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ESPN Mobile TV delivers your ticket to the US Open on Mobile

The US Open is here!  

The US Open has delivered dramatic performances every day of the tournament since it began in 1968.  While the promise of drama has never gone unfulfilled, a few things have changed: the prize money, the turf and the ability to see all the action live on your phone. 

Over 70 hours of live action will be available on MobiTV and Sprint TV thanks to ESPN Mobile TV.   So keep your phones close at hand to catch all the action August 30 - September 12 from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.  You may wonder, with so much coverage, why is it important to have MobiTV on your phone to watch ESPN Mobile TV’s coverage?  Because 50 hours of that live coverage will be shown between 9AM and 5PM Monday through Friday… when you are supposed to be working.  You know, just like you did during the World Cup matches. 

And who will you miss on the turf if you don’t download MobiTV on your phone?  Between the men and women combined, American players represent less than a quarter of the field, so the question is who will step-up from the Stars and Stripes to play their best tennis against the World’s elite? 

We’re pumped to watch underdogs make their way through the bracket towards the powerhouse names of Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray.   And with Serena Williams (1) out with a foot injury, we expect to see a special brand of the trademark passion her sister Venus Williams (3) brings to the court. 

A wild card singles player to keep an eye on is crowd favorite James Blake as he takes on his second challenger, Canadian, Peter Polansky.  Though Blake has been battling injuries this year, he always brings his best tennis to the biggest stages.

And then there was two.  You may have heard of former Stanford standouts, Bob and Mike Bryan.  They will be in attendance in an effort to add to their streak of 64 straight doubles titles.  In their next match they meet fellow Americans, and US Open rookies, Tim Smyczek and current Stanford standout Bradley Kahn.

So now that you are a psyched as we are, text GETTV to 43888 to get MobiTV with ESPN Mobile TV on your phone right now.  If you already have it, enjoy bragging to your friends.

Meet a Multimedia Superstar: Samsung Epic

And then there were 2.

Today, the Samsung Epic joins the Evo as the second device to support Sprint's robust 4G network.  While that is exciting, that aspect of the device is merely a jumping off point to highlight a lengthy list of impressive features.  So, let's get started.
 

If size matters, you'll be pleased to hear that the Epic packs a 4-inch Super AMOLED display. Not only does that imply a vivid visual window, it also translates to the lightest (4.2 ounces) smartphone currently on the market.  

For those with a need for speed, the 1GHz Hummingbird processor runs on the Android 2.1 platform with Samsung's own TouchWiz 3.0 interface. 

It's hard to imagine one asking themselves, 'what to do, what to do?' with this hot little number at your fingertips.  Between, Social Hub for your Facebook, Twitter and MySpace networking streams, the 5-megapixel, front-facing camera which allows you to make video calls (sweet!) and the world of live and on-demand television from Sprint TV, you'll stay connected, entertained and likely turn some heads in the process.  

If you have this or another Sprint device, check out the live channel guide to find out what's on Sprint TV and how to customize your TV experience with movies, cartoons, sports, business, girls and more.

Live Sports Line-up August 30th to September 5th

MobiTV sports fans here is your line-up of live action for the week.  We will deliver this every Monday so you never miss a second of your favorite events. All Times Pacific Standard.

If you don't have MobiTV text GETTV to 43888 now.

LIVE US OPEN TENNIS

          On ESPN Mobile TV

8/30/10           10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

8/31/10           10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

9/1/10             11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

9/2/10             10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

9/3/10             10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

 

LIVE FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL

          On ESPN Mobile TV

USA vs Iran

9/1/10             9:00 AM

USA vs. Tunisia

9/2/10             6:30 AM

 

LIVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL

                On ESPN Mobile TV

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Vs. SOUTH CAROLINA        

9/2/2010    4:30 PM   

USC Vs. HAWAII    

9/2/2010    8:00 PM   

ARIZONA Vs. TOLEDO     

9/3/2010    5:00 PM   

MIAMI (OHIO) Vs. FLORIDA         

9/4/2010     9:00 AM   

TEXAS Vs. RICE    

9/4/2010    12:30 PM   

OREGON STATE Vs. TCU

9/4/2010    4:45 PM   

CINCINNATI Vs. FRESNO STATE          

9/4/2010    7:45 PM   

SOUTHERN Vs. DELAWARE STATE    

9/5/2010    9:00 AM   

SMU Vs. TEXAS TECH     

9/5/2010    12:30 PM   

LIVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL

                On NBC Sports 

PURDUE Vs. NOTRE DAME       

9/4/2010    12:30 PM   

LIVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL

                On FOX Sports

WASHINGTON ST. Vs. OKLAHOMA ST.      

9/4/2010    3:00 PM 

LIVE BASEBALL

San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

9/5/2010    5:00 PM    ESPN Mobile TV

* Subject to mobile blackout nationwide if event not locally sold out

Remember Katrina – Watch Friday’s Live ABC News special on Mobile

 Believe it or not, it has been five years since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf coast.  It was a travesty none of us will soon forget with reco  very efforts still very much underway.

