Mobile Media Takes Two Minute Television to the 4th Screen; Made-for-Mobile Programming Goes Global

Mobile Media Takes Two Minute Television to the 4th Screen; Made-for-Mobile Programming Goes Global

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CTIA 2005 -- The Mobile Media Company - The Personal Broadcaster (http://www.mobilemedia.com/), today announced an agreement with Two Minute Television, the creators of original, episodic TV shows, (http://www.twominutes.tv/) to distribute their original made-for-mobile content across Mobile Media's international distribution platform (MoConDi).

"Made-for-mobile TV is one of the biggest drivers in the growth of mobile entertainment," says Steinar Svalesen, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Media North America. "We are delighted to partner with Two Minute Television. They are blazing a new trail in the field of short-form, made-for-mobile entertainment."

Two Minute Television Network is a pioneer and leader in production as it distributes across television (broadcast, cable and VOD), Internet (media Web sites and portals) and mobile platforms. The company has created, produced, and successfully launched episodes for four series: 'Genius On A Shoestring,' 'Adventures in Speed Dating,' 'News With A Punchline,' and 'Celebrity TV-Red Carpet.'

Two Minute Television is evolving beyond original content production and distribution to become an entire network of channels. The upcoming network channels are Reality, Comedy, TV station affiliate programming, Experts, Brand Names, Catwalk, Mommy and Me, What's Next, and My Own Videos, among others. In addition, Two Minute Television distributes third-party short-form programming from around the world, and is preparing to launch an international dating show.

"We are entering into the second important phase of development as a company by developing a network of entertainment channels that can be broadcast across all screens - including the 4th, the mobile phone - around the world," says David Post, Chairman and Founder, Two Minute Television.

About Mobile Media

The Mobile Media Company is the leading producer and global distributor of branded, made-for-mobile entertainment, interactive TV formats and mobile marketing concepts. The Company currently engages with an audience of over 500 million mobile users throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia Pacific, working in partnership with mobile network and portal operations, media companies, brand managers and agencies. Mobile Media is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices and technology development centers in UK, Romania, Hong Kong, China and the US.

Mobile Media is one of the largest European 3G content and community service providers for on and off deck offerings. Multi-player and connected games, and streaming and downloadable video content providers looking for a publishing and distribution partnership should contact Miten Mehta, Senior Vice President, Content Acquisition and Distribution at Miten.Mehta@MobileMedia.com or +1-425-922-3748 at or after CTIA show.

For more information, please visit: http://www.mobilemedia.com/ or send an e-mail to Info@MobileMedia.com.

Source: The Mobile Media Company

CONTACT: Mobile Media Press Contacts: General: Press@MobileMedia.com, or Vanessa Vigar, Tel: +31-65-231-1878, Mob: +31-65-231-1878, E-mail: Vanessa.Vigar@MobileMedia.com, or UK: Rachael Parker or Gary Marshall, Tel: +44 (0)118-939-5900, E-mail: Rachael.Parker@CompanyCare.com or GaryM@CompanyCare.com, or US: Tim Cifelli, Tel: +1-610-642-8253, E-mail: Tim@GregoryFCA.com; Two Minute Television Press Contact: David Post, Tel: +1-212-229-1234, E-mail: David@TwoMinutes.tv

Web site: http://www.twominutes.tv/

Web site: http://www.mobilemedia.com/

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