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MobiTV Selected by AlwaysOn Media as one of Top 100 Private Companies

Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology

EMERYVILLE, CA, January 22, 2007 – MobiTV, Inc., the global leader in mobile and broadband television and music services , today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn Media as one of the AO Media 100 Top Private Companies. AO Media 100 is a power list of the top private digital media companies. MobiTV was handpicked by the AO Media editorial team based on a set of five criteria — innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.

“We’re honored to be among the top private digital media companies in the world,” said Jason Taylor, worldwide director of Corporate Communications for MobiTV. “This achievement reflects our innovation and drive to create new ways of delivering television across any medium, whether it is a mobile device, a PC or a next-generation entertainment console.  We pride ourselves on breaking boundaries and leading the charge to give consumers what they want.”

MobiTV and the AO Media 100 will be honored at the AO Media executive summit Jan. 29-31, 2007, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York City. The summit will focus on the forces that are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities in marketing, branding, advertising and public relations. The event will also showcase top innovative private companies that are changing the way media is created, distributed and consumed.

“The AO Media 100 are creating new revenue opportunities in the more than $16.4 billion online advertising market by disrupting traditional media and advertising models,” said Tony Perkins, founder and editor in chief of AlwaysOn. “They are innovating by applying game-changing technology to key sectors including user-generated content, technology-enablers, mobile marketing, community platforms, Web analytics and online advertising services.”

The AO Media 100 were selected from more than 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts.

With more than one million paying subscribers, MobiTV’s industry-leading technology connects the entertainment and advertising industries directly to consumers by leading the convergence of television, wireless and PC markets. As a result, MobiTV is enabling its partners to reach new demographics on multiple platforms while providing consumers with TV anywhere, anytime.

A full list of all the AO Media 100 companies can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/8813

About AO Media 2007: January 29-31 @ The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, NYC
AlwaysOn Media is where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the global advertising and media establishment. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities in the marketing, branding, advertising and public relations industries. At AlwaysOn Media, our editors will also honor the AO Media 100 Top Private Companies. Fifty of the top CEOs from the AO Media 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our “CEO Showcase."

About MobiTV
MobiTV, Inc. (www.mobitv.com) is leading the convergence of television, film and music content across the mobile and personal computing markets. The Emmy® Award winning service has more than one million subscribers and offers popular TV and digital radio channels from top labels, networks and cable providers. The MobiTV® service is available in the U.S. through AT&T, Sprint, Cingular and Alltel; in the UK through 3UK and Orange; in Canada through Bell Canada, Rogers and TELUS Mobility; in Latin America through América Móvil, Claro and Telcel; and other regional carriers internationally. Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately held company headquartered in Emeryville, Calif.

About AlwaysOn
ALWAYSON ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, ALWAYSON continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. ALWAYSON is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (STANFORD SUMMIT, ALWAYSON HOLLYWOOD, ALWAYSON MEDIA and GOINGGREEN) and quarterly print “blogozine” by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, ALWAYSON is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.

PRESS CONTACTS:
Nicole Rodrigues
MobiTV, Inc.
510-450-5205           
nicole@mobitv.com

For AO Media
Edelman
Renee Edelman
212-704-8249
Leslie Nakajima                                                                                               
650-762-2940

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