MobiTV Powering Delivery of Live College Football Games on iPhone, Android and Other Smartphones

Scheduled games include 30 bowl matchups and the national championship game

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MobiTV, Inc.

Sep 09, 2011, 09:00 ET

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MobiTV, Inc. is powering more than 90 scheduled regular-season college football games during the 2011-2012 season, with the addition of every Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game, via applications available on the iPhone and dozens of smartphones on the Android, BlackBerry and Windows 7 operating systems, across all four major U.S. wireless networks.

WHAT:

Coverage includes:

  • More than 90 scheduled regular-season games from ESPN, FOX Sports and NBC Sports

  • 30 scheduled bowl games, including all the BCS bowls and the national championship game


WHERE:

MobiTV powers AT&T U-verse Live TV on AT&T smartphones (including iPhone); Sprint TV; T-Mobile TV; US Cellular Mobile TV; and MobiTV on select Verizon Wireless devices. Consumers can text GETTV to 43888 to get an immediate link for their device.  


WHEN:

The 2011-2012 college football season is already underway, with most games taking place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Big games coming up scheduled to be delivered by MobiTV-powered mobile applications include:


  • Notre Dame at University of Michigan, Sept. 10, 8 p.m. ET

  • LSU at Mississippi State University, Sept. 15, 8 p.m. ET

  • Michigan State University at Notre Dame, Sept. 17, 3:30 p.m. ET

  • University of California, Berkeley at the University of Oregon, Oct. 6, 9 p .m.

  • National Championship Game, Jan. 9, 2012, 8:30 p.m.


WHY:

"Live sporting events, especially football, have proven to be some of the most popular content we deliver," said Charlie Nooney, CEO, MobiTV. "We look forward to delivering live college football coverage this year to help fans stay connected to the action while on the go."


CONTACT:

Andy Kill, [email protected], 650-691-7311

About MobiTV, Inc.

The MobiTV, Inc. platform and proprietary technology provide end-to-end solutions that deliver live television, on-demand and downloadable video, and other media content across mobile phones, tablets, personal computers and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics.  MobiTV solutions are actively deployed on over 375 different types of mobile devices, all major wireless and broadband networks, and all major operating systems – including Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry and Windows. For more information about MobiTV, Inc.'s convergence-capable platform and some of its patented components, please visit www.mobitv.com/platform-technology.

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