
Tue
30th Mar
2010
ROK’s subscription-based video streaming and download service for mobile phones is launched by MTNL in India
London 30th March 2010: 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 or for download, 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 on their mobile phones by visiting http://mtnl.rokd.tv MTNL have begun promoting the ROK iPlayer service to their 2 Million customer base in Mumbai in the first phase 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.