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October 1, 2007
MobiTV Appoints Charlie Nooney CEO
Seasoned Media Executive Tapped to Lead Company s Next Stage of Growth
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September 25, 2007
MobiTV Shows Off Three Screen Media Experience Over Wimax Network
MobiTV Demonstrates True Three Screen Environment Combined With Media Place Shifting!
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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
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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
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August 13, 2007
Access Hollywood Now Available on MobiTV
MobiTV Delivers Latest Celebrity News to Mobile Users Everywhere with
NBC Universal‘s Access Hollywood
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July 9, 2007
The future of entertainment is now with CenturyTel Broadband TV for the PC powered by MobiTV
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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
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June 13, 2007
NBC Universal and MobiTV Tee Off with Live Coverage of the 2007 U.S. Open
MobiTV MobiTV Adds NBC Sports Mobile to Line-UP
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June 7, 2007
Sony BMG Music Entertainment And MobiTV Ink Deal
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May 29, 2007
DreamWorks Animation Executive Joins MobiTV
MobiTV Names Bill Losch Chief Financial Officer
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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
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May 1, 2007
MobiTV Announces Management Team Evolution
New Structure Designed to Accelerate Growth Trajectory
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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
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March 27, 2007
Yahoo! and MobiTV Form Strategic Mobile Advertising Alliance
MobiTV Names Yahoo! Their Mobile Video Advertising Partner
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March 26, 2007
France Telecom’s Globecast to Manage MobiTV Content Ingestion
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March 22, 2007
AT&T U-verse Customers Receive Live Programming on PCs
New Customers Receive Free 14-Day Trial, New Service to be Available to Wireless Devices in the Future
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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
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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
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February 12, 2007
MobiTV Appoints Former Pixar, Fox, Chiat/Day Executive, Simon Bax, to Board of Directors
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January 22, 2007
MobiTV Selected by AlwaysOn Media as one of
Top 100 Private Companies
Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology
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January 9, 2007
Warner Music Group and MobiTV 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
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January 8, 2007
MobiTV Provides Mobile Television Service for Sprint - Cable Companies Joint Venture
MobiTV Integrates Joint Venture‘s Mobile Video Services
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January 8, 2007
Mobile Television Is Now Interactive!
MobiTV Introduces Breakthrough Features In Mobile Television Service Including Interactive Advertising, M-Commerce and More
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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
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December 4, 2006
The World Economic Forum Names MobiTV
Technology Pioneer 2007
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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
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November 2, 2006
MobiTV Closes Series C and Tops $100 Million
Strategic Investors Adobe and Hearst Participated in Final Close
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October 23, 2006
Claro and MobiTV Introduce Mobile Television
in Brazil
Claro Subscribers Can Now Watch TV Content Everywhere
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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
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September 27, 2006
MobiTV Captures ME Award
for Best Video and TV Service Provider
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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July 19, 2006
MobiTV announces significant additions to
Mobiradio™ line-up
Top News, Sports and Entertainment Channels Join the Digital Music Service |
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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
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June 29, 2006
MobiTV Announces Immediate Availability of Its Mobile Television Service on the Windows Mobile Platform
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May 25, 2006
Telcel and MobiTV Premiere Mobile Television in Latin America
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May 10, 2006
AT&T and MobiTV to Offer Live TV Package For Laptop Users Via WI-FI Hot Spots From Coast to Coast
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May 10, 2006
FierceWireless Awards MobiTV as One of the "Fierce 15" Wireless Companies of 2006
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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April 4, 2006
MobiTV Tops One Million Subscribers
Paying Users More than Double In the Last Six Months! |
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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 |
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March 14, 2006
MobiTV
Selected By OnHollywood As Top 100 Private Company Award Winner
Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology |
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March 13, 2006
Industry
Pioneer, Dale Knoop, Joins MobiTV To Drive Content Acquisition
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March 6, 2006
MobiTV Announces Strategic
Hires Addressing Company’s Growth and Demand
Chief Strategy Officer and VP Finance Join MobiTV Executive
