DGAP-News: ROK Global PLC : ROK Powers Mobile TV Services for Claro in Guatemala and Nicaragua
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ROK Global PLC : ROK Powers Mobile TV Services for Claro in Guatemala
and Nicaragua
22.06.2011 / 10:00
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Corporate Press Release
Wednesday, 22th June 2011
PRESS RELEASE
ROK Powers Mobile TV Services for Claro in Guatemala and Nicaragua
ROK provides Mobile TV services to 9 America Movil Operators Across Central
America
Ticker Symbol: RKG
WKN: A0YKFS
London, 22nd June 2011: ROK Global PLC, the UK-based mobile and web
technology, applications and services company, has announced that following
the success of its Mobile TV subscription services with America Movil
Operators in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Colombia, Paraguay,
Uruguay and El Salvador, ROK-powered Mobile TV is now live with Claro in
Guatemala and Nicaragua.
Offering 10 TV channels covering news, sports, music and entertainment, the
ROK-powered Mobile TV services are available in 9 America Movil territories
for a monthly subscription fee of between USD $6.00 and $10.00 with daily
and weekly payment options also available to subscribers.
The two new ROK-powered Mobile TV services will be promoted by the relevant
Operators to their existing and new subscribers via SMS broadcast, WAP and
web promotions.
'ROK TV technology enables the streaming of high quality live and on-demand
TV to more than 150 compatible mobile phones over existing mobile
networks.' Said Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman and CEO of ROK Global. 'We
have been delighted with the success of the ROK-powered Mobile TV services
we have provided to America Movil to date and will continue to deploy
similar services to other Mobile Operators internationally.'
Listed on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, ROK Global PLC
was co-founded by US Billionaire John Paul DeJoria and UK-based serial
technology-specialist entrepreneur, Jonathan Kendrick.
In addition to being the co-founder of ROK, John Paul DeJoria is Chairman
and CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems, the producer and manufacturer of
Paul Mitchell hair care products which achieve in-salon retail sales of
approximately US $800m annually through more than 100,000 salons worldwide.
John Paul is also co-founder of Patron Tequila, the world's leading premium
tequila brand.
ROK has pioneered many new technologies in the rapidly-evolving mobile and
web space in addition to high quality mass-market Mobile TV (which can be
streamed, live and on-demand, over mass-market 2.5G as well as 3G and
Wi-Fi), to include mobile security technologies and multi-language
text-to-speech technologies.
Mexico-based America Movil have 16 operating companies across Central and
Southern America with a combined total of 250 million subscribers.
Safe Harbor Statement: The statements contained herein which are not
historical are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed in the forward- looking statements, including, but not
limited to, certain delays beyond the company's control with respect to
market acceptance of new technologies or products, delays in testing and
evaluation of products, and other risks detailed from time to time in the
Company's filings.
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