Services |
| January 8 , 2007 Mobile Television Is Now Interactive! MobiTV Introduces Breakthrough Features In Mobile Television Service Including Interactive Advertising, M-Commerce and More |
| January 7 , 2007 MobiTV Demonstrates First Ever Mobile WiMAX Broadcast TV Service MobiTV Integrates and Secures WiMAX Television Services, Connecting Emerging Devices and Platforms, While Protecting Content Owner Rights |
| December 4 , 2006 The World Economic Forum Names MobiTV Technology Pioneer 2007 |
| November 15 , 2006 MobiTV Decks the Halls with Holiday Classics Channel The Legend of Frosty the Snowman and More Christmas Favorites Make their First-Ever, Small Screen Debut |
| November 2 , 2006 MobiTV Closes Series C and Tops $100 Million Strategic Investors Adobe and Hearst Participated in Final Close |
| October 23 , 2006 Claro and MobiTV Introduce Mobile Television in Brazil Claro Subscribers Can Now Watch TV Content Everywhere |
| October 11 , 2006 3UK, Orange, Teléfónica, and Vodafone Trial Mobile TV Powered by TDtv Technology Pan-European Operator Group Work with IPWireless and MobiTV to Jointly Test Mobile TV Solution that Leverages Existing 3G Spectrum |
| September 27 , 2006 MobiTV Captures ME Award For Best Video and TV Service Provider |
| September 12 , 2006 AT&T and MobiTV Launch Live TV Subscription Service for Broadband AT&T Broadband TV Delivers Live MobiTV Content to Consumers Through Wired- and Wireless-Based Broadband Connections; Provides Convenient Window to News, Sports and Entertainment |
| September 11 , 2006 MobiTV Demos Live High Definition Television Over WiMAX Network MobiTV and Navini Networks Look Beyond Broadcast Technologies to the Future of Interactive Television—Demonstrating WiMAX at CTIA |
| September 11 , 2006 MobiTV Leads Development Of Television As Key Application For WiMAX MobiTV Joins WiMAX Forum to Manage Next-Generation Applications on Proof-of-Concept Network |
| August 15 , 2006 MobiTV Names Mobile Media Veteran Chief Technology Officer Kay Johansson Joins the Leading Mobile TV Provider to Drive Innovations in Service Delivery Over Next Generation Networks |
| August 8 , 2006 MobiTV Announces Support for WiMAX Mobile Television Leader Supports WiMAX Deployment and Development, Allowing Consumers and Carriers Economical and Seamless Access to TV Everywhere |
August 8 , 2006 MobiTV and Live 105 Announce Mobifest— Live Concert Event to Promote Charity and Community MobiTV Invites Bay Area Music Fans to Come Enjoy Top Local Rock and Hip Hop Bands Including Zion I, Audrye Sessions, Keith Varon, Karmacy, Dear Kerosene, and Furlong |
| July 31, 2006 MobiTV and CHUM Interactive Announce New Entertainment Channels For Canadian Line-up Popular New Channels Target Young Adults With Premier Music & Entertainment Content |
| July 19, 2006 MobiTV announces significant additions to Mobiradio™ line-up Top News, Sports and Entertainment Channels Join the Digital Music Service |
| July 12, 2006 MobiTV Receives $70 Million Investment Led by Oak Investment Partners First Close in Series C Financing Fuels Expansion to Satisfy Overwhelming Global Demand for the MobiTV® Service |
| June 29, 2006 MobiTV Announces Immediate Availability of Its Mobile Television Service on the Windows Mobile Platform |
| May 25, 2006 Telcel and MobiTV Premiere Mobile Television in Latin America |
| May 10, 2006 AT&T and MobiTV to Offer Live TV Package For Laptop Users Via WI-FI Hot Spots From Coast to Coast |
| May 10, 2006 FierceWireless Awards MobiTV as One of the "Fierce 15" Wireless Companies of 2006 |
| May 4, 2006 Sprint Delivers First Spanish-Language Live TV Service For Mobile Phones In U.S. Powered by MobiTV®, Sprint TV En Vivo Includes 15 Multimedia Channels and Joins an Extensive Selection of Latin Content Already Offered by Sprint |
| April 11, 2006 MobiTV Named Mobile Entertainment Trailblazer By CNET Networks Games & Entertainment In Third Annual Mobile Entertainment Award Ceremony Category Pioneer, Recognized for Outstanding Innovation |
