EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MobiTV, a global leader in enabling delivery of live and on-demand TV everywhere, today announced its category win as "Best Technology in Social and Interactive TV" at the inaugural Variety Entertainment App Awards. Held in Los Angeles on Nov. 29, the awards ceremony was presented by the Application Developers Alliance (ADA) and Variety. MobiTV's Converged Media Platform claimed top honors among "best of breed" platform, service and technology providers that power and otherwise enable social and interactive TV experiences.

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The awards program recognized the contributions of the entertainment industry's technology innovators, selected by a hand-picked panel comprised of representatives from Mobile Deluxe, Neustar, AppStori, Distimo, Bunchball, Kid Tech Columnist, USA Today.com, Gannett News, Digital Mind State, SleepyGiant and Google TV.  

"This accolade from Variety and the esteemed group of industry leaders selected by ADA cements our vision of a device-agnostic platform that personalizes the viewer's entertainment experience," said Charlie Nooney, chairman and CEO at MobiTV. "By leveraging a flexible connected media solution, our partners can ultimately offer a product that makes consumers feel like their TV experiences are created just for them."

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About MobiTV

MobiTV is a global leader in delivering live and on-demand video to any screen, connecting media reliably and securely anytime, anywhere, on any device. The company's end-to-end platform delivers a true TV everywhere experience that helps service providers reduce time to market and control costs associated with the deployment and operation of high concurrency, multiple platform services. MobiTV's connected media solutions solve the complexity of delivering video across networks, operating systems and devices while managing associated rights. The company efficiently optimizes for network conditions to deliver multiscreen media services that center on empowering the viewer. MobiTV's connected media solutions are tailored for IPTV operators, as well as mobile TV and over-the-top customers including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, T-Mobile, TELUS, US Cellular, and Verizon among others.

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