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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January 4, 2006
MobiTV2 Available
Now on Sprint and Cingular
Advanced User Interface, Increased Frame Rate and More |
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Janurary 4, 2006
MobiTV WiFI
MobiTV First Mobile Television Service Available to WiFi
Broadband Users |
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December 14, 2005
MobiTV Hires Brand Expert Jack
Hallahan to Drive New Mobile Video Advertising Platform |
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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 |
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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. |
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November 17 , 2005
Alltel, MobiTV offer wireless
TV service
Live TV broadcasts available on the new Motorola RAZR V3c |
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November 14, 2005
MuchMusic and MobiTV Presents A
Canadian Mobile Exclusive Madonna Live At The KOKO |
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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™ |
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November14, 2005
MobiTV Banks on Mobile Music–Hires
Music Industry Veteran, Nancy Levin |
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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 |
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September 26 , 2005
Emmy® Award
Winning MobiTV Unveils MobiTV2® and MobiRadio™
Consumer Demand and Expanded Distribution
Drive MobiTV Subscriber Growth through 500,000 Mark |
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September 8 , 2005
MobiTV Brings Live Television to Palm
Treo Smartphone Users
Responding to Overwhelming Customer Demand,
MobiTV Enters the Smartphone Market |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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May 24, 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 |
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April 28, 2005
Virgin Mobile USA Co-Founder
Dave Whetstone Joins MobiTV Team as Chief Marketing Officer |
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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 |
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MobiTV Appoints Charlie Nooney CEO
Seasoned Media Executive Tapped to Lead Company s Next Stage of Growth
EMERYVILLE, CA – October 1, 2007 – MobiTV,
Inc., the leading
provider and platform for content delivery over mobile and
broadband networks, today announced the appointment
of Charlie Nooney as the Company’s chief executive
officer. Nooney’s appointment is the successful
culmination of MobiTV’s strategic search for a successor
to Dr. Phillip Alvelda, the Company’s founding CEO
and chairman. Nooney will assume full operational
responsibility for the Company on October 15, 2007.
“I'm pleased to announce Charlie Nooney as my successor,” said
Dr. Phillip Alvelda, co-founder of MobiTV. “Our goal
was to find an executive who could lead a complex business
spanning technology, telecom and media. We pursued only
the very best candidates with proven track records in scaling
mid-to-large businesses with aggressive profitability goals. Charlie
exceeded our expectations at every turn.”
Nooney joins MobiTV from his role as president for Technicolor
Network Services, a global consultancy and managed services
division of The Thomson Corporation focused on the preparation,
management, and distribution of content. Nooney was responsible
for supporting a wide range of media companies, content owners,
channel operators and out-of-home and corporate media networks
including BBC Worldwide, Canal+, Disney and ITV. Nooney
managed the Company’s global operations, strategic direction,
ongoing growth associated with retail, institutional, cinema
networks and broadcast services, and served as chairman for
ScreenVision, the country’s leading in-theater advertising
network, through the Company’s joint venture relationship
with Thomson.
“My career has been dedicated to connecting media and
mainstream brands with consumers through emerging technology
and emerging content, and I have admired the substantial growth
MobiTV has achieved as they’ve built a category and created
more out-of-home distribution channels for content consumption,” said
Nooney. “MobiTV’s proprietary platform, agnostic
approach to standards, first class partnership portfolio, and
tireless dedication to the consumer experience, all stood out
as key indicators for longevity and opportunity. I am
honored to have been chosen to lead this company and look forward
to contributing to the opportunity, innovation and success
ahead of us.”
Prior to Thomson, Nooney was CEO of Premier Retail Networks
(PRN), where he spent seven years in leadership roles growing
the Company to become the country’s largest in-store
television network. Nooney’s responsibilities at PRN
included directing the overall strategy, the long-term expansion
of the Company’s broadcast and interactive networks,
and day-to-day operations, including the Company’s retail
media networks which are broadcast into major retailers including
Wal-Mart, SAM's Club, Costco, Best Buy, Circuit City and SuperValue. Nooney
also played an instrumental role in the sale of PRN to Thomson.
“This Company lives and breaths convergence and Charlie’s
diverse background in entertainment and technology, coupled
with his impressive C-level leadership experience, made
the decision an easy one,” said Paul Scanlan, president
and co-founder of MobiTV. “I’m
confident that Charlie will have a huge impact as he guides
MobiTV to new heights.”
Prior to PRN, Nooney was executive vice president of affiliate
sales and marketing for Disney/ABC Cable Networks, where he
spent 15 years developing world-class partnerships and network
positioning programs, while driving sustained revenue growth.
About MobiTV
MobiTV,
Inc. (www.mobitv.com )
is the leading provider and platform for content delivery
over mobile and broadband networks; delivering live television,
premium and primetime programming, video-on-demand,
satellite and digital music services from the top broadcast
and cable television networks and major music labels to millions
of users worldwide. Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately
held company with headquarters in Emeryville, CA.