| April 5, 2006 MobiTV Integrates Broadcast And Cellular Networks For Unified Mobile Television Delivery Live Demonstration at CTIA to Highlight a Seamless Mobile Television Service Across DVB-H, 2.5G, and 3G Cellular Networks |
| April 4, 2006 MobiTV Tops One Million Subscribers Paying Users More than Double In the Last Six Months! |
| April 4, 2006 MobiTV Selects Windows Media To Power New WiFi Hot Spot And Broadband Television Service MobiTV Also Announces Upcoming Support for Windows Mobile-Powered Phones and Devices |
| March 14, 2006 MobiTV Selected By OnHollywood As Top 100 Private Company Award Winner Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology |
| March 13, 2006 Industry Pioneer, Dale Knoop, Joins MobiTV To Drive Content Acquisition |
| March 6, 2006 MobiTV Announces Strategic Hires Addressing Company's Growth and Demand Chief Strategy Officer and VP Finance Join MobiTV Executive Team |
| February 14, 2006 MobiTV Offers Unified Network Solution For Unicast, Multicast, And Broadcast Media Delivery Integrated Support for Leading Network Standards Offers Mobile Operators Flexible Capacity Management and a Seamless Experience for Subscribers |
| February 8, 2006 MobiTV and IPWireless Partner To Develop Next Generation Mobile TV Solutions for Mobile Operators Solutions Will Enhance Subscriber Experience and Allow Operators To Offer Optimal Blend of Unicast and TDtv Broadcast Services |
| January 10, 2006 Universal Music Group and MobiTV Break Wireless Ground with 24 Hour Music Videos Alliance Brings Mobile Phone Users Largest Label Supported Content Offering: Hundreds of Top Artists Including 50 Cent, Bon Jovi, Kayne West, Gwen Stefani, U2 and More |
| January 4, 2006 MobiTV2 Available Now on Sprint and Cingular Advanced User Interface, Increased Frame Rate and More |
| Janurary 4, 2006 MobiTV Goes WiFI MobiTV First Mobile Television Service Available to WiFi Broadband Users |
| December 14, 2005 MobiTV Hires Brand Expert Jack Hallahan to Drive New Mobile Video Advertising Platform |
| December 12, 2005 MobiTV Introduces Mobile Television Advertising Platform Jeep Brand Is First To Reach The Mobile TV Viewer With Branded Channel And Mobile Advertisements |
| December 6, 2005 Live Bon Jovi Concert to Air on Sprint Wireless Phones Via MobiTV Can you see Bon Jovi live from Washington DC exclusively on a Sprint phone? Yes you can. |
| November 17 , 2005 Alltel, MobiTV offer wireless TV service Live TV broadcasts available on the new Motorola RAZR V3c |
| November 15 , 2005 Music Choice® Tapped By MobiTV® To Provide Music Network for Its New, Innovative Ditial Radio Service, MobiRadio™ MobiRadio, a Pioneering, Digital Radio Service For Mobile Phones Will Deliver High-Quality Entertainment, Sports, and News Content Around The Globe |
| November14, 2005 MuchMusic and MobiTV Presents A Canadian Mobile Exclusive Madonna Live At The KOKO |
| November 14 , 2005 Cingular and MobiTV Announce First Radio Service for the Nation's Largest digital voice and data network Cingular Customers can now Enjoy Instant Access to more than 40 Channels of Commercial Free Digital Music via MobiRadio™ |
| November 14 , 2005 MobiTV Banks on Mobile Music — Hires Music Industry Veteran, Nancy Levin MobiTV, Inc. the global leader in mobile television and digital radio services, today announced the strategic hire of longtime music industry executive Nancy Levin as its Executive Producer of Music Television. |
| October 12 , 2005 Emmy® Award Winning MobiTV expands its service to Wi-Fi with the New Palm TX Handheld WiFi enabled MobiTV delivers live news, sports and entertainment TV to mobile consumers at the highest quality ever |
| September 26 , 2005 Emmy® Award Winning MobiTV Unveils MobiTV2® and MobiRadio™ Consumer Demand and Expanded Distribution Drive MobiTV Subscriber Growth through 500,000 Mark |
| August 24, 2005 Mobile Television Pioneers Mobitv and Sprint Receive Television Industry's Top Honor: 2005 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award MobiTV and Sprint Take Home the First Emmy for the Wireless Industry — Validating the Adoption of Mobile Entertainment as an Innovative, Exciting Way to Do More than Talk on a Phone |
