LONDON and MOSCOW, March 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ROK Entertainment Group, the UK-based mobile technologies, applications and services company, and KOX TV, the Russian-based mobile TV service company, have today announced the launch of a carrier-agnostic streamed mobile TV service in Russia, branded KOX TV.
Available as a carrier-agnostic subscription service and aimed at those customers of Russian operators Beeline, Megafone, MTS and Tele2, who have a data package included in their mobile tariff, KOX TV comprises 12 looped and on-demand TV channels and is priced at 247 (include VAT) Rubles per month (approximately USD $8.23 per month) with the first 2 weeks viewing free of subscription charge.
There are 6 Russian-language TV channels in the KOX TV content line-up to include Авто + (Auto +), Антимульт (Antimult TV), Комедия ТВ (Comedy TV), Русская Ночь (Russian Night), and Ocean TV, Music Box Russia and 6 English-language TV channels, including Future Shorts, X-Fighters, Bollywood News, Eye Music Network and ROK Tube.
Subscribers are able to purchase KOX TV by visiting the website: www.kox-tv.ru
"We are delighted to be launching the first ever carrier-agnostic streamed mobile TV service in Russia," said Jonathan Kendrick, "which we have done in response to our 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, best known for its award-winning high quality streamed mobile TV service ROK TV, licenses its suite of revenue-generating mobile technologies to mobile operators and handsets worldwide.
About ROK:
Founded in 2004, ROK Entertainment Group is a mobile technologies, applications and services development company with a suite of revenue-generating mobile services which it licenses to Mobile Operators and Handset Manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in the UK, ROK is best known for its award-winning mobile TV services which streams video -- live and on demand -- over 2.5G, 3G and Wi-Fi®. In addition, ROK has 5 patent awards and many more patent applications in place. For more information, please visit: www.rokent.com
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Forward-Looking Statement:
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