TransGaming Inc. : TransGaming Expands Into Hospitality Market With Industry Leader Select-TV
02/07/2012 | 09:18am
Malaysian-based Solution Provider Will Bring GameTree™ TV
To The Indo-Pacific Region
TORONTO, CANADA & KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - February 7, 2012 -
TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V:TNG), the global leader in the
multiplatform deployment of interactive entertainment, and
Malaysia-based IPTV technology solution provider Select-TV,
today announced a partnership that will introduce
TransGaming's GameTree™ TV into the hospitality market
internationally. This partnership extends the GameTree TV
reach and consumer audience by delivering high quality
on-demand interactive entertainment to hotels, cruise liners,
and hospitals in Asia and the Middle-East. In addition,
GameTree TV will now reach consumer homes in Malaysia,
Singapore, and India. Through this partnership, GameTree TV
is expected to deploy within these markets by late Spring
2012.
Select-TV is an experienced and established technology
solution provider offering end-to-end IPTV solutions to
hotels, hospitals, cruise liners and other IPTV service
providers. Through its market-leading EMAGINE content suite,
Select-TV offers innovative, high quality on-demand
entertainment services to some of the world's most luxurious
venues including Armani Hotel in Dubai, Emirates Palace and
Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Kempinski Residences &
Suites in Doha, Lebua at State Tower Hotel in Bangkok, as
well as Star Cruises' cruise ship SuperStar Virgo.
GameTree TV will be available in 50,000 connected suites and
state rooms over the next year and will also be available on
6 new service providers powered by Select-TV in the
Indo-Pacific region.
"GameTree TV offers a unique and engaging consumer
experience that will allow Select-TV to deliver even more
value to our customers by adding to the already wide-ranging
selection of content that we provide through EMAGINE,"
commented CS Goh, CEO of Select-TV. "TransGaming's value
proposition is a special one. It's one all-encompassing
digital platform that is accessible through the set-top box
that offers a wealth of interactive entertainment content for
all ages."
"GameTree TV is ideally suited for Select-TV's markets
and this agreement extends the GameTree TV territorial reach
by introducing our product offering to new audiences within
the hospitality market," commented Vikas Gupta, CEO &
President of TransGaming Inc. "Our GameTree TV offering
rounds out the EMAGINE suite of on-demand services perfectly,
while Select-TV provides instant access to a lucrative market
that represents an impressive win for TransGaming's rapid
expansion strategy."
About TransGaming Inc.
TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG) is the global leader in the
multiplatform deployment of interactive entertainment.
TransGaming works with the industry's leading developers
and publishers to enable and distribute games for Smart TV
set-top boxes, Mac computers, and Linux/CE platforms.
TransGaming is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. To learn
more about TransGaming visit http://transgaming.com.
TransGaming's GameTree TV is the premier on-demand Smart TV
gaming platform, offering an unparalleled user experience on
the next generation of set-top boxes and connected consumer
electronic (CE) devices. The GameTree TV Platform delivers an
extensive catalog of video games that can quickly and easily
be accessed on-demand. Through a flexible and seamless
transaction system, subscribers can choose from a variety of
pricing models billed directly through the cable provider.
For more information about GameTree TV, visit http://gametreetv.com.
About Select-TV
Select-TV is a major global Hospitality Interactive TV and
IPTV technology solution provider. Select-TV's core
technology is deployed internationally in Hotels, Cruise
Liners, Hospitals, etc. With operational presence in more
than 15 countries, Select-TV's award winning technology is
the leader in the interactive TV solution industry.
Select-TV's headquarters and research & development centre is
located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia focusing on development of
advanced technology for interactive television.
TransGaming Inc. Contacts:
Jade Wilkinson
LEWIS PR
+1 415 992 4400
transGaming@lewispr.com
Jean-Francois (JF) Dube
Investor Relations - Canada
+1 877 848 8790
investors@transgaming.com
Adam P. Lowensteiner
Investor Relations - United States
Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Associates LLC
+1 212 370 4500
adam@wolfeaxelrod.com
Select-TV Contacts:
Wendy Tang
Business Development
+603 7491 3111
enquiry@selectv.co
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