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WorldTV.Com Partners With Leading Mobile Video Streaming Provider Qik.Com to Share Content and Live Broadcast Technology

Posted on: Thursday, 10 April 2008, 09:00 CDT

WorldTV (worldtv.com) announced a partnership with mobile phone video streaming technology company Qik, Inc. (qik.com) that enables both companies' users to share real time content streams via their customized WorldTV channels. Live and archived feeds can be sent from Qik users' mobile phones and broadcast on their WorldTV URL.

Through the new partnership, WorldTV users can broadcast live video from their mobile phones simultaneously on Qik.com and their WorldTV channel, expanding the reach of the broadcast to WorldTV's growing userbase across the globe. Additionally Qik users can incorporate their archived videos to their WorldTV channels and highlight their existing favourite Qik clips ranging from vacations to sporting events, weddings, and concerts.

"We are thrilled to offer WorldTV users this new functionality that will incorporate Qik's live broadcast technology directly to their personal channels," said Alx Klive, CEO and founder of WorldTV, "We strive to give programming control to the user, and Qik allows us to go one step further and turn the programmer into the live broadcaster, all from their mobile phone."

WorldTV allows anyone from around the world to easily create their own full-screen, high-def, branded video channels, using video clips from video-sharing sites from across the Internet and their webcam. Channel creators can program their content based on viewer preferences provided by WorldTV in the form of detailed viewing statistics. A channel can be promoted using a variety of social media tools including RSS, Twitter and widgets.

With Qik, anyone can stream video live from their mobile phone to the world, while providing interactive real time chat with their viewers straight from their phone. There are a million and one uses of Qik - be an eyewitness, capture those first steps, or whip up your own streaming video blog. Just point your mobile phone and stream video live to your friends anywhere.

"Qik is bridging the gap between mobile interaction and the Web, globally," said Bhaskar Roy, Co-founder and VP Product Marketing of Qik. "Streaming video from Qik users can now be seen directly on WorldTV in more than 150 countries around the world."

About WorldTV

WorldTV is a global online video service that allows and empowers users to create, manage and operate their own full screen web TV channel. They can use video clips from the Internet's most popular video-sharing sites, as well as user-generated videos. For more information, visit http://worldtv.com.

About Qik

Qik, the world's leading mobile live video streaming platform, enables anyone to stream video live from their mobile phones to anywhere in the world. Its innovative, patent-pending technology enables anyone to share their moments live with their friends and family or the entire world. For more information visit http://qik.com.

Source: Business Wire

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