MobiTV

MobiTV Deploys Live Mobile Television on Blackberry Smartphones

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:45:09 +0000

MobiTV Service Extended to BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone

INTERNATIONAL CES – LAS VEGAS, NV – January 2008 – MobiTV, Inc., the leader in mobile and broadband entertainment services today announced the availability of its mobile television application on the BlackBerry® Pearl 8130 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 runs on CDMA and high-speed EV-DO networks, enabling MobiTV to provide the broadest selection of live TV and other video and music content for mobile users.

BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Smartphone

MobiTV, the mobile television solution that powers Sprint TV™ for Sprint and Axcess TV™ for Alltel, is the only mobile television application equipped to run on any wireless network, over any operating system, for more than 20 wireless providers, worldwide. Blackberry 8130 users can purchase MobiTV through their wireless provider, by visiting www.handango.com , or by selecting their device at www.mobitv.com and completing a purchase through the Handango™ shopping cart.

MobiTV Announces Management Team Evolution

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:30:36 +0000

New Structure Designed to Accelerate Growth Trajectory

MobiTV, Inc., a provider of mobile and broadband television and music services, today announced an expanded management team structure designed to capitalize upon the burgeoning opportunities in the mobile entertainment industry that the Company has pioneered.

Dr. Phillip Alvelda, founder and chief executive officer, formally announced the appointment of co-founder Paul Scanlan, formerly chief operating officer, to the role of president, with responsibility for sales, business development, product management, marketing and content. Additionally, Dr. Alvelda announced the appointment of Bruce Gilpin, formerly chief strategy officer and interim chief financial officer, to the role of chief operating officer, with responsibility for the office of the chief technology officer, engineering, operations, IT and customer support. And finally, he announced the appointment of Bill Losch to the role of chief financial officer, to join soon with responsibility for finance and administration. Losch will join MobiTV from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., where he serves as chief accounting officer. » read more »

MobiTV and Intel® Collaborate to Offer Live TV to Notebook and Mobile Internet Device Users

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:47:13 +0000

Two Market Leaders Kick-Off First Phase of Agreement at IDF

MobiTV, Inc., a leader in mobile and broadband television and music services, has announced a cooperation agreement with Intel Corporation. The two companies have agreed to work together to optimize the personal computing version of the MobiTV® service for use on Intel® Centrino® processor technology notebooks, Ultra Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs) and Mobile Internet Devices (MID).

“We are pleased to announce this collaboration with Intel to deliver a live television service optimized for Intel Notebooks and the new category of Mobile Internet Devices,” said Ray DeRenzo, vice president of business development for MobiTV. “MobiTV and Intel will work with the OEMs to deliver a true out-of-the-box television experience.”

The MID is an exciting new category of devices offering consumers a unique mobile form factor, persistent Internet connectivity, and access to a rich and compelling set of personalized entertainment and productivity applications. » read more »

Kyocera Wireless Demonstrates Emerging Mobile Technologies at CTIA Wireless Trade Show

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:29:48 +0000

Collaborations with industry leaders including Visa International, Runcom and MobiTV showcase Near Field Communication, WiMAX and Wi-Fi developments

Kyocera Wireless Corp. demonstrated several solutions at the CTIA Wireless trade show that deliver on the promise of next-generation wireless technologies to enable a variety of mobile consumer applications. Using its trade show booth as an experience center, Kyocera is demonstrating prototype handsets and devices to showcase the Visa mobile platform using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology; MobiTV® streaming television over a WiMAX high-speed connection with Runcom; Wi-Fi-powered music downloads; and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) mobile phone calls over dual-mode CDMA/Wi-Fi connections. » read more »

France Telecom‘s Globecast to Manage MobiTV Content Ingestion

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:05:34 +0000

GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom, announced it has been selected to manage content ingestion to support the delivery of live television for MobiTV, a provider of mobile and broadband television and music services,

From its digital broadcast center and teleport in Los Angeles, the Company’s IP broadcasting hub in the U.S., GlobeCast is furnishing 24/7 content management, including channel ingest via satellite, signal encoding, monitoring and connectivity of live channels for delivery into MobiTV’s proprietary technology platform(s) across the Americas.

“By centralizing our channel ingestion, MobiTV is now able to easily ingest and move channels on a global scale across GlobeCast’s worldwide network of teleports, satellite capacities and a global fiber ring,” said Kay Johansson, CTO for MobiTV. “Not only do we have more flexibility to scale internationally, we have a solution in place that protects our proprietary technology while keeping our partners’ content secure.” » read more »

Yahoo! and MobiTV Form Strategic Mobile Advertising Alliance

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:04:13 +0000

MobiTV Names Yahoo! Their Mobile Video Advertising Partner

Yahoo! Inc., and MobiTV, Inc. have formed a new mobile advertising alliance. Yahoo! will be the ad network partner for MobiTV’s mobile video advertising sales and delivery – providing top brands access to a one-stop, fully integrated mobile media-buy across all advertising modes, including text, banner and mobile video. This announcement builds on the launch of the new Yahoo! Mobile Publisher Services today.

“MobiTV is the pioneer in mobile television and we are excited to work with them to continue to grow the mobile advertising marketplace,” said Bruce Stewart, vice president, business development, Yahoo!. “As an undisputed leader in digital advertising across both the PC and mobile, we are uniquely able to combine valuable inventory with our global sales force and deep technology to deliver the comprehensive solution top advertisers are looking for as they go mobile.” » read more »

Alvarion Partners with NDS and MobiTV to Demonstrate Mobile WiMAX TV Services

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:16:41 +0000

OPEN WiMAX Video Solution to Enable Carriers to Maximize ARPU; Company's 4Motion Solution Being Showcased at CTIA, Booth #4969

Alvarion, a provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, announced that it is showcasing 4MotionTM mobile WiMAX high resolution TV in cooperation with NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, and MobiTV, a provider of mobile and broadband television and music services. By deploying this type of OPENTM WiMAX solution, mobile WiMAX operators can generate additional revenues and profits under a variety of business models.

4Motion is designed to fully integrate NDS’s digital rights management (DRM) and conditional access (CA) solutions, with MobiTV’s end-to-end mobile WiMAX television services, to enable broadcast of live channels video on demand (VoD), interactive TV, and other value added video applications. » read more »

NBC Universal and MobiTV Partner to Offer Primetime on Demand Programming

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:31:31 +0000

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

NBC Universal and MobiTV today announced a breakthrough deal to make full-length primetime on demand programming available over US wireless networks for the first time.

In addition to a robust primetime video-on-demand line-up, the two companies will offer select short form programming from Bravo, SCI FI Channel, USA Network, Telemundo and mun2 on five new ad-supported channels to subscribers, which will debut on the MobiTV® service in second quarter. CNBC and MSNBC were among the first networks launched on the MobiTV service in 2003 to create the world’s first commercially available mobile television service. » read more »

MobiTV Soars Past Two Million Paying Subscribers

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:18:47 +0000

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

EMERYVILLE, CA â€“ February 28, 2007 â€“ MobiTV, Inc., the global leader in mobile and broadband television and music services, today announced that it has exceeded two million paying subscribers worldwide, more than doubling its fan-base in less than one year. » read more »