LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ticker Symbol: RKG
WKN: A0YKFS
ROK Global PLC (FWB:RKG), 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, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador, ROK-powered Mobile TV is now live with Claro in Honduras.
Offering 10 TV channels covering news, sports, music and entertainment, the ROK-powered Mobile TV services are available in 11 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.
This latest ROK-powered Mobile TV services will be promoted by Claro to their existing and new subscribers via SMS broadcast, WAP and web promotions across Honduras.
“ROK TV technology is unique as it 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 are 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 revenue-generating 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 $900m 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 2.5G GPRS as well as 3G and Wi-Fi), to include mobile security technologies which it licenses to law enforcement agencies and multi-language text-to-speech technologies as well as the highly innovative ‘JP Selects’ e-commerce portal for eco-friendly and sustainable brands and products.
Mexico-based America Movil have 16 operating companies across Central and Southern America with a combined total of 250 million subscribers.
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