MobiTV has announced its mobile television and radio service has topped the five million subscriber mark for its subscription video service.

According to the company, both growth and usage jumped as a result of interest in the recent US elections.

“We witnessed an extraordinary increase in the number of subscribers that tuned into the presidential debates and election day news,” said Paul Scanlan, president and co-founder of MobiTV. “There was a 111 percent increase over average daily viewing during the third presidential debate and a 373 percent increase for election day. Those numbers not only indicate exciting times for U.S. politics, but for mobile television as well.”

MobiTV’s service delivers live television, premium and primetime programming, video-on-demand and satellite and digital music services to mobile devices.