Join the ABC News team on Friday, August 27 as co-anchors David Muir, Bob Woodruff and Robin Roberts take America back to the dark days when government failed to respond to the unparalleled storm, talking with people and revisiting the places that were most heavily affected. 

The 22-minute live event will also take stock of the Gulf coast’s long road to recovery and how this resilient and unique place has been challenged yet again by the BP oil spill.

Text GETTV to 43888 to tune in on mobile, wherever you are, to watch this event live through MobiTV or Sprint TV Xtra.  Can’t tune in at 12:30pm ET?  Catch it on-demand following the live network air.

Want to watch from your iPhone?  Be our guest.  Download the MobiTV app free in iTunes and enjoy the live ABC News NOW feed to your heart’s content. 

Live Sports Line-up August 23rd to 29th

MobiTV sports fans here is your line-up of live action for the week.  We will deliver this every Monday so you never miss a second of your favorite events. All Times Pacific Standard.

If you don't have MobiTV text GETTV to 43888 now.

LIVE SOCCER 

            ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Blackburn Rovers vs Arsenal

8/28/2010              4:30 AM ESPN Mobile TV                                                                                 

            LaLIGA Soccer

Cruz Azul vs. Tigres UANL    

8/28/2010              3:00 PM                 AZTECA AMERICA            

Puebla vs. Pachuca   

8/29/2010              10:00 AM               AZTECA AMERICA

            TEAM CHIVAS SOCCER

Chivas vs. Pumas      

8/28/2010              4:55 PM                 TELEMUNDO      

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

D.C. United vs. CD Chivas USA       

8/29/2010              8:00 PM ESPN Mobile TV

 

LIVE BASKETBALL

on ESPN Mobile TV

USA BASKETBALL

USA vs. Greece

8/25/2010              9:00 AM

USA vs. Slovenia

8/29/2010              5:00 PM

            WNBA PLAYOFFS

CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL, GAME 1

8/25/2010              8:00 PM

CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL, GAME 1

8/26/2010              6:00 PM

CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL, GAME 2

8/28/2010              12:00 PM

 

LIVE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

on ESPN Mobile TV

STEELE (TX) Vs. MADISON (TX)

8/28/2010              4:00 PM

PLANT(FL) vs. MANATEE (FL)

08/27/10                04:00PM

GRANT (CA) Vs. FOLSOM (CA)

8/27/2010              4:00 PM

HOOVER (AL) Vs. BYRNES (SC)

8/28/2010              9:00 AM

GOOD COUNSEL (MD) Vs. ST. XAVIER (OH)

8/29/2010              12:00 PM

 

LIVE BASEBALL

ESPN'S Monday Night Baseball           

Cincinnati Reds vs. San Francisco Giants

8/23/2010               7:00:00 PM              ESPN Mobile TV

* Subject to mobile blackout nationwide if event not locally sold out

ESPN'S Sunday Night Baseball           

Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays

8/29/2010               5:00:00 PM              ESPN Mobile TV

* Subject to mobile blackout nationwide if event not locally sold out

 

LIVE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

                On ESPN Mobile TV

8/23/2010        9:00/ 11:00/ 1:00/ 3:00/ 5:00

8/24/2010        9:00/ 11:00/ 1:00/ 3:00/ 5:00

8/25/2010        11:00/ 1:00/ 3:00/ 5:00

8/26/2010        1:00 PM

8/26/2010        4:00 PM

8/29/2010        10:00 AM HIGHLIGHTS

8/29/2010        5:00 PM

8/29/2010        8:30 AM CONSOLATION (3RD PLACE) GAME

Oxygen Brings Bad Girls and Big Hair to Your Phone

Do you “live out loud” or would you rather watch the non-stop debauchery from the bleachers?  Either way, Oxygen lives up to its mantra, bringing you an overflow of drama and OMGs with the 5^th season of “Bad Girls Club”, plus the inaugural season of “Hair Battle Spectacular”.  

While the Bad Girls go big at the club (at the house… at breakfast… everywhere), the stylists of “Hair Battle Spectacular” go big with hair, bringing an underground art form to the masses.  If you love fashion and/or art, this show will blow your mind with a combination of the two.

However if you like alpha females who take over clubs and back down from no one, than Oxygen Mobile is the perfect place catch-up with the seven baddest girls in South Beach.  New full episodes are at your fingertips 24/7 on MobiTV and Sprint TV Xtra.

Watch both and sound off on which bad girl could use an up-do from your favorite “Hair Battle Spectacular” artist.  Text GETTV to 43888 to get MobiTV on your phone.

Jersey Shore Returns to MTV on MobiTV

Everything you love about reality TV just beat LeBron to South Beach.

Prior to Season 1 of MTV’s hit reality show, Jersey Shore, “the situation” was nearly a forgotten term; one used in term papers or by law enforcement.  For the 5.3+ million viewers who tuned in to the Season 2 premiere, “The Situation” has become a household name.  

For the first time, wherever you take your phone (gym, tanning, or laundry perhaps?), the cast of Jersey Shore can go too.  So, if you’re fist pumping MobiTV on your Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile or US Cellular phone, you have full access to Jersey Shore, on-demand, all season long. 

