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MobiTV Executive To Keynote At Fall Focus: Making
Media Meaningful
Parks Associates announced today that
David Whetstone, Chief Marketing Officer at MobiTV, Inc. (formerly
known as Idetic, Inc.), will present the morning keynote,
Mobile
TV: Content on Consumers’ Terms, at
Fall Focus: Making Media Meaningful
on Friday, November 11, at 9:00 a.m.
Fall Focus, an executive conference hosted by leading
market analysts Parks Associates, features leading executives and analysts
examining the changing market dynamics in the digital content and
distribution industries. Fall Focus:
Making Media Meaningful will be held Nov 9-11, 2005, at the Fairmont
San Jose.
“We look forward to contributing to next week’s Fall
Focus conference and sharing our expertise in the areas of mobile
television, digital music and made-for-mobile content,” said Jason Taylor,
Director of Corporate Communications at MobiTV.
Research from Parks Associates indicates a small but
dedicated segment of consumers will drive the early market for video
content and live TV services on portable and mobile platforms.
Mobile Entertainment Platforms & Services, featuring a survey of
more than 2,000 U.S. Internet users, found 13% of those who own one or
more portable devices would like to see capabilities for live TV
integrated into these devices. The majority of these consumers belong to a
consumer segment dubbed Mobile Aficionados, which consists of more than 40
million Internet users.
The MobiTV® service is available in the US through
Sprint, Cingular and several regional carriers; in the United Kingdom
through 3 and Orange UK; and is now available to Canadian customers
through Bell Canada, Rogers and TELUS Mobility. The Emmy® Award winning
service now reaches more than half a million subscribers and offers many
popular TV channels from content providers such as MSNBC, ABC News Now,
CNN, Fox Sports, ESPN 3GTV, NBC Mobile, CNBC, The Discovery Channel, The
Weather Channel and others that deliver cartoons, music videos and comedy.
MobiTV also has a full line up of geographically specific channels.
Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately-held company headquartered in
Emeryville, CA. For more information on the company, its products or
technology, please visit
www.mobitv.com.
“MobiTV, with more than half a million paying
subscribers in the U.S. alone, will provide our audience with great
insight based on its experiences servicing mobile carriers and consumers
worldwide,” said
Yuanzhe (Michael) Cai, Director of Broadband and Gaming for Parks
Associates. “MobiTV is at the forefront of serving media to consumers at
any place and any time, and we are pleased to have them at Fall Focus.”
For more information on Fall Focus, visit
www.fallfocus.com.
About Fall Focus
Fall Focus conferences are targeted events providing a full analysis and
evaluation of the “focus” topic. These conferences typically host 250-300
people, and the agenda features industry leaders from the relevant domains in an
interactive environment, moderated by Parks Associates’ analysts.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is an
internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing
in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks
Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to
small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research,
custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service
subscriptions.
The company's expertise includes new media, digital
entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, and home
control systems and security.
Each year, Parks Associates hosts executive thought
leadership conferences CONNECTIONS™, with support from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), and CONNECTIONS™ Europe. In addition, Parks
Associates produces the online publication Industry Insights in
conjunction with the CONNECTIONS™ Conference series.
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