WorldTV.com Partners with Leading Mobile Video Streaming Provider Qik.com to Share...

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

     Users Can Broadcast Live from Their Mobile Phones to the Web
LONDON--(Business Wire)--
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.

mPRm Public Relations for WorldTV
Megan Kellett, 323-933-3399
mkellett@mprm.com

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