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MOBITV TOPS THREE MILLION

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Posted October 22, 2007

CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & ENTERTAINMENT – San Francisco, CA – Oct. 22, 2007 – MobiTV, Inc., the leader in mobile and broadband entertainment services, today announced the Company has surpassed three million subscriptions for its services worldwide; adding one million in six short months.  Also announced today, the MobiTV board of directors has appointed Charlie Nooney, the Company’s new CEO, as chairman effective October 15th, 2007.

“After a very short time in my role as MobiTV’s new CEO and chairman, I’m proud to announce such a significant milestone on behalf of the Company,” said Nooney. “MobiTV’s persistence and innovation has single-handedly advanced awareness and demand for on-the-go programming and viewing. It’s inspiring to see this level of growth and demand, but most importantly that consumers rely on our services for their mobile entertainment and informational needs.”

Offering both branded and white labeled services to more than 20 operators internationally, with more than 100 channels and unlimited capacity, live, video-on-demand, primetime and made-for-mobile or broadband programming, the largest collection of supported mobile and broadband-enabled devices, and the industry’s first truly interactive advertising platform, MobiTV is more than a mobile television Company.  MobiTV is convergence.

MobiTV is network agnostic and well positioned to support the network standards our carrier partners choose to deploy, including nearly all of the existing operator networks available today. The Company maintains extremely high quality video, running live television direct from the networks at up-to full NTSC resolution and as high as 30 frames-per-second.

“Not only are we experiencing phenomenal growth in new subscriptions, we’ve also seen growth in viewing time for new and existing users, which is a huge indicator of what’s to come,” said Paul Scanlan, president and co-founder of MobiTV.  “We’re at the beginning of an incredible shift in how, where and when people consume media and MobiTV is the best delivery platform for our carrier and content partners as they work to create new experiences and fully monetize this incredible growth.”

2ND ANNOUNCEMENT

MOBITV ENTERS LONG-TERM AGREEMENT TO DELIVER INDUSTRY LEADING TV SERVICE ON SPRINT

MobiTV Named Sprint’s Preferred Partner for Delivery of Next Generation Mobile Television Services

CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & ENTERTAINMENT – San Francisco, CA – Oct. 22, 2007 – MobiTV, Inc., the leader in mobile and broadband entertainment services, announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement to offer Sprint customers the best mobile television and video experience. As part of the agreement, Sprint and MobiTV will continue to work together to advance and extend the successful Sprint TV®, Sprint TV Xtra, and Sprint TV en Vivo® services to customers throughout the U.S. 

Together, Sprint and MobiTV have pioneered the mobile television space, attracting a large number of subscribers, single handedly securing mobile content licensing rights for an untapped distribution or delivery medium, developed features and functionality consumers expect in a home viewing experience and much more.  The two companies continue to stay several steps ahead of the competition, keep consumers engaged and satisfied, while maintaining a viable and scalable business opportunity for Sprint, MobiTV and the content partners.

“Sprint has a proven track record for innovation and delivering value to customers through new ideas and uses for mobile phones,” said Paul Scanlan, president and co-founder of MobiTV. “With more than four years of experience operating a mobile television network together with Sprint, we look at this long-term commitment as a strong indicator that mobile television is a must-have application for a mobile user.  We are laser focused on providing Sprint customers with the best possible mobile television experience and will continue delivering next generation features and functionality to delight customers.”

Over the next several months, Sprint customers will continue to reap the rewards of the relationship between Sprint and MobiTV as we add the following benefits to the Sprint TV service:

*       A new interface that is even easier to use for all Sprint TV services powered by MobiTV including; Sprint TV, Sprint TV Xtra (formerly Sprint TV Live), Sprint TV en Vivo and Pivot
*       A content offering that is the highest quality and most extensive in the U.S.
*       Significant video quality enhancements and more support for full screen viewing
*       Increased channel change speeds
*       Broad compatibility and support for more devices, including PDAs, Smartphones and PocketPCs


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