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Latest Yamgo Press ReleaseGuitarists Take Lead on Mobile Phones!18 June 2009, Playing live on a mobile phone near you – some of the world’s greatest guitarists! Guitar freaks and music lovers can now watch and hear on their mobile phones some of the finest musicians in the world play live, following the launch of the first mobile channel dedicated to guitarists. Guitarist TV has teamed up with mobile TV streaming experts Yamgo to bring live concerts and scheduled programmes from guitar heroes right to fans’ mobiles, anywhere in the world. Superstars of the guitar and the most technically accomplished players all feature on the new channel, including outstanding musicians like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Dennis Stratton, Guthrie Govan and many more. Guitarist TV was started by Mike De Jager and launched by Joe Satriani. With commercial operations being run by David Wray, the channel has, until now, been only available on IPTV networks and as an Internet TV channel. This deal with Yamgo now brings it to mobile phones. From today it is being broadcast simultaneously on mobile phone networks worldwide, IPTV and Internet. Yamgo’s founder and CEO, Ian Mullins said: ‘From today millions of phone owners will be able to enjoy guitarist TV on their phone. ‘Consumers across the world will be able to watch Guitarist TV on over 1,000 different mobile devices simply by visiting Yamgo’s mobile website at http://www.yamgo.mobi/guitarist and clicking play. ‘There is nothing extra to pay and no software to download. ‘Click the link and our software recognises the handset and network speed and delivers the best quality stream for that particular device. ‘The solution is optimised for 3G phones but dynamically adapts to 2.5G or WiFi speeds delivering the best quality of service possible under different network conditions. ‘With millions of consumers now having almost unlimited web browsing time built into their packages from the networks, the service can be considered free. ‘We recently broadcast the finals of the IPL Cricket Twenty/20 to mobile phones around the world and that was a huge success, so we consider ourselves the experts in this space!’ Guitarist TV’s David Wray said ‘Mobile TV is a great way for us to increase our audience and generate additional revenue from advertising, which will allow us to continue to grow the great content we show! Music is one of the most popular mobile TV categories. Yamgo takes the Guitarist TV live TV feed – provided by Global Digital Broadcast – and processes it in its automated real-time encoding platform, which optimises the live video stream for different networks and different phones. About Global Digital BroadcastGlobal Digital Broadcast provides technical services in order to enable internet protocol television (IPTV) to be delivered by broadcasters around the world, to viewers around the world. Established in 2005, initially as a research and development company, Global Digital Broadcast is now a leading international player in IPTV, maintaining and operating a number of networks and platforms, including: Something in the UK; SuncasTV in America; Via America across EMEA and IPQube in the Philippines. Global Digital Broadcast is the first in the world to develop and implement such a comprehensive IPTV application, including its hybrid set-top box (STB), which combines IPTV streaming to television sets; free-to-view programming; voice over IP (VOIP); web availability on terrestrial television sets and consumer-friendly functionality (such as offering triple play packages within the UK). WATCH IPL Twenty20 Cricket Finals Live on Your Mobile!21 May 2009, Now cricket lovers will be able to watch exciting IPL Twenty20 matches on their mobile phones for free! 
Yamgo, the mobile TV streaming experts, launches IPL T20 in association with Zenga Entertainment Pvt Ltd., the Custodian of the Exclusive Worldwide Mobile Rights for IPLT20 for 5 years ending 2013 (a company based out of New Delhi, India), to enable phone users to watch the matches across Europe. Across Europe, phone users will be able to watch LIVE every ball of every game for the rest of the tournament (licensing restrictions prevent this service in the UK), up to and including the final on May 24! The new service is expected to attract a high level of mobile viewers and advertisers – the IPL Twenty20 features the world’s top cricketers playing the most exciting version of the game. Yamgo’s founder and CEO, Ian Mullins explained how easy the service is to use: ‘From today millions of phone owners will be able to enjoy the brilliant IPL Twenty20. There are more than 1000 different types of phones and devices on which cricket fans can watch Twenty20 finals. ‘Consumers across Europe will be able to watch the remaining matches and finals on their mobile devices simply by visiting Yamgo’s mobile website http://www.yamgo.mobi and clicking on a button. ‘There is nothing to pay and no software to download. 
‘Click the link and our software recognises the handset and network speed and delivers the best quality stream for that particular device. ‘The solution is optimised for 3G phones but dynamically adapts to 2.5G or WiFi speeds delivering the best quality of service possible under different network conditions. ‘Cricket attracts large TV audiences and regardless of where you are you can now watch the best moments from every IPL Twenty20 game on your mobile device, including iPhones, and watch the whole thing live in the rest of Europe.’ Yamgo takes the live TV feed – provided by Zenga entertainment – and processes it in its automated real-time encoding platform, which optimises the live video stream for different networks and different phones. Mr Mullins added: ‘This is the first major sports event that Yamgo is offering live and negotiations are well advanced with a number of other high profile TV content providers and we are confident that we will be making more announcements in the forthcoming months.’ Shabir Momin, Founder and CEO of Zenga Entertainment, is bullish about this relationship and is looking forward to serving a vast user base worldwide with this exciting sport. He adds this is just the beginning and the years to come will change the way users access and witness content on phones. We have successfully launched the mobile TV service in India on a 2G network and expects equal or better experience in the market Yamgo is serving with their technology platform. Previous years' newsMobile Entertainment Events |