GlobeCast to Manage MobiTV Content IngestionCTIA WIRELESS 2007, Orlando, FL, 28 March 2007– GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom and a global leader in content management, today announced it has been selected to manage content ingestion to support the delivery of live television for MobiTV, the global leader in mobile and broadband television and music services. From its digital broadcast center and teleport in Los Angeles, the Company’s IP broadcasting hub in the U.S., GlobeCast is furnishing 24/7 content management, including channel ingest via satellite, signal encoding, monitoring and connectivity of live channels for delivery into MobiTV’s proprietary technology platform(s) across the Americas. “By centralizing our channel ingestion, MobiTV is now able to easily ingest and move channels on a global scale across GlobeCast’s worldwide network of teleports, satellite capacities and a global fiber ring,” said Kay Johansson, CTO for MobiTV. “Not only do we have more flexibility to scale internationally, we have a solution in place that protects our proprietary technology while keeping our partners’ content secure.” GlobeCast (www.globecast.com) - a subsidiary of France Telecom - is a global content management and delivery company. Via its worldwide satellite and fibre network, the company manages and transports 10 million hours of video and other rich media yearly for its core customer base of broadcasters, as well as corporate, government and retail clients. The company’s global presence includes 15 teleports and technical operations centres throughout Europe, America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. MobiTV, Inc. (www.mobitv.com) is leading the convergence of television, film and music over mobile and broadband networks, delivering premium content from top networks, labels and cable providers to more than two million subscribers worldwide. Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately held company headquartered in Emeryville, CA. MobiTV and the MobiTV logos are trademarks, service marks, and/or registered trademarks of MobiTV, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, and product names used herein are the property of their respective owners. Press Contacts:
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