MobiTV, Inc. claims to be a leading provider of "end-to-end mobile media solutions". The MobiTV converged media platform delivers live TV, video on-demand and the ability to download and store content for offline viewing to millions of users on all major wireless networks and major mobile operating systems.

MobiTV-powered application is available in the US through T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an American mobile-network operator, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, that provides wireless voice, messaging and data services in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market with 33.73...

, Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....

, Sprint

Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...

, AT&T

AT&T

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...

, US Cellular and in Canada through TELUS Mobility

Telus Mobility

Telus Mobility is a division of Telus Communications which sells wireless services in Canada on its numerous networks. They currently have three different networks based on three different technologies: CDMA and HSPA+ on its mainstream networks, plus iDEN via its Mike division...

. MobiTV's products such as AT&T U-verse Live TV, Sprint TV and T-Mobile TV provide live news and sports, and provides a variety of full-episode on-demand shows for streaming or download to the device.

MobiTV-powered solution

Solution

In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...

s are accessible on hundreds of devices across multiple wireless carrier partners. It offers LIVE and VOD content from many popular TV channels from content providers such as MSNBC

MSNBC

MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...

, ABC News Now

ABC News Now

ABC News Now is an American 24-hour news channel offered via digital television, broadband and streaming video at ABCNews.com and on mobile phones. It delivers breaking news, headline news each half hour, and wide range of entertainment and lifestyle programs. The channel is currently available in...

, CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

, Fox News Channel

Fox News Channel

Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...

, Fox Sports

Fox Sports (USA)

Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...

, ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

 Mobile TV, NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

 Mobile, CNBC

CNBC

CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...

, MTV, Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...

, TLC

TLC (TV channel)

TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...

, The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...

 and other top networks.

MobiTV’s converged media platform is an end-to-end managed service made up of components that work together to securely manage, deliver and playback video across mobile, PC, tablet and IPTV devices. In 2005, the company won an Emmy award for "Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development" from Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Emeryville, CA. It is backed by Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm located at 3000 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California.The firm was founded as one of the earliest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley in 1976 and provides provides technology venture capital funding for seed, early stage and growth companies...

, Oak Investment Partners

Oak Investment Partners

Oak Investment Partners is a private equity firm focusing on venture capital investments in companies developing communications systems, information technology, new Internet media, healthcare services and retail....

, Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a prominent venture capital firm focused on investments in early stage technology companies. The firm's partners include Allen Beasley, Jeff Brody, Satish Dharmaraj, Tom Dyal, Tim Haley, Brad Jones, Nety Krishna, Chris Moore, Lars Pedersen, Scott Raney, John Walecka, Geoff...

, Gefinor Ventures and Sorrento Ventures.

In August 2011, MobiTV filed with the SEC to raise up to $75 million in an initial public offering.

Application Offerings

• SprintTV - Live and on-demand TV for Sprint customers; generally pre-loaded with every Sprint device
• AT&T U-verse Live TV - Live & full-episode TV on iPhone, iPod Touch, Android and BlackBerry smartphones
• T-Mobile TV - Live and full-episode TV on T-Mobile smartphones
• US Cellular Mobile TV - Live and full-episode TV on US Cellular smartphones
• Telus Mobile TV - Live and full-episode TV on Telus
  TELUS
  Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
  
   devices (Canada)
• MobiTV - Live and On-demand video programming for AT&T, US Cellular, Verizon and others
• NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless
  Verizon Wireless
  Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
  
  

ASCAP Case

In May 2010, a streaming media case brought by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) was resolved in favor of MobiTV. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York categorically rejected ASCAP’s proposed licensing structure. The court instead adopted MobiTV’s proposal in its entirety, establishing a framework for MobiTV’s ASCAP fees that draws upon the licensing framework ASCAP has applied to cable television networks for more than a decade. The decision was game-changing for the company and the mobile content industry.

External links

• MobiTV Official site
• MobiTV blog
• Article on MobileMarketer detailing MobiTV ASCAP Case