| August 23, 2005 MobiTV Appoints Andy Missan to Vice President, General Counsel Post Former Legal Counsel for Sony Music Entertainment and Replay TV Brings Entertainment, Media and Technology Expertise to Leading Mobile Entertainment Company |
| July 5, 2005 ESPN and MobiTV® Bring Made-For-Mobile Video Content to Sports Fans MobiTV®, the world’s first global television network and technology platform providing live television on mobile phones, and ESPN |
| July 1, 2005 MobiTV® and ABC News Now Bring Live 8 Concert Broadcast to Mobile Phone Users Across America MobiTV®,The global television network and technology platform providing live television on mobile phones, announced that it will provide live broadcast of the Live 8 |
| June 20, 2005 Television and Radio Pioneer Jarl Mohn Joins MobiTV® Team through Investment and Board Appointment Mohn offers strategic vision and media business experience to leading mobile television provider |
| June 3, 2005 MobiTV First To Provide Live TV on a BREW Platform Through Carriers Around the Globe, MobiTV™ Allows End Users To View Live TV Directly on Their Cell Phone |
| May 26, 2005 MobiTV Expands to Europe with Orange UK Launch Today, for the first time UK consumers can view live broadcast and made-for-mobile TV on their mobile handsets |
| May 11, 2005 Idetic, the Company Behind MobiTV, Named to the Red Herring 100 Annual Red Herring 100 to be awarded at the Red Herring Spring conference |
| April 28, 2005 Virgin Mobile USA Co-Founder Dave Whetstone Joins MobiTV Team as Chief Marketing Officer Whetstone will be responsible for MobiTV's global marketing strategy and brand development. |
| April 4, 2005 The Weather Channel Launches on MobiTV Rain or Shine, 24-Hour Weather Updates Are Now Available On The Small Screen |
| March 14, 2005 MobiTV and Major League Baseball Advanced Media Announce 3-Year Exclusive Partnership to Deliver Live Game Television and Radio Broadcasts to Mobile Phones Live Baseball Games to Be Available to Virtually All Fans With a Cell Phone |
| February 15, 2005 MobiTV Expands Aggressively in Europe and Asia The Live Television Network for Mobile Phones Prepares for a Global Audience Following A Successful First Year of Operations in the United States |
| January 31 , 2005 MobiTV Launches on Midwest Wireless Network For The First Time, Midwest Wireless Customers Can Access Broadcast TV On Their Wireless Phone, Anywhere, Anytime |
| January 27 , 2005 Cingular Goes Live with MobiTV Live Television Programming Now Available On Cell Phones of Cingular Wireless Subscribers |
| September 7, 2004 MobiTV Brings Live New channels allow viewers to keep up with the latest news events |
| August 17, 2004 Idetic Powers Sprint TV New Video-on-Demand Offering for Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Services |
| August 11, 2004 Idetic, Inc. Raises $15 million in Series B Financing |
| July 26, 2004 NBC Universal, FOX Sports Interactive Media and Comedy Time Invest in the Future of Mobile TV Content with MobiTV |
| May 6, 2004 MobiTV Adds Two New Channels of Major League Baseball Online Content |
| May 6, 2004 Idetic and Major League Baseball Advanced Media Deliver Live Game Broadcasts to Mobile Phones |
| March 22, 2004 Idetic and Comcast Media Center Launch Strategic Alliance for MobiTV Wireless Television Service |
| February 29, 2004 MobiTV to Air First Live TV Oscars Coverage for Mobile Phones |
| January 20, 2004 MobiTV to Air First Live TV Broadcast of the State of the Union for Mobile Phones |
| December 18, 2003 MobiTV Adds Holiday Cheer to Channel Lineup |
| December 9, 2003 MobiTV Delivers First Live Television Coverage of Presidential Debate for Mobile Phones |
| November 19, 2003 MobiTV and Sprint Bring ABC News Live in Real Time to PCS Vision Subscribers |
| November 13, 2003 Watch Live TV Content On Your Mobile Phone |