João Gonzaga, CTO of conVISUAL, Selected as Panelist Speaker at NATPE Mobile++ Event

Mr. Gonzaga provides an insight into Mobile Interactive TV with case studies from ESPN and Qualcomm in the NATPE Mobile++ session “Participatory TV and Mobile Engagement”.

Chicago, IL, and Oberhausen, Germany – January 21, 2008

conVISUAL (ISIN: DE0006204589), a full service provider for interactive mobile and voice services, today announced that the company’s CTO, João Gonzaga, was chosen as a panelist speaker at NATPE Mobile++. NATPE Mobile++ is a one-day event designed to provide NATPE ’08 attendees with a concise overview of opportunities in the mobile content marketplace. The panel titled “Participatory TV and Mobile Engagement” will be held January 28, 2008 at 4:00 PM in the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Conference Centre, Room H.

Founded in October 2000, conVISUAL offers interactive TV services for many TV stations, TV networks, and media companies throughout the world including ESPN International, NBC/Universal, MTV Networks and endemol. With offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, conVISUAL has established customer contacts reaching more than 300 million end users.

“It is the 4th time that NATPE Mobile++ has attracted the biggest names in the digital media, television and mobile industries”, said Mark Greenspan, Director of Digital Media at Achilles Media. "We are very proud to welcome over 700+ leading representatives from across the value chain of the mobile content industry including Content Owners, Mobile Aggregators, Distributors, Producers, Mobile Operators and MVNO’s.”

Participation TV services are experiencing enormous growth in the US. They are a frequent companion piece to reality shows and have the potential to be a major new revenue stream for broadcasters, show creators, mobile service providers and carriers. Mr. Gonzaga will explore the following topics among others:

• How can Participation TV enhance the viewer’s experience with the show and what new mobile developments are on the horizon for interactive TV?
• Presentation of show cases with American and European TV broadcasters like ESPN and MTV Networks
• Interactive Mobile TV show case with Qualcomm using its MediaFLO technology
• The business models, revenue streams and splits

It’s a session not to be missed, only at NATPE Mobile++ 2008.

About conVISUAL
conVISUAL is a leading international Full Service Provider for interactive mobile and voice services. conVISUAL opens the market of innovative and high-volume messaging services for network operators, TV broadcasters and stations, marketing agencies, brands and media companies, such as radio stations or publishers. Founded in October 2000 conVISUAL offers SMS, MMS, Voice and Video Services as well as Mobile Content and Gateway Services. Therefore conVISUAL provides both, the technical realization and the content issue. With offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, conVISUAL has established customer contacts reaching more than 300 million end users. conVISUAL provides interactive TV services for many TV stations, TV networks, and media companies throughout the world including ESPN International, NBC/Universal and MTV as well as several local U.S. TV stations.

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E-mail: sandra.wiewiorra@convisual.com
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