WhereverTV Prepares to Become World's First Global Internet Television Subscription Service
February 24 2014 - 8:45AM
Marketwired
WhereverTV Prepares to Become World's First Global Internet
Television Subscription Service
WhereverTV's Introductory Global IPG Now Available on iOS
Devices
PITTSBURGH, PA--(Marketwired - Feb 24, 2014) - WhereverTV
Broadcasting Corp. (OTC Pink: TVTV), a leader in delivering Over
the Top (OTT) subscription television services to a variety of
devices including Connected TVs, streaming media players,
smartphones and TabletPCs, announced today that it has launched the
GlobalTV Interactive Program Guide (Global IPG™) for iOS devices
including iPhones, iPad, iPods -- all of which can stream live
television to AppleTV devices via AirPlay in preparation for its
intention to become the world's first global, television
subscription service. The Global IPG is a low cost introductory
service aimed at paving the way for its major US service launch
later this year, which will also include unlimited DVR
capabilities. The Company stated it intends to compete directly
against Aereo for customers. Currently, WhereverTV also provides
Moroccan, Greek and Arabic television subscription packages.
WhereverTV's Global IPG App is a downloadable software
application designed to help viewers easily manage over 300 free
and readily accessible Internet Television channels in many
languages from more than 60 countries, including the United States
and most Western European countries. The Internet TV focused Global
IPG app has several additional benefits, which include portability
and personalization, and can be downloaded and viewed by users in
all 155 countries the App Store is available. With the Global IPG
app, consumers can watch TV wherever they are by streaming to their
iPhone, iPad or iPod, and create their own personalized and
preferred channel lineup from the guide. WhereverTV is first to
offer such a service.
The WhereverTV App for iOS device is available at:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wherevertv/id602767459?mt=8
A subscription to WhereverTV's Global IPG app, which manages
connections to more than 300 free-to-internet television channels,
is $4.99 per month. Ordering and configuring the app is simplified
by the pre-selection channels by: genre, country or language
preference.
For example, a subscriber who wants to watch free-to internet
television channels from France can pre-select France or the French
language channel package as their first choice, but can still
access and watch any other channel listed in the Global IPG by
browsing the More Channels section. Various genre-specific packages
include: News, Christianity, Sports and Islamic channels from a
global perspective. Access to programming in English, Spanish,
Arabic, Italian Dutch, French, Greek/Cypriot, Norwegian,
Portuguese, Turkish, as well as many other languages, is provided
via the Global IPG App. Specific countries from where broadcasting
originates include: Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Italy,
Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Turkey, the United
Kingdom, and the United States of America.
"We are gearing up to become a dominant player in the global
internet television marketplace. And we are pleased to release our
new Global IPG application for iOS devices as one of our key steps
to reaching that goal," said Mark Cavicchia, CEO and Founder of
WhereverTV. "The Global IPG should be best thought of as an
aggregator and organizer of the numerous free channels already
available online directly from broadcasters around the world that
is easy to use, without fear of pop-ups, malware or endless
advertisements. At only $4.99 per month, we consider our Global IPG
App to be an entry level app for some users, but for millions of
individuals with an international perspective, this programming may
very well be considered their primary or on-the-go source of
television access in their native language. WhereverTV's Global IPG
App is a low cost solution for many without traditional cable or
satellite service," he added.
Cisco Systems has predicted that Internet TV will be more
popular than Facebook and Twitter by 2017, reaching nearly 2
billion users. With more than 700 million iOS devices in people's
hands and with more than 14 million AppleTV devices connected to TV
sets around the world today, iOS is a cornerstone to WhereverTV's
patented Global IPG application distribution strategy.
About WhereverTV Broadcasting Corporation
Founded in 2007 by Mark Cavicchia, WhereverTV is the next
generation subscription television service, providing consumers
with licensed, live-streaming programming identical to existing
cable & satellite providers, with the only difference being
that the broadcast signal is received via the internet. WhereverTV
provides a subscription TV over internet service that is an
alternative to traditional cable and satellite services, with the
added benefits of personalization and portability across many of
the most popular web connected devices. Also known as Internet TV,
WhereverTV delivers these same channels, shows and events to
SmartTVs and digital media receivers, including: GoogleTV, AppleTV,
Roku, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Droid Smartphone, and TabletPCs
through the public Internet via an over the top (OTT) platform. The
WhereverTV platform manages licensed and free to air content across
these devices and unlimited geographies wherever there is internet
connectivity. The customer viewing experiences are based on
customer location (geo-targeting) and content-rights management
(subscriptions). Current in-language subscription offerings include
Arabic TV, Greek TV and Moroccan TV. Apps are presently available
for iOS (Apple), Android and GoogleTV devices. DVR functionality to
record your shows and view later is presently in the works.
Licensed US TV content subscriptions will be available in 2014.
Smart phone apps are available in App Stores for free. Please
visit: www.wherever.tv, for more info.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, which
may not be based on historical facts. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results events or developments to
be materially different from any future results, events or
developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These factors should be considered carefully and
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable
securities laws, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any
such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions
to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect future results, events or developments.
Contact: Steve M. Ph: 412 663 0094 Email: pr@wherever.tv
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