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Claro and MobiTV Introduce Mobile Television in Brazil
Claro Subscribers Can Now Watch TV Content Everywhere
EMERYVILLE, CA – October 23, 2006 –Claro, one of the leading mobile communications operators in Brazil and a subsidiary of América Móvil [NYSE: AMX] [LATIBEX: XAMXL], and MobiTV, Inc., the global leader in television and music services for all things mobile and broadband, today announced the official availability of the MobiTV® service to more than 20 million mobile subscribers in Brazil. Claro is the second of the América Móvil carriers in Latin America to launch the MobiTV service as part of a pan-Latin America agreement. MobiTV and Telcel announced a strategic partnership back in May of this year.
“Our new partnership with Claro highlights our growing relationship with one of the world’s most successful mobile network operators,” said Phillip Alvelda, CEO, chairman and co-founder of MobiTV. “América Móvil is very focused on mobile entertainment and has concluded that MobiTV is the best partner to bring television services to their 100 million subscribers across Latin America.”
The recently announced agreement between MobiTV and América Móvil is the largest mobile television offering in Latin America to-date.
Along with the technology and infrastructure to deliver live television content to Claro subscribers, MobiTV brings top-rated international television networks to the partnership and will offer the content in both Spanish and Portuguese.<
About MobiTV
MobiTV, Inc. is leading the convergence of television,
film and music content across the mobile and personal computing
platforms. 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 US through AT&T, Sprint, Cingular, Alltel;
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, CA. We welcome you to visit: www.mobitv.com
About Claro and América Móvil
Claro is a subsidiary of América Móvil and is
one of the largest mobile operators in Brazil, with more than
20 million customers. Claro operates in several regions throughout
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro/Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais,
Centro Oeste, Rio Grande do Sul, interior of Sao Paulo, metropolitan
Sao Paulo and the northeast.
Claro is a subsidiary of América Móvil [NYSE: AMX] [NASDAQ: AMOV] [BMV: AMX], Latin America's largest cellular communications provider, with more than 100 million subscribers and telecommunications investments in several countries throughout the Americas.
MobiTV and the MobiTV logo are trademarks, service marks,
and/or registered trademarks of MobiTV, Inc. in the United
States and in other countries. All other trademarks, service
marks, and product names used herein are the property of their
respective owners.
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