ROK Entertainment Group, the UK-based specialist mobile applications developer, has launched its first streamed Mobile TV deployment in India through local operator BSNL.
Offering an initial portfolio of six channels, including the English Music Channel (EMN), a Hindi music channel (Geet), an entertainment channel (Bindaas), a Bollywood channel (Zoom), a live Hindi news channel, plus a regional offering for each zone from ETV networks for a monthly fee of INR 150 (approximately 1.90), the BSNL Mobile TV service goes under the name of Tiny TV.
Were delighted to be working with BSNL on the delivery of mass-market mobile TV in India” says ROK CEO, Laurence Alexander. We all recognise India to be such a dynamic and fast-growing mobile market.”
ROK TV technologies allow video to stream to mobiles at up to 14 frames per second over 2.5G via GPRS and up to 24 frames per second over 3G and wi-fi. ROK is in the midst of deploying 30 white-label versions of its streamed Mobile TV service worldwide and, in May this year, agreed to be acquired by US publicly-listed company CyberFund in a Share Exchange Agreement. 
