MoboVivo
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Mobovivo is a Canadian software company that enables broadcasters and other video content publishers to distribute television shows on various devices. The company was the first company in Canada to licence and distribute television programming online.
in Canada, beating Apple to market. In 2007, the company signed a deal with DivX
to allow DivX to bundle Mobovivo television shows with their consumer system. In 2009 Mobovivo was profiled as one of IDC Canada's "10 Canadian Mobile Consumer and Enterprise Solutions to Watch".
In May 2009, Mobovivo announced distribution for top ten hit TV program, The Tudors
, a BBC
, CBC
, and Showtime co-production. In June 2009, the company announced distribution for BBC Worldwide programming.
In October 2011, Mobovivo was named one of Deloitte's Top 10 Companies to watch.
Trevor Doerksen completed an M.Sc. at the University of Calgary
on Content Repurposing Theory in 2002.
In April 2010, Trevor was awarded the People's Choice Award for Entrepreneur of the Year by Digital Alberta. In July 2010, Trevor was named one of Alberta's 50 most influential people.
History
Mobovivo was founded by entrepreneur, TV producer and author Trevor Doerksen. In 2006, it became the first company to offer legal television content for the iPodIPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
in Canada, beating Apple to market. In 2007, the company signed a deal with DivX
DivX
DivX is a brand name of products created by DivX, Inc. , including the DivX Codec which has become popular due to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality.There are two DivX codecs; the regular MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX codec and the...
to allow DivX to bundle Mobovivo television shows with their consumer system. In 2009 Mobovivo was profiled as one of IDC Canada's "10 Canadian Mobile Consumer and Enterprise Solutions to Watch".
In May 2009, Mobovivo announced distribution for top ten hit TV program, The Tudors
The Tudors
The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
, a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
, and Showtime co-production. In June 2009, the company announced distribution for BBC Worldwide programming.
In October 2011, Mobovivo was named one of Deloitte's Top 10 Companies to watch.
Trevor Doerksen
In addition to founding Mobovivo and serving as its CEO, Trevor Doerksen has written numerous articles about the internet and video technology. He is also the author of a chapter in Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training.Trevor Doerksen completed an M.Sc. at the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
on Content Repurposing Theory in 2002.
In April 2010, Trevor was awarded the People's Choice Award for Entrepreneur of the Year by Digital Alberta. In July 2010, Trevor was named one of Alberta's 50 most influential people.