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.
Press Contact:
Jason Taylor
Global Director, Corporate Communications
MobiTV, Inc.
925.895-0090
jason@mobitv.com
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MobiTV
Shows Off Three Screen Media Experience Over Wimax Network
MobiTV Demonstrates True Three Screen Environment Combined
With Media Place Shifting!
WIMAX WORLD – CHICAGO, IL, September 25, 2007 – MobiTV,
Inc., the
leading provider and platform for content delivery over mobile
and broadband networks, today announced it will offer attendees
of the WiMAX World conference, demonstrations of TV and video
services over mobile, PC and set-top-box devices via a WiMAX
network. The real-time demonstration will showcase the
MobiTV® service running over all three screens, with state-of-the-art
features and functionality including pause and resume, remote
scheduling and control, transfer and send media between devices
in your home and much more.
“What we’re showing the WiMAX World attendees
is just another proof-point that the Mobile WiMAX standard
is very well-suited to support the long-term evolution of wireless
networks in the face of rapidly growing demand for television,
video and music services,” said Kay Johansson, chief
technology officer for MobiTV. “As we integrate
the media experience across all three screens, it becomes more
and more clear that WiMAX is extremely well suited for carrying
services like this.”
WiMAX is the latest extension to MobiTV’s portfolio
of supported network technologies, with features designed to
embrace all of the key components that make mobile television
viable to consumers and carriers alike. Those key features
and benefits will include:
- Smooth integration with, and natural extension to existing
service infrastructure
- Efficient full-duplex bi-directional delivery with full
transactional capabilities
- Superior data delivery performance for full-motion video
(advanced IP based architecture)
- Support for a combination of Unicast/Multicast delivery
models for optimal network utilization
- Interactivity; commerce, voting, and other capabilities
consumers, carriers and advertisers want
- Targeted national, regional, and local advertising
- Breadth of channels; no channel limitations with Unicast
over WiMAX
- Increased channel change speed
- Broad client device support including; mobile phones, UMPCs,
PDAs, laptops, set top boxes and more
- Broad industry support and open-standards based
- Support for the rapid deployment of new applications and
services (extensions to the MobiTV service) at a low incremental
cost
In the past, MobiTV was the first to demonstrate the integration
of critical security and content protection layers, which enables
Mobile WiMAX operators to offer premium mobile television over
a two-way IEEE 802.16e network, protect content rights and
service revenues, all while providing a true broadcast experience
with high-quality, blended multicast and unicast streaming
at 30 frames per second.
Please visit booth #552 at WiMAX World September 25th - 27th
for a personal demonstration.
About
MobiTV
MobiTV, Inc. (www.mobitv.com )
is the leading provider and platform for content delivery
over mobile and broadband networks; delivering live television,
premium and primetime programming, video-on-demand,
satellite and digital music services from the top broadcast
and cable television networks and major music labels to millions
of users worldwide. Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately
held company headquartered in Emeryville, CA.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Jason Taylor
MobiTV, Inc.
925-895-0090
jason@mobitv.com
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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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
SUNNYVALE and EMERYVILLE, CA, September 13, 2007 -- Palm,
Inc. and MobiTV, Inc., the leading provider and platform for
content delivery over mobile and broadband networks, invite
filmmakers to submit their made-for-mobile films to compete
in the first Treo™ Mobile Comedy Film Festival which
runs from Sept. 18th through Oct. 18th exclusively on the MobiTV® service.
A one-month free trial of MobiTV is available to Treo smartphone
users at: www.mobitv.com/treofilm.
The film festival will award thousands of dollars in cash
and prizes to the aspiring filmmakers from the US, Canada,
and the United Kingdom, who come up with the funniest made-for-mobile
comedy films. Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and John
Henson (TV Guide network, Talk Soup) will co-host the Treo
Film Festival awards show on Oct. 18 at Grauman’s Chinese
Theater in Los Angeles.
“It sounds easy, but making a 60-second film, and a
funny one too, is a great creative challenge. This festival
is kind of like the Oscars for the time-deprived,” said
John Henson.
Essman and Henson will also sit on the panel of festival judges,
where they will be joined by actor-comedian Adam Ferrara (The
Job, Rescue Me) and meta-magicians Penn and Teller. The judges
will select 60 finalists, whose work will be screened at the
Treo Film Festival awards show.
“Made-for-mobile film is a fantastic new medium,” said
Susie Essman. ”We can’t wait to see how funny people
can be in 60 seconds or less.”
