FLO TV

June 10, 2009 · Posted in Product Profiles · Comments Off

FLO TV Goes National – Expands Live Mobile TV Service as DTV Transition

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— FLO TV Set to Reach More Than 200 Million Potential Consumers, Ushering in a New Era of Television Viewing on the Go —

SAN DIEGO — June 10, 2009 — FLO TV Incorporated, provider of the FLO TV™ live mobile TV service and a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), today announced that the FLO TV service will expand its service nationwide following the DTV transition on June 12, which frees up broadband spectrum for FLO TV’s dedicated network. FLO TV will expand into 39 new markets, offering its service to an additional 60 million customers with a total reach of more than 100 major markets and more than 200 million potential consumers nationwide by the end of 2009. This will complete FLO TV’s creation of the only dedicated, linear, live mobile TV network, allowing consumers to access broadcast-quality news, sports and entertainment on their mobile devices.

Fifteen new markets will go live immediately following the DTV transition on June 12, bringing service to major markets such as Boston, Houston, Miami and San Francisco, while others will follow throughout the year. In addition to adding new markets, immediately upon the transition, FLO TV also will expand service in existing markets including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC.

“The DTV transition is a milestone for TV lovers everywhere; with the completion of FLO TV’s nationwide network, consumers across the country now have the ability to watch TV on the go with the same high quality they’d expect in their living rooms,” said Bill Stone, president of FLO TV. ”With this national coverage, we are poised to take on the next level of consumer engagement by bringing the FLO TV service to customers on multiple entertainment devices beyond the mobile phone.”

In January, FLO TV announced that it has teamed with Audiovox, the marketer of automotive entertainment systems, to be the exclusive supplier of in-vehicle units that will work with a car’s existing video viewing equipment to enable passengers to watch FLO TV in their cars. In addition, Audiovox also will produce the only FLO TV-ready overhead drop down video as well as head rest systems units in the market. Continued cooperation with leading companies will ensure that FLO TV is available to consumers across multiple platforms in conjunction with the expansion in service coverage.

The FLO TV service is delivered using a technology that delivers video over the company’s own dedicated mobile network, offering full–length simulcast and time–shifted programming from some of the world’s top entertainment brands including CBS, ESPN, FOX, MTV and NBC. FLO TV also offers original content, having last month announced a deal with famed video blogger Amanda Congdon to bring exclusive content to subscribers.

Mobile TV Usage on the Rise

According to a recent report by Nielsen, mobile video viewing grew 52 percent in Q1 2009 compared with the previous year.* FLO TV market research shows that viewers who watch the FLO TV service are spending an average of more than 25 minutes per day watching television on their phones. This is comparable to the average time U.S. cell phone users spend per day talking on their cell phones, according to CTIA’s Semi–Annual Wireless Industry Survey 2008. The appeal of FLO TV’s live programming is illustrated by a consistent pattern of increased viewership and consumer demand for major sporting and significant news events including an increase of 80 percent or more during the Presidential Inauguration and the 2008 Summer Olympics (exclusive programming to AT&T).

The FLO TV service is available on the top two U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T as AT&T Mobile TV. To learn more about FLO TV, please visit http://www.flotv.com.

*Nielsen’s Three Screen Report, 1^st Quarter 2009

About FLO TV Incorporated

The FLO TV service combines the best content, an intuitive user interface and a superior multicast network to deliver a true quality TV viewing experience for consumers. FLO TV offers full–length simulcast and time–shifted programming from the world’s best entertainment brands, including CBS, CBS College Sports, CBS News, CNBC, Comedy Central, ESPN, FOX, FOX News, FOX Sports, MSNBC, MTV, NBC, NBC 2Go, NBC News, NBC Sports, Nickelodeon and NickToons. Based in San Diego, Calif., FLO TV Incorporated is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Further information is available at www.flotv.com.

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Centrl

June 10, 2009 · Posted in Product Profiles · Comments Off

“Centrl is a location-based social network that helps you get money-saving offers, keep in touch with friends and access many useful data layers such as restaurant reviews, events, interesting places, etc. around you.

Centrl is easy to use: You can login to Centrl from your existing social-network; no new account and no new profile to create. Centrl has applications in Facebook, MySpace, Hi5, Ning, Orkut, Bebo and Friendster. And Centrl is integrated with Twitter. Centrl is practical: Connect with your friends easily. Communicate with them for free (no text messaging or SMS charges). Discover events, favorite places and special money saving offers around you. Centrl is convenient: Centrl runs on iPhone, Android and Blackberry. Windows Mobile and Symbian are coming soon. You can easily connect to your social network from your phone (all social networks are supported for this feature).”

