LONDON, March 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ROK Entertainment Group, the UK-based mobile technology, applications and services company, has today announced the launch of ROK's mobile video service "iPlayer" with leading telecom services provider MTNL in India.
Priced at Rs 30.00 per month (approximately £0.45p), subscribers are able to receive, streamed to or for download on their mobile phones, up to 90 video clips per month to include live breaking news, daily astrology predictions, Bollywood news, Bollywood music, sports news, comics and comedy clips by visiting http://mtnl.rokd.tv
MTNL has begun promoting the ROK iPlayer service to their 2 million customer base in Mumbai through SMS promotions on a daily basis.
"This MTNL-version of ROK's iPlayer is a new mobile entertainment service which we have developed specifically for India," said Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman and CEO of ROK. "And we are very excited to be launching the service with MTNL and, because iPlayer offers such excellent value for money with regards to mobile entertainment, we look forward to significant subscription uptake."
ROK, best known for its high quality Mobile TV service which is streamed over mass-market 2.5G GPRS as well as 3G and Wi-Fi, has amassed a portfolio of revenue-generating mobile applications which it licenses to Mobile Operators around the world.
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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