MobiTV, Inc. (previously known as Idetic, Inc.) operated as a provider of live and on-demand video delivery solutions, with its headquarters located in Emeryville, California.
Founded in 1999 by Paul Scanlan, Phillip Alvelda, and Jeff Annison, Mobi TV was a privately held company supported by venture capital.
[1] MobiTV was one of the first companies to bring live and on-demand TV to mobile devices[2] through partnerships with numerous content providers and carriers such as Sprint and ESPN.
[24] MobiTV and AT&T launched an online TV service offering 20 live and on-demand channels delivered via broadband connections in 2006, expanding on the existing deal between the companies.
[36] The service employs a unicast IP delivery platform that features a fully integrated CMS, DRM, Media Player, nDVR, content policy, identity management, billing and authentication.
[39] In December 2017, the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) announced that they selected MobiTV as a partner to provide IP-based video to its members.
[41] MobiTV launched Mobi4BIZ in 2008, featuring live and on-demand content from CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and TheStreet.com, available on RIM's BlackBerry Bold.
[42] MobiTV announces at CES in 2006 that MobiTV2 will be made available to Sprint and Cingular subscribers, featuring improved audio and video quality, and a programming guide.