ROK unveils iPlayer with MTNL in India
ROK Entertainment Group has joined hands with Indian mobile network, MTNL to launch its iPlayer mobile video service. Priced at 30 rupees (approximately £0.45) per month, a person can download up to 90 video clips including breaking news, daily astrology predictions, Bollywood music, Bollywood news, sports news, comics and comedy clips on their mobile through this service.
MTNL has also started promoting the service through daily SMS campaigns to its 2 million-strong customer base in Mumbai.
According to ROK Chairman and CEO, Jonathan Kendrick, this MTNL-version of ROK’s iPlayer is a new mobile entertainment service which the company has developed specifically for India.
The company is very excited to be launching the service with MTNL and because iPlayer offers such excellent value for money with regards to mobile entertainment, the company is also looking forward to significant subscription uptake.
ROK launches KOX TV in Russia
The UK-based mobile technologies applications and services company, ROK Entertainment Group and KOX TV, the Russian-based mobile TV service company announced the launch of a carrier-agonistic streamed mobile TV service in Russia.
The target group of the service includes those customers of Russian operators Beeline, MTS, Megafone and Tele 2, who have a data package included in their mobile tariff. Priced at 247 Rubles per month, KOT TV comprises of 12 looped and on-demand TV channels. It also offers free of cost viewing for two weeks.
According to the ROK Chairman, Jonathan Kendrick, the company is delighted launch the first ever such service in Russia, which has been done in response to their expectation of significant demand for live and on-demand mass-market Mobile TV in that country, from the ever-growing number of people with compatible handsets and a data package included in their mobile tariff.
ROK launches free mobile TV service in US
ROK Entertainment Group US has launched a free mobile TV service available worldwide. The FreeBe TV service is the first free, mainstream mobile TV service in the US. It provides 13 content channels and can be accessed using 21 WAP-enabled phones. It is designed to provide high-quality video over a 2.5G GPRS network. ROK also plans to launch FreeBe IPTV for users to access the service from their PCs via the internet.
Source- http://www.telecompaper.com
