Israel
: Tapuz Mobile, a developer of unique fun and community content and
applications for mobile, today announced that the BLOGTV, the 3G reality
video service, has won ‘Best Made for Mobile Video Service’
category in the GSM Association Awards.
The
BLOGTV enables everybody who has a web cam or a 3G phone to start
their own TV show and broadcast it over the internet. LIVE.
People with 3G phones can
watch LIVE BLOGTV video shows on the mobile BLOGTV site – it's
24/7, interesting, genuine, live content, Created by real people!
The mobile BLOGTV was introduced with Orange IL ( part of Hutchison
) several months ago and is a big success. 15% of Orange Israel 3G
users watch BLOGTV shows and it is the second most popular streaming
video service on their portal.
BEST MADE FOR MOBILE VIDEO
SERVICE
The BLOGTV was selected
from a short list of 6 well known nominees, such as Nokia, 3 ( Three
) and Universal.
Judging panel of the GSM
Association Awards commented that the BLOGTV “Gives the opportunity
for the users to shape the service”.
The GSM Association Awards
is the leading international awards program honoring excellence throughout
the global GSM industry.
Dan Chen, VP, and head of mobile division at Tapuz People, said: "We
are honored to receive this respectable endorsement for the BLOGTV.
We truly believe that the BLOGTV is a breakthrough in user generated
content and that it brings unique real LIVE fresh content to 3G users.
The BLOGTV is the real thing for people who love to watch reality".
The BLOGTV was also one of the 15 short listed nominations for the
prestige category of Best Mobile Innovation.