Film Categories and Prizes
Entrants can submit films on any topic. Winners will receive
a trip to Los Angeles to attend the awards show and a package
of Treo products valued at $1,200. The Best of Festival
winner, selected from all entries regardless of category,
will earn a Grand Prize of $5,000. In addition, one $2,000
prize winner will be selected in each of three categories:
This Mobile Life: Mobile romance, mobile
manners – the lighter side of life as a mobile warrior.
Retake: Rewrite the ending to a famous movie
or shoot your own version of a scene from TV. Go ahead and
parody that film, TV show, or commercial.
Animation: Create your very own made-for-mobile
comedic animated short on any topic you choose (No nudity,
foul language, or graphic violence, please).
Filmmakers are invited to submit comedy films of 60 seconds
or less at www.treofilm.com. The entry deadline is Sept. 24,
2007, and entrants must be 18 or older. Submissions will be
judged on originality, technical excellence and how effectively
the film works as a mobile experience.
Complete information about The Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival,
including festival guidelines and rules and sample films, is
available at www.treofilm.com.
The awards show will benefit the Comedy Cures Foundation (www.comedycures.org),
a non-profit organization that brings joy, laughter, and therapeutic
humor programs to kids and adults living with illness, depression,
trauma and disabilities. Tickets to the show, which cost $10
each, can be purchased on www.treofilm.com, and all the proceeds
from ticket sales will go to Comedy Cures.
About Treo Smartphones
Today the Treo smartphone is available with the Palm OS® and
Windows Mobile® operating systems, providing a great range
of choices to help consumers, mobile professionals and businesses
stay competitive in a continually changing market. But mobile
computing isn't all about work, and Treo provides just the
right mix of work/life balance to fit any lifestyle.
With carrier activation Treo smartphones seamlessly combine
a full-featured mobile phone with email, an organizer, messaging
and web access capabilities in a compact yet easy-to-use device.[1]
In addition, Treo smartphones feature a built-in QWERTY keyboard
for fast and efficient data input. The keyboard, five-way navigation
button and other design features make it possible for you to
get more done-in fewer steps and with just one hand. Treo smartphones
are lightweight and small enough to fit in your pocket.
Treo smartphones are compatible with GSM and CDMA networks,
giving customers a choice in mobile operators worldwide.
About MobiTV
MobiTV, Inc. (www.mobitv.com) is the leading provider and platform
for content delivery over mobile and broadband networks;
delivering live television, premium and primetime programming,
video-on-demand, satellite and digital music services from
the top broadcast and cable television networks and major
music labels to millions of users worldwide. Founded
in 1999, MobiTV is a privately held company headquartered
in Emeryville, CA.
The Treo Comedy Film Festival is a production of Mobigardens
Corporation, creators of Mobifest (not related to MobiTV, Inc.).
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.
Treo is among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned
by or licensed to Palm, Inc.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jason Taylor
MobiTV, Inc.
925.895.0090
jason@mobitv.com
Paul Loeffler
Palm, Inc
408.617.8686
paul.loeffler@palm.com
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MobiTV Airs Live College Football with NBC Universal
Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Make Their Small Screen
Debut on Millions of Mobile Handsets
WHO: MobiTV, Inc., the
leading provider and platform for content delivery over mobile
and broadband networks, together with NBC Universal Digital
Distribution and NBC Sports
WHAT: Continually
adding more of the industry’s most watched live sports
programming, MobiTV will air all of Notre Dame’s regularly
scheduled home games in partnership with NBC Universal Digital
Distribution; – allowing ‘Fighting Irish’ fans
to watch live full-length simulcasts of Notre Dame Football
on their mobile devices.
WHEN: Saturday, September 22:
Notre Dame VS. Michigan State @ 3:30PM EST
Saturday, October 13: Notre Dame VS. Boston College @ 3:30PM
EST
Saturday, October 20: Notre Dame VS. USC @ 3:30PM EST
Saturday, November 03: Notre Dame VS. Navy @ 2:30PM EST
Saturday, November 10: Notre Dame VS. Airforce @ 2:30PM EST
Saturday, November 17: Notre Dame VS. Duke @ 2:30PM EST
WHERE: Watch live Notre
Dame home games on any of the 200 plus MobiTV compatible devices,
on carrier networks throughout the US and only on the NBC Sports
Mobile channel. For a list of participating carriers
and compatible handsets, please visit www.mobitv.com. Please
note: in most cases the MobiTV service is branded by participating
carrier partners and offered in a variety of channel packages.
