Mobile television

Düsseldorf, 23 January 2008. Vodafone has again extended its range of MobileTV services for CeBIT 2008. The innovations extend from image quality improvements to numerous new features and interactive functions. It will also be showcasing new products, services and transmission options at the Hanover fair.

Vodafone MobileTV already has over 30 channels and a comprehensive range of programmes which are broadcasted around the clock. They include sports, music, news and entertainment highlights. At CeBIT 2008, Vodafone will be demonstrating the further improvements to the existing service, plus numerous new mobile and home TV products.

Mobile solutions

H.264: High Quality MobileTV
Vodafone customers can profit from the significantly enhanced quality of Mobile TV broadcasts thanks to High Quality MobileTV. A brand new compression technique (H.264) with QVGA resolution delivers best ever mobile TV quality at no additional cost to customers. High Quality MobileTV is automatically available for all devices which support H.264, HSDPA and Q-VGA.

Vodafone MobileTV Player

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.