Monsoon Multimedia Unveils SociableTV

Monsoon Multimedia Unveils SociableTV

Watch Live TV With Your Friends

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- [CES] -- Monsoon Multimedia, an innovative digital video solutions provider, today announced SociableTV, a social web service that allows viewers to watch live TV from HAVAs all over the globe while communicating with friends.

SociableTV is a social web portal site that lets HAVA owners share their live TV viewing experience (e.g. sporting events) with multiple friends. Monsoon's technology enables friends to watch and experience live television as if they are sitting on the sofa next to each other -- without having to download anything.

"Today's consumer is now viewing content wherever they want, the next step is to enable them to do it together and create a 'living room' social environment," said William Loesch, CEO of Monsoon Multimedia. "Monsoon's SociableTV supports the social web movement because consumers not only want their content wherever they go, but they also want the ability to watch the Super Bowl or a rugby game with their friends, regardless of their location."

SociableTV combines the existing HAVA family of products, software and Internet browser technology, with a worldwide network of HAVA owners to bring viewers programs that they cannot find on their local cable and satellite TV system, including sports and news from around the world.

Pricing and Availability

SociableTV will be available at no cost from Monsoon Multimedia at SociableTV.com in Q2 of 2009. The HAVA product line is available nationwide through Best Buy, direct from Monsoon at http://www.myhava.com/ and through select etailers and retailers nationwide.

About Monsoon Multimedia

Monsoon Multimedia provides advanced, standards-based multimedia products and technologies for the PC and Consumer Electronics industries. Monsoon licenses highly optimized multimedia solutions comprised of applications, drivers, frameworks, middleware and reference designs. Our customers and partners are retailers, semiconductor companies, PC manufacturers, software suppliers and consumer electronics companies. Founded by the founders of Dazzle and Emuzed, the company has offices in California, India and Russia. For more information, please visit http://www.monsoonmultimedia.com/.

    Media Contact:    Anders Steele    FortyThree, Inc.    831.239.0960    anders@fortythreepr.com  

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CONTACT: Anders Steele of FortyThree, Inc., +1-831-239-0960,
anders@fortythreepr.com, for Monsoon Multimedia

Web site: http://www.monsoonmultimedia.com/
http://www.myhava.com/

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