CBS MOBILE EXPANDS POPULAR APPS TO GROWING ANDROID PLATFORM

November 10, 2009

Android Users Now Able to Download TV.com and CBS Sports Mobile Football Apps For Free

SAN FRANCISCO, November 10 - CBS Mobile announced today that it has expanded its popular mobile applications, including TV.com and CBS Sports Mobile Football, to the growing Android ^TM platform. These apps are now available for free on Android Market^TM.

"With millions of Android handsets expected to ship in 2010 from a wide range of manufacturers, CBS Mobile is excited to take apps that have proven to be widely popular to users on other platforms and extend them to Android customers," said Sam Parker, General Manager, CBS Mobile. "Android provides a great platform to deliver dynamic mobile apps to an even wider audience." 

The TV.com app allows users to search and access thousands of their favorite videos and shows anywhere in the U.S. across Wi-Fi, 3G and EDGE Networks.  The TV.com app includes the following features:

• Easy Browsing: Users are able to browse through TV.com's vast list of video clips and full episodes by feature, by show, or by channel.
• Watch and Discover: While watching video, users are also able to simultaneously browse through thumbnails of other videos without interrupting the viewing experience. 
• Create a Customized "Feed":Through the "My TV" feature,users are able to choose their favorite shows to create a custom video feed for easy access to the latest videos and episodes.

The CBS Sports Pro Football app, dedicated to CBSSports.com Fantasy Football and in-depth NFL coverage, is an essential companion for online fantasy football players. The app includes the following features:

• In-depth NFL Coverage: Allows sports fanatics everywhere the chance to access complete NFL coverage, including live scoreboards and game centers, with near real-time play-by-play, box scores, breaking news, and video on demand from CBS Sports. 
• Complete Control of CBSSports.com Fantasy Football Teams: From setting lineups, to viewing roster trends, or adding/dropping players, the app gives players complete control of their CBSSports.comFantasy Football teams including near real-time score updates, breaking "My Player" news, and exclusive advice from CBSSports.com Fantasy experts.

CBS Mobile partnered with Rhythm NewMedia to develop the TV.com app and July Systems to develop the CBS Sports Mobile Football app. The apps are now available for free on Android Market on Android-powered devices.

About CBS Mobile

CBS Mobile, a unit of CBS Interactive Inc., is charged with building CBS Corporation's wireless business across entertainment, sports and news for CBS, The CW, and CBS Paramount Television.  As part of this mission, CBS Mobile offers consumers some of the most innovative and best-of wireless content available today, including some of the nation's largest mobile Web sites, made-for-mobile video on all major carriers, a 24/7 mobile television network, and partnerships with the world's more leading edge mobile technology and ad targeting companies.  CBS Corporation is the parent company of CBS Interactive Inc.

About CBS Interactive

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