UBC Media Group PLC Contract for mobile apps
06 December 2012 - 6:50PM
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UBC Media Group PLC
06 December 2012
6 December 2012
UBC Media Group plc
Contracts for mobile apps
UBC Media group is pleased to announce two important
developments in its Unique Interactive ("UI") division, which
supplies software and digital services to the broadcast
industry.
Astral Media Canada
UI has developed for its client Astral Media Canada ("Astral"),
a suite of mobile applications for the NRJ and Virgin radio
networks, which offer for the first time an on-demand music and
video streaming service. These new applications make Astral Radio
the only radio broadcaster in Canada to offer such a service.
The new versions of the NRJ and Virgin Radio mobile apps offer
music-lovers the ultimate mobile experience - listeners are able to
listen to their favourite station, access hundreds of songs by
popular or emerging artists on demand, view videos, interviews and
exclusive performances and choose among a variety of web-radio
stations. With these innovations, listeners can also discover new
artists, buy music they hear on air, share what they listen to and
save their favourite songs and video clips in a personalised
playlist.
The iPhone applications built by UI for Astral Radio are now
approaching 1 million downloads in Canada and this number is
expected to grow significantly with these new apps and the rollout
of Android apps coming in the first quarter of 2013. UBC will
receive a share of the revenues from the sale of mobile advertising
in the apps.
Absolute Radio
UBC is pleased to announce the launch today by Absolute Radio of
the first licenced version of the mobile music game, developed by
UI as a 'white label' product, which can be customised to suit
individual stations.
The game, branded as 'Rock Off', is a free interactive Mobile
Gaming app which tasks listeners to be the fastest to identify a
song from a short clip or intro allowing them to show-off their
knowledge and love of music from some of the world's biggest
acts.
Available on iPhone, iPad , iPad Mini or iPod Touch, the game
comes with 25 pre-loaded free tracks and for an additional
micro-payment of 69p, users can buy additional decade-specific song
bundles, from core artists, some of which can be heard on Absolute
Radio 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s. Scores can be shared via Twitter
and Facebook or saved onto a leader board where app users can
compare entries with others in the Absolute Radio Rock Off
community.
Absolute Radio will market the game and will share the micro
payment revenue with UBC.
Commenting on the launch of the Astral apps in Canada, Rob
Farina, Astral Radio EVP of Content and Platforms said:
"Astral Radio, Canada's largest radio company, chose UI to build
our mobile applications primarily because of their ability to break
the mould of what radio station apps offer the consumer. With them,
we were able to build the best apps in the radio business offering
our consumers a fully interactive mobile experience. We scoured the
planet for a provider and Unique Interactive won the project by a
sizeable margin".
Clive Dickens, Chief Operating Officer of Absolute Radio
commented:
"Mobile apps are a significant growth area for Absolute Radio.
Unique Interactive have helped us deliver a fantastic app in 'Rock
Off' as part of that strategy"
Simon Cole, Chief Executive of UBC commented:
"The smarter players in the Broadcast industry are now moving
from simple streaming apps to mobile experiences which give
listeners new and exciting ways to interact with stations. These
are the developments that we have been preparing for. The rich
multimedia and on-demand music content in the Astral apps and the
addictive gaming experience from Absolute Radio are great examples
of innovation. We are proud to be at the forefront of these
developments with two global leaders in digital media and to open
up new opportunities for shared advertising and in-game purchase
revenues."
Enquiries:
UBC Media Group 020 7453 1600
Simon Cole, CEO (@uksimon)
Chris Dent, Finance Director
FinnCap 020 7220 0500
Charlotte Stranner / Rose Herbert, Corp. Finance
Victoria Bates, Corp. Broking
Notes to Editors
About UBC Media Group
UBC is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. UBC is
a leading provider of digital content, software and mobile
applications. The Group is the largest independent producer of
radio programming for the BBC and a provider of entertainment
programming to radio stations and online media. Its software
division, Unique Interactive, is a global supplier of digital radio
text and data services.
www.ubcmedia.com
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