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NBC Universal and MobiTV, Inc. announced a deal to make full-length primetime on-demand programming available over US wireless networks for the first time. 
Two companies will also offer select short form programming from Bravo, SCI FI Channel, USA Network, Telemundo and mun2 on five new ad-supported channels to subscribers, which will debut on the MobiTV service in Q2 2007.
For the price starting at $1.99 for a 24-hour viewing period, consumers will be able to access full episodes of select NBCU primetime shows. Current seasons of shows produced by NBCU Television Studios will be offered including “Heroes”, “Friday Night Lights”, “The Office”, “Monk”, “Battlestar Galactica” and “Work Out.”
In another first, Telemundo will offer full-length episodes of telenovelas such as “Pasion de Gavilanes” and “Decisiones.” Select video clips from its popular morning talk show, “Cada Dia” and telenovelas “Marina” and “Dame Chocolate” will also be available to viewers. In addition, bilingual cable network mun2 will offer full episodes of “The Chicas Project” as well as select clips of all network shows including “Vivo,” “One Nation Under Hip-Hop,” and “The mun2 Shift.”
Also, NBCU will offer a live linear feed of its CNBC programming online via MobiTV’s online television service available as part of a subscription service to subscribers with a broadband Internet connection.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
