Europe UK : weComm, the leader in interactive mobile data solutions, today announced that it has delivered Sky Anytime on Mobile for Motorola's recently announced MOTO Z8 ( above ).

weComm develops the Sky Anytime on Mobile application for BSkyB, and has worked closely with Motorola to port the application to the MOTO(tm) Z8 for pre-installation in the factory. The Z8 is a 'kick-slider' smartphone running the UIQ on Symbian OS platform with a Motorola soft key implementation.

Sky Anytime on Mobile is an interactive mobile TV application that extends Sky's digital TV experience to the mobile platform. As well as offering access to an on-demand library of updating news, entertainment and sports, Sky's Anytime application also provides an access point to Sky's range of live mobile TV services. There are now over 30 TV channels streamed over 3G networks supported by in-stream programme information and fast channel switching. The Anytime application also allows customers to use their mobile phone to programme their Sky+ boxes remotely, place bets through SkyBet and search their full 7-day electronic programme guide (EPG), Anytime on Mobile replicates the standard Sky EPG, allowing for an intuitive and fully accessible mobile content experience.

The MOTO Z8 combines Motorola's signature design quality with outstanding video capture/playback and hi-fi audio quality for a mobile experience without compromise. MOTO Z8 features Motorola's first ever "kick slider," a graceful mechanism that achieves a "fit-to-face" profile by gliding open in a curve to match the contour of the user's face.

"Sky Anytime on Mobile has been very successful with exactly the types of people who will buy the MOTO Z8 and this handset is designed exceptionally well to be able to deliver Sky's high quality TV and on-demand content services over mobile," said Stephen Nuttall, Director, Commercial Group, BSkyB, "weComm has delivered a great application whilst continuing to support additional Sky initiatives in mobile."

"The MOTO Z8 takes the consumer entertainment experience to a new level, making Sky Anytime on Mobile a natural choice to include pre-installed on UK handsets," said Ian Meakin, VP Marketing and Alliances at weComm.

"We are delighted to have been involved in bringing two of the biggest brands together to deliver a best-in-class interactive mobile TV solution. Both the application and the device epitomise a high-quality, rich media converged mobile experience."

MOTO Z8 will be available for purchase in Europe in June.