MobiTV Arrives on the iPhone

MobiTV has been around for years on other mobile platforms. And the technology behind it has powered the NCAA March Madness app the last two years and also the NBA and UFC video apps. But the MobiTV client, at least until now, hasn't been available on the iPhone.

MobiTV is a streaming video application that let's you watch both live TV and on-demand programming. For free, you can try out the app and stream the ABC News Now channel to test the speed and the picture quality.

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With a monthly subscription to the MobiTV service, there's a greater selection of channels you can watch such as MSNBC, Fox News, ESPN, Disney Channel, ABC, CNBC, and Fox Business. You also get access to 30 channels of on-demand such as MTV shows, ABC, CBC, SyFy, NBC, etc. The service costs $9.99 per month with slight discounts for pre-purchasing multiple months either 3 or 6 month packages.

MobiTV is available in the App Store now and it's free, but to really get anything out of it, you will need the subscription. Oddly, MobiTV hasn't changed much since I first tried it out on my Palm Treo all those many years ago. The number of channels hasn't grown, if anything, it's shrunk a little. This, of course, limits is usefulness and makes the $10/month fee seem a little crazy.

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