GoTV Networks, has acquired the HOMBRE (Hands-On Mobile Binary Runtime Environment division of Hands-On Mobile Inc.
GoTV Networks will acquire the collection of HOMBRE applications, client and server technologies and patents.
The acquired mobile apps include, Oprah Mobile, NASCAR Sprint Mobile, Sprint Football Live, Verizon NFL Draft, ESPN, NBA Multimedia, NHRA, Astrology Zone and Astrology Zone Premier.
HOMBRE division employees joining GoTV will continue to be located in San Francisco and in a technology lab in San
Diego. Hands-On Mobile Inc. will also receive an equity stake in
GoTV
Networks.
Thomas
Ellsworth, CEO of GoTV Networks Inc. "The HOMBRE division of
Hands-On
Mobile has delivered an exceptional library of products for
top-tier
brands and media partners including the Oprah Winfrey Network,
Sprint,
NASCAR, Verizon Wireless and the NFL. We are pleased to add these
products and the HOMBRE division team to GoTV."
GoTV Networks will also bring Scott Scherer on-board from the
HOMBRE
division as SVP of Product Development and Technology. He will
continue
to manage four key teams; product management, engineering, user
experience, and quality assurance.
"This transaction is a strategic move enabling us to focus on our
core
competencies in gaming and extend key product lines into other
areas."
Said Addo Barrows, CFO and interim CEO of Hands-On Mobile, "The
HOMBRE
team did an exceptional job building valuable application products
and
strong relationships and we wish them the very best."