[ORANGE] Orange launches TV service for mobiles

[John Blundell]

Simeon Davison wrote:

> The launch lineup includes ITN News, CNN, Comedy Time, Cartoon
> Network, Toon World, Fashion TV and extreme sports. Special channels
> have also been developed for reality shows Big Brother and Celebrity
> Love Island.
>
> "Our customers will be the first in the UK to watch TV on their
> mobiles, be that CNN or 24 hour coverage of the Big Brother house,"
> said Alexis Dormandy, Chief Marketing Officer at Orange.
>
> "This signals the start of a huge new opportunity for our customers,
> broadcasters, handset manufacturers and production companies."
>
> The news comes just one week after NTL and O2 announced a partnership
> to trial a similar service.

If that's their idea of something good, it's hardly surprising that we're
leaving in droves and they can't see the value of services like Wildfire.
--
John Blundell

 "Wildfire puts you in control of the wirefree future and will progressively
develop to make Orange not just a phone, but your communication center,
accessing all the information and data you need and keeping you in touch 24
hours a day, wherever you are." - Hans Snook in 1999