ROK Launches Mobile TV over GPRS in Turkey

ROK Entertainment has announced that it has now launched its mobile video services in Turkey, through its regional representative Mobilturk. The agreement was initially announced last October. Vodafone-Turkey's subscribers will be able to watch a range of live and on-demand content via the Company's mobile streaming service, ROK TV, which includes technology that maximizes deployment across GPRS based networks.

The weekly fee of approximately US$4 is payable via SMS, with the first week's viewing free of charge. Mobilturk are forecasting several thousand paid-for subscribers per month.

Laurence Alexander, CEO of ROK commented, "We are delighted to have joined Vodafone in offering mobile entertainment services to users in Turkey, which forms part of our strategy to make our content available to consumers globally. This launch, in partnership with one of the worldÃ's leading mobile network operators, demonstrates the premium offered by ROK's technologies and services, and marks a significant stage in our growth and development."

Posted to the site on 22nd January 2008