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AT&T Mobile TV - Coming to Your Wireless Phone in May
SAN ANTONIO, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and
MediaFLO USA Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM) announced today the launch of AT&T Mobile TV with FLO, a mobile
television service featuring high quality live programming. The mobile TV
service will launch in May 2008 on two new exclusive handsets, the LG Vu(TM)
and the Samsung Access(TM). AT&T Mobile TV will also feature two exclusive
channels, which will be announced soon.
AT&T Mobile TV will deliver full-length television content and sporting
events from top networks, including programming from leading entertainment
brands CBS Mobile, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, MTV, NBC 2GO,
NBC News2Go and Nickelodeon.
"AT&T Mobile TV is a powerful new mobile entertainment offering, which
will give our customers a formidable lineup of sports, news and primetime
shows, including two channels exclusive available to AT&T customers," said
Mark Collins, vice president of Consumer Data for AT&T's wireless unit. "We
are thrilled to team with MediaFLO USA to offer our customers an unmatched
mobile entertainment experience that is changing the way we all look at TV."
"By making the FLO TV service available to AT&T customers, the nation's
largest wireless carrier, MediaFLO USA continues to expand our award winning
FLO TV service to consumers across the country," said Gina Lombardi, president
of MediaFLO USA. "We look forward to working closely with AT&T to continue the
momentum of making mobile TV a staple for more consumers."
The AT&T Mobile TV service will be launched on two stylish devices: the Vu
from LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. (LG), and the Access from and
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung).
-- LG Vu: A sleek and stunning device, the Vu gives you a clear view of
TV, Web, pictures or videos on its large interactive touch screen. It
also lets you get the utmost in mobile entertainment with a music
player, 2.0 megapixel camera and Bluetooth(R) capabilities.
-- Samsung Access: This stylish handset features a large landscape
display, ideal for delivering a rich viewing experience and an internal
antenna for exceptional reception. It's a great device for customers
who are looking for advanced multimedia capabilities such as a camera,
external stereo speakers, stereo Bluetooth, AT&T Music, CV, of course,
AT&T Mobile TV.
More details on AT&T's soon-to-be-launched mobile TV service from MediaFLO
USA and the company's exclusive handsets from LG and Samsung will be available
soon. To learn more about AT&T's other mobile entertainment offerings, visit
http://www.wireless.att.com/entertainment .
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in theUnited States and around the world. Among their offerings
are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and
the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services.
In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and
advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM
organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as
communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy,
AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about
AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and
affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
(C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T
logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual
Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an
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announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.
About MediaFLO USA Inc.
MediaFLO USA Inc. unleashes the power of TV for mobile consumers,
combining the best content, an intuitive user interface and a superior
multicast network to deliver a true TV experience. The award-winning FLO TV
service from MediaFLO USA offers full-length simulcast and time-shifted
programming from the world's best entertainment brands, including CBS, CBS
College Sports, CBS News, Comedy Central, ESPN, FOX, FOX News, FOX Sports,
MTV, NBC, NBC Sports, NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, NickToons and Nickelodeon. Based
inSan Diego, Calif., MediaFLO USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm
Incorporated. Further information is available at both
http://www.mediaflousa.com and http://www.flotv.com.
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