CONTACT:NBC Universal – Alyssa
Donelan, 201.735.3591
MobiTV– Nicole Rodrigues, 510.305.9881
About MobiTV
MobiTV, Inc. (www.mobitv.com) is the leading provider and platform
for content delivery over mobile and broadband networks;
delivering live television, premium and primetime programming,
video-on-demand, satellite and digital music services from
the top broadcast and cable television networks and major
music labels to millions of users worldwide. Founded
in 1999, MobiTV is a privately held company headquartered
in Emeryville, CA.
About NBC Universal Digital Distribution
NBC Universal Digital Distribution, a division of NBC Universal,
drives the company's development of digital content and distribution
in the areas of digital business development and sales, digital
platforms and wireless products. NBC Universal Digital Distribution
manages product strategy and development for NBCU's content
efforts by deploying it across multiple digital platforms
including mobile, Internet portals, wireless carriers, emerging
digital companies and nontraditional customers. In addition,
NBCU Digital Distribution spearheads the company's development
of industry leading technologies such as interactive television,
on demand, electronic sell-through and IPTV. NBCU Digital
Distribution also directs and manages the company's cable
investments including A&E, The History Channel, History
Channel International, The Biography Channel and the Sundance
Channel.
MobiTV and the MobiTV logos 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
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Access
Hollywood Now Available on MobiTV
MobiTV Delivers Latest Celebrity
News to Mobile Users Everywhere with NBC Universal’s Access Hollywood
EMERYVILLE, CA – August 13, 2007 –MobiTV,
Inc., the leading provider and platform for content delivery
over mobile and broadband networks, today announced the
addition of the Access Hollywood channel on the
MobiTV® service. Expanding on its relationship
with NBC Universal, MobiTV has added the Access Hollywood channel
to provide mobile users with the latest celebrity news and
the hottest topics in the world of entertainment.
The Access Hollywood video channel is part of a larger NBCU
/ MobiTV relationship, which currently includes distribution
of all 10 NBC Universal video channels, plus full length on
demand content from the NBC Network, NBCU's cable entertainment
channels, and Novellas from Telemundo.
“Access Hollywood is the first major entertainment
news channel to debut on the MobiTV service here in the US,” said
Joanne Waage, director of business development and programming
for MobiTV. “We’re pleased to continue building
on the industry’s most comprehensive content offering. Access
Hollywood is clearly the go-to for the latest news on
all things Hollywood. MobiTV users who consider themselves
entertainment loyalists and celebrity news junkies will be
ecstatic!”
"Bringing MobiTV users all of our top celebrity news
in the palm of their hands showcases Access Hollywood's young
and fresh approach to digital brand extension," said Rob
Silverstein, Access Hollywood executive producer. "We're
looking forward to adding to MobiTV's strong existing portfolio
alongside many other successful NBC Universal brands."
About MobiTV
MobiTV, Inc. (www.mobitv.com )
is the leading provider and platform for content delivery
over mobile and broadband networks; delivering live television,
premium and primetime programming, video-on-demand,
satellite and digital music services from the top broadcast
and cable television networks and major music labels to millions
of users worldwide. Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately
held company headquartered in Emeryville, CA.
About Access Hollywood
Currently in its 11th season in national syndication, Access
Hollywood is an entertainment newsmagazine that provides
viewers with the top entertainment news stories of the week,
in-depth celebrity interviews, and behind-the-scenes accounts
of the most important events in Hollywood. Access
Hollywood is dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage
of the top entertainment news stories in a sophisticated-yet-fun-to-watch
style. Access Hollywood is produced by NBC and distributed
by NBC Universal Television Distribution.
About NBC Universal Digital Distribution
NBC
Universal Digital Distribution, a division of NBC Universal,
drives the company's development of digital content and distribution
in the areas of digital business development and sales, digital
platforms and wireless products. NBC Universal Digital Distribution
manages product strategy and development for NBCU's content
efforts by deploying it across multiple digital platforms including
mobile, Internet portals, wireless carriers, emerging digital
companies and nontraditional customers. In addition, NBCU Digital
Distribution spearheads the company's development of industry
leading technologies such as interactive television, on demand,
electronic sell-through and IPTV. NBCU Digital Distribution
also directs and manages the company's cable investments including
A&E, The History Channel, History Channel International,
The Biography Channel and the Sundance Channel.
MobiTV and the MobiTV logos 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.