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Dominic Tolli, Senior Vice President of Marketing, SpinVox

June 7, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

Dominic “Dom” Tolli is Senior Vice President of Marketing for SpinVox in the North America region. Prior to SpinVox, Tolli was at Virgin Mobile where he held positions including Vice President of Innovation Services and Vice President of Mobile Data Services. From 1999 through 2002, he was the President of Business Operations and the Vice President of Business Development at Net2Phone. Tolli also spent more than 12 years with AT&T with the most recent stint as Director of Product Management for the Consumer Group. In addition, he worked on launching AT&T’s WorldNet service with prior assignments including sales and systems engineering.

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Mark Spoonauer, LAPTOP

June 7, 2009 · Posted in 2010 Speaker Bios, Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Mark Spoonauer is the Editor in Chief of LAPTOP, the leading mobile technology magazine and Web site. Now in his seventh year at the publication, Mark is recognized as one of the leading experts in mobile and wireless gadgets, trends, and technologies. He has spoken at numerous industry events, including CES and CTIA and he makes regular TV and radio appearances. He also publishes a weekly column, “SpoonFed,” providing his unique insights and analysis of the biggest mobile trends and news. Mark has been covering mobile technology for eleven years.

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Sascha Segan, Lead analyst, Mobile Devices, PCMag Digital Network

June 7, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Sascha Segan is the lead analyst for mobile devices for the PCMag Digital Network. He’s reviewed hundreds of mobile phones over the past five years. He also speaks on radio, television and the Internet about mobile technology issues and won awards in 2007 and 2008 for his columns on mobile tech. He lives in Queens, NY.

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Alan Brody, Founder, iBreakfast

June 7, 2009 · Posted in 2010 Speaker Bios, Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Founder
iBreakfast

Alan Brody is the founder of the iBreakfast.com, the leading Digital Media Forum in NY for Executives, Entrepreneurs, Media and Investors in NY, L.A and soon, Seattle, DC and Dallas. He has been a pioneer in digital media since the beginning of the Web with the Createch Conference and eTV World Interactive TV conference series. He is now the founder of ViziPress, a graphic novel and visual book condensation company. He has been a columnist with divisions of Advertising Age, ADWEEK and a number of technology publications.

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Debbie Stier, SVP, Associate Publisher, HarperStudio

June 7, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Debbie is the only person she knows who will admit that running the NYC marathon was the biggest waste of time, not to mention incredibly painful. She firmly believes in the value of a candle-lit family dinner, but when she’s on her own she’ll settle for a bowl of cereal at the counter while going through mail. Her idea of heaven is a stack of New Yorkers on a beach with a Scrabble partner who’s not afraid of losing a silly game. Biggest pet peeve: People who say it can’t be done.

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Eric Frank, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Flat World Knowledge

June 7, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Eric was born and raised in Boston, and has lived in Philadelphia and New York. Sometimes, he gets confused and thinks that Pittsburgh is the west coast. He used to have more diverse passions in life, but now, as co-founder of three concurrent startups– two-year old Miya, one-year old Emma, and Flat World Knowledge, also one, his passions have become singularly focused: the pursuit of sleep. It may be a while yet.

Eric brings an 11 year track record of success in higher education publishing. He has held positions in sales, editorial, and marketing at Thomson (now Cengage –so much more 2.0-ish, yes?) and Prentice Hall, a division of Pearson Education. Recently, Eric was Director of Marketing for Prentice Hall Business Publishing, a division with annual sales in the hundreds of millions. There, he managed a team of marketing managers and marketing communications staff, and had overall responsibility for strategy, budget, staffing and execution. Eric’s group had dotted line responsibility for training and supporting over 160 sales representatives.

It must be said that given a choice, Eric much prefers a hug from his co-founder, Mayu, of the non-Flat World ventures. That said, a nice hug from Jeff every once in a while is okay, too.

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Dr. Danny Grant, Principal Engineer, Research, Immersion Corporation

June 7, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Danny Grant, principal engineer at Immersion Corporation, brings over 15 years of experience working with haptics (force feedback) technology. He develops innovative user interface experiences for next-generation digital devices and is an authority on haptics technologies and its applications to mobile communications and other industries. His tenure at Immersion includes senior level research and research-management positions, notably leading the effort behind the haptic rendering algorithms that are now shipping in over 50 million consumer devices. Prior to Immersion, Danny consulted with Haptic Technologies to design and patent high-resolution optical sensors for an award-winning force feedback mouse. He received a doctorate degree in electrical engineering from McGill University in 1999 with a focus on control and robotics, where he continues as an adjunct professor. As senior member of the IEEE, he is the author of several publications on the design of haptic devices, interfaces and controls and holds over 50 US issued or pending patents.

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