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According to Marc Schreuder, Vice chief editor at RTL Nieuws, the new service provides in the consumer's need to follow the news anytime, anywhere: "We designed the service so that the consumer can access the latest news easily and quickly. A unique feature is the newsminute in video: Access to the most important news in one minute in a accessible and captivating way, like one's used from RTL."
Rogier van Duyn, Chief Commercial Director at Sharewire, is excited about the co-operation: "Our MOBICAT Platform allows us to quickly and efficiently deploy a full blown, stable and very attractive mobile product, with minimal impact on RTL's existing technical infrastructure."
More information about RTL Nieuws Mobiel. (Dutch only).
About RTL Nieuws
RTL Nieuws is a news program of the Dutch commercial television channel RTL 4 and is produced by RTL Nederland. The program broadcasts national and international news aimed at Dutch viewers. Every day about 1.5 million people watch RTL Nieuws.
.ING Bank is once again a blue chip company that recognizes our state of the art MOBICAT technology. ING Bank only works with the best suppliers in the market; we.re delighted to be picked as their strategic partner. The fact that our solution is proven, stable and the services have minimal impact on the bank.s IT infrastructure made ING Bank choose for Sharewire., states Rogier van Duyn, Chief Commercial Officer at Sharewire.
Sharewire is a leading mobile technology company that provides services for international clients like RTL, Sony BMG, Disney and PathéWith its MOBICAT technology, Sharewire is able to quickly transform any existing data to a flashy mobile experience. The MOBICAT Client is installed on the user.s device, providing easy access to relevant information. The MOBICAT Translator takes any existing data feed (including normal web pages and video feeds) and dynamically transforms the data to mobile formats.
Pathé Mobile is a new, innovative consumer service, developed by Pathé in cooperation with the company Sharewire. With the application consumers can easily download screening time per city or theatre, movie information and trailers and movie images. In the near future consumers will be able to reserve tickets via Pathé Mobile.
To download the application outside The Netherlands, visit on your mobile www.dl2.mobi and use this download code: This application works on most of the major consumer brands incl. Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola (Europe) and LG.
For more information please surf to www.pathe.nl/mobiel (Dutch) and www.sharewire.net
Sharewire is a fast growing Dutch company that creates mobile solutions which allow content companies to sell their mobile content directly to consumers without using the traditional mobile content portals of telecom operators. As a result of its investment, Main Capital will hold a substantial minority stake in Sharewire.
Sharewire is a dynamic technology company providing proven mobile content solutions to media and mobile content companies. Current customers include: Buena Vista, Mobival, A-Film, Eidos Interactive, HandyGames and Spill Group. The company has developed a mobile direct-toconsumer (D2C) Platform that enables D2C distribution of mobile content. The D2C platform consists of Mobile Content Management, Billing & Delivery, Reporting and Support. Currently, over 1,800 content providers worldwide use the Sharewire D2C platform.
The company's latest product is the MOBICAT. This product will be officially launched on February 12 at the 3GSM Congress in Barcelona, the worlds leading mobile communications conference. MOBICAT is a unique JAVA application that acts as an interface between mobile content and the end-user. MOBICAT can distribute any kind of mobile content, including streaming and downloadable videos, full track MP3s, mobile games and images. The application offers the enduser the best usability and also offers content owners a unique place on the mobile desktop.
Charly Zwemstra, Managing Partner of Main Capital II says: 'we see strong growth in the mobile content industry which is finally emerging from a niche market. Currently, 80% of mobile content is sold 'on-deck' through content portals of mobile operators. However, we see a major shift towards D2C distribution (off-deck). We believe that Sharewire can further expand their leading position in the D2C market.'
Ivo Wentholt, Sharewire CEO comments: 'We are excited with the new investment by Main Capital II. Their professional approach combined with their in-depth market knowledge and international network provides Sharewire with all the necessary tools to become one of the leading Mobile D2C companies.'
The capital injection will be used by Sharewire to accelerate its growth strategy, establish a UK sales office and further professionalize the organization.