Press Contacts:
Jason Taylor
MobiTV, Inc.
925-895-0090
jason@mobitv.com
Jennifer Minezaki
"Access Hollywood"
818- 526-7070
jennifer.minezaki@nbcuni.com
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The future of entertainment is now with CenturyTel Broadband TV for the PC powered by MobiTV
MONROE, La. . . CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is delivering the future of
interactive and on-demand entertainment today with its recently launched
broadband TV service. "CenturyTel customers don't have to be anchored
to their couch to access real-time TV channels, as they can now be entertained
using their desktop or laptop computers any time and anywhere a broadband
connection is available," said Marco Rustici, director of content development
for CenturyTel. "We continue to deliver cutting-edge entertainment solutions."
CenturyTel's Broadband TV service can be accessed through
www.centurytel.net and once subscribed, customers will not
have to add any software or applications to their computer.
"Through our partnership with MobiTV, Inc., CenturyTel
customers can enjoy more than 24 channels such as The Weather
Channel, A&E Broadband, Oxygen and music video channels
for one low price," Rustici said. "It’s entertainment
for those on the go wherever a high-speed Internet connection
is available."
CenturyTel's Broadband TV service includes a full programming
guide, easy channel changing and the ability to watch in standard,
full-screen, or compact mode. Future upgrades to the service
will include additional television channels and access to a
vast library of on-demand videos including new movie releases,
sports, and movie and TV classics.
"Because CenturyTel's network is built with dedicated
connectivity from the customer's home to CenturyTel's fiber
backbone, it’s uniquely positioned to provide advanced
applications such as real-time streaming video," Rustici
said. "CenturyTel can better manage and ensure service
delivery between those dedicated points. Our superior network
architecture allows us to deliver advanced applications such
as broadband TV to our customers.
"CenturyTel is offering video entertainment over broadband,
outpacing older generation technologies," Rustici said. "We
intend to leverage the power of the Internet to offer a much
wider range of content on demand and a la carte programming
not available through other providers." With CenturyTel
Broadband TV, qualified customers can get the first month free,
when bundled with CenturyTel high-speed Internet.
CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) is a leading provider of communications,
high-speed Internet and entertainment services in small-to-mid-size
cities through our broadband and fiber transport networks.
Included in the S&P 500 Index, CenturyTel delivers advanced
communications with a personal touch to customers in 25 states.
Visit us at www.centurytel.com.
For more information on MobiTV, please visit: www.mobitv.com.
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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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
EMERYVILLE, CA (US Headquarters)– June 25, 2007 – MobiTV, Inc., the leading provider and platform for content delivery over mobile and broadband networks, today announced the opening of its Research and Development (R&D) center in Stockholm, Sweden, as well as the Company’s new engineering facility in Sunnyvale, California.
The new R&D center in Stockholm will focus resources on next generation wireless networks, such as WiMAX, and advanced multi-media technology. Sweden, the “wireless valley” of the world, hosts an impressive line-up of Sweden-based R&D centers and MobiTV will leverage the technical knowledge that exists in Stockholm to attract some of the best and brightest in the industry.
“We take our role as market leaders very seriously and consider it our responsibility to continue to drive multi-media technology through innovation and development.” said Kay Johansson, chief technology officer for MobiTV, Inc. “Sweden is the wireless epicenter of the world. By opening an office in Stockholm we will be able to tap into the local expertise, making the location an obvious choice for MobiTV’s R&D center.”
Johansson added that Anders Norstrom, a veteran in the wireless industry, has been named Managing Director of the Sweden office and has already started in on building a highly skilled team dedicated to the advancement of mobile television services.
The new facility in Silicon Valley is located in downtown Sunnyvale. With the opening of this second location in the San Francisco Bay Area, MobiTV looks to draw from the local talent to attract the best engineers the South Bay has to offer.
“We understand where MobiTV needs to expand in order to attract the best employees and continue moving on the path of success,” said Paul Scanlan, president of MobiTV, Inc. “We’ve spent the past eight years delivering the world’s leading mobile television service with the guiding principle that we will always do what we can to support our U.S. and international partners. The opening of our new locations reflects that commitment.”
Key Milestones in MobiTV History:
- More than two million paying subscribers
- MobiTV is international and reaches beyond mobile to now include broadband connected devices
- Founded in 1999, MobiTV launched its first commercial service November 2003 on Sprint
- MobiTV has raised $125 million; recent strategic investors include Adobe and Hearst
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