Rid yourself of boredom with Snooki, The Situation, JWoww, Pauly D, Sammi Sweetheart and the rest of the crew with MTV on MobiTV and watch full episodes, commercial-free. It may not change your life like a fried pickle would, but it will likely make you laugh, maybe cry and definitely make you feel better about yourself.

New episodes of Jersey Shore are available one day after network air (Thursdays) on mobile.  Still don’t have MobiTV?  Text “GETTV” to 43888 for download info.

Live Sports Line-up August 16th to 22nd

MobiTV sports fans here is your line-up of live action for the week.  We will deliver this every Monday so you never miss a second of your favorite events. All Times Pacific Standard.

If you don't have MobiTV text GETTV to 43888 now.

LIVE SOCCER

            ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United vs Newcastle United      

8/16/2010               11:30:00 AM           ESPN Mobile TV

Arsenal vs Blackpool  

8/21/2010               7:00:00 AM             ESPN Mobile TV

            LaLIGA SOCCER

Jaguares de Chiapas vs. Cruz Azul     

8/21/2010               3:00:00 PM              AZTECA AMERICA

 Soccer Monarcas Morelia vs Necaxa           

8/22/2010               10:00:00 AM           AZTECA AMERICA

TEAM CHIVAS SOCCER

Atlante vs Chivas        

8/21/2010               6:55:00 PM              TELEMUNDO

 

LIVE USA BASKETBALL

USA vs Lithuania in Madrid     

8/21/2010               12:00:00 PM            ESPN Mobile TV

 

LIVE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Montreal           

8/19/2010               4:30:00 PM              ESPN Mobile TV

 

LIVE MEN’S LACROSSE

Major League Lacrosse Championship         

8/22/2010               11:00:00 AM           ESPN Mobile TV

 

LIVE BASEBALL

ESPN'S Sunday Night Baseball           

8/22/2010               5:00:00 PM              ESPN Mobile TV

 

LIVE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

                On ESPN Mobile TV

8/16/2010       5:00:00 PM

8/20/2010       10:00AM/ 12:00PM/ 3:00PM/ 5:00PM         

8/21/2010       3:00PM/ 5:00PM

8/22/2010       9:00AM/ 12:00PM/ 3:00PM  

Watch Showtime’s The Big C Before the Masses, Plus Weeds Season 5 Premiere

Monday August 16^th is a big night for Showtime. 

First they will premiere the 6^th season of one of their most popular original series, “Weeds”, starring multi-award winning actress Mary-Louise Parker. 

To make the night even more memorable they will introduce the world to their next big hit, “The Big C”.  This highly anticipated series is guaranteed to please with a powerful cast lead by Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award winner, Laura Linney and the likes of SAG, Golden Globe and Academy Award ‘Best Actress’ nominee, Gabourey Sidibe.   Sounds sweet  ?  Can’t  wait until Monday for "The Big C"?

  

Neither could MobiTV Inc. or Showtime and that’s why we are pumped to announce that if you have MobiTV or Sprint TV Xtra you will be able to watch the full premiere episode "The Big C" TODAY! 

If you aren’t a fan of “Weeds” yet: A. Why not?  The show has been nominated for 10 Golden Globes and 19 Emmy Awards and B. Get your foam finger ready because this special MobiTV preview, available August 17th, is a great way to get a taste of what you have been missing.

 

1.3 million viewers caught the 5^th season premiere of “Weeds” last year and now you can beat a million people to the water cooler with the inside scoop on “The Big C”.

Find "The Big C" preview now on MobiTV iPhone app and within the Sprint TV Xtra line-up.  Tune back in Tuesday to see what "Weeds" is bringing to the table this season.

Light Your Fire with MobiTV on the New BlackBerry Torch

The red hot BlackBerry Torch 9800 is now commercially available.

RIM enthusiasts on AT&T are relishing the 'have your cake and eat it too' design that boasts the BlackBerry signature QWERTY keyboard plus the glory of a touchscreen. 

The Torch also debuts the BlackBerry 6 OS platform which is ideal for multimedia lovers.  Aka, it's perfect for lovers of mobile TV.  Ahem, speaking of mobile TV, we're thrilled to add the BlackBerry Torch to our list of MobiTV 4.1 devices.  What does that mean?  MobiTV 4.1, aka Next Generation MobiTV is our cream-of-the-crop mobile TV experience with an enhanced UI for easy search by genre, network, show and beyond.

What's more, this device has the unique (and wicked cool) Download and Store feature which allows you to 'download' your favorite shows or clips from our extensive on-demand library and watch them on an airplane or anywhere for that matter.  

MobiTV is pre-loaded on the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and is available with all the bells and whistles for $9.99/month. 

Already have your very own Torch? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment. 

Also new this week from AT&T, the LG GU295, pre-loaded with MobiTV, MobiRadio, MobiVJ and MobiTV en Espanol and the Sharp FX, perfect for music video lovers (MobiVJ).  Riding the Android train?  Then don't miss the Samsung Galaxy Captivate, also available with MobiTV and MobiTV en Espanol.