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MobiTV Goes Live on BlackBerry

Digital entertainment services provider MobiTV announced its mobile TV application is now available via Research In Motion's BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone, heralding mobile television's official debut on the BlackBerry platform. According to MobiTV, the service is now available on more than 250 devices across 20 wireless operators worldwide.

MobiTV, Inc., the leader in mobile and broadband entertainment services today announced the availability of its mobile television application on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM). The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 runs on CDMA and high-speed EV-DO networks, enabling MobiTV to provide the broadest selection of live TV and other video and music content for mobile users.

"We are excited to offer our award-winning mobile television service to BlackBerry customers on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130," said Paul Scanlan, president and co-founder of MobiTV. "This announcement furthers our goal of providing our innovative services to mobile users around the world, making our television and radio products available on more than 250 different mobile devices."

The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is an impressive communications and multimedia Smartphone. The availability of the MobiTV and its while-labeled products marks the first time that a full mobile TV application has been available on a BlackBerry device.

MobiTV, the mobile television solution that powers Sprint TV for Sprint and Axcess TV for Alltel, is the only mobile television application equipped to run on any wireless network, over any operating system, for more than 20 wireless providers, worldwide. Blackberry 8130 users can purchase MobiTV through their wireless provider, by visiting www.handango.com, or by selecting their device at www.mobitv.com and completing a purchase through the Handango shopping cart.

"MobiTV consistently appears in our best sellers list in the quarterly Handango Yardstick, and the application has earned numerous honors from Handango for quality and innovation," said Monica Hamilton, vice president of content at Handango. "We look forward to seeing improved sales results now that we are able to offer this product to BlackBerry users." [FierceWireless/FierceMobileContent]

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