MobiTV & ABC News Now Bring Live 8 Concert Broadcast To Mobile Phone Users Across America

4th July, 2005,

MobiTV, provided live broadcast of the Live 8 "Africa Calling" concert from Cornwall, England. Africa Calling, organized by musician Peter Gabriel, featured an all-African line-up of performers and was part of the Live 8 concert series designed to raise awareness of poverty in Africa.

The Live 8 concerts took place on the same day in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Toronto, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Moscow, Scotland, and in Philadelphia. Gabriel and Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour hosted the Africa Calling event, and the concert included African performers such as Maryam Mursal, Salif Keita and Thomas Mapfumo.

MobiTV is the most popular mobile television service in the market today, providing subscribers a variety of the best news, sports, and entertainment programming. U.S. customers can purchase MobiTV through Sprint PCS, Cingular and other regional carriers. The service is available on a wide range of phones, and on the new 3G wireless networks offers customers a near broadcast-quality viewing experience.