Gorillabox partners with international TV and radio transmission company WRN to deliver global mobile TV services

21st February 2008 - Gorillabox, the fully managed mobile TV enabler, has partnered with international London-headquartered TV and radio transmission company WRN to provide a range of mobile TV services to media companies around the world.

Gorillabox’s G-Box platform, which can create, host and deliver a mobile internet site, will be made available to WRN’s clients around the world. These include international public service broadcasters such as Voice of America, commercial stations such as Virgin Radio, satellite bouquet operators and community stations. Gorillabox will be able to offer these clients mobile video streaming specifically tailored for their individual needs.

Marina Lois, Product Development Manager at WRN, says “WRN is proud to be teaming up with the experts at Gorrillabox to give broadcasters this exciting opportunity to reach their audiences through mobile phones. WRN has always offered easy access to global media platforms. This service can be tailored to fit the needs of all broadcasters, both TV and radio, streaming and on demand.,”

Gorillabox will be responsible for the deployment of content on the streaming platform, billing integration and customer care, while WRN will approach customers to offer the service, agree pricing and define the client’s marketing goals.

Christian Harris, founder and CEO of Gorillabox, says “It’s an exciting opportunity for Gorillabox and means our streaming media services covering both audio and video will have a truly global reach. WRN has an impressive portfolio of clients, and this initiative will allow their clients to reap the benefits of mobile as an additional channel for distribution of their content,”

About WRN
WRN is an international television and radio transmission company offering a comprehensive portfolio of broadcast services including satellite uplink and capacity services, TV ingest and playout, Web/IPTV services, station start-up consultancy and channel management, EPG brokerage, studio facilities, DRM Digital Radio and FM/AM/SW airtime brokerage.

Headquartered in London, WRN’s clients include international and national public broadcasters, commercial and community stations, satellite bouquet operators and cable companies.

About Gorillabox
With over 25 years of operator, developer and content provider experience behind it, Gorillabox is a fully managed service provider powering mobile TV for broadcasters, content owners and marketers.

Gorillabox’s core offering is streaming video content to mobile handsets anywhere in Europe and the US on any scale. Around this, Gorillabox also offers search optimisation, advertising, downloads, WAP design and development and consultancy on how to build successful services.