MoboVivo signs on with BlackBerry, iTunes

CALGARY - MoboVivo Inc. has announced platform compatibility with BlackBerry cell phones, and a secure video-on-demand (VOD) service available at the iTunes store.The Calgary-based company that licenses and distributes TV shows and movies on-line and for mobile has marked its BlackBerry launch with ‘Red Carpet Diary’ coverage of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which runs from September 10-19, 2009. Its VOD service for the iPhone and iPod Touch, called TV-Show-in-an-App, provides “the business model, digital security and alternative screen reach that broadcasters and networks are looking for to increase revenues”, says founder and CEO Trevor Doerksen."Bringing TV shows to...