Content included in the deal covers:
• ABC News On Demand clips
• ABC News service ABC NewsOne, providing round-the clock-access to breaking news, politics, weather, entertainment and sports related news
• News clips from the hit ABC morning show "Good Morning America"
Kamera will distribute, pitch and package ABC News content to its existing global network of customers, comprising of 35 mobile operators and more than 40 online customers, as well as creating ground breaking products and services for mobile and online. In addition to technically adapting the content for multiple platforms, Kamera will also offer localized versions to increase usability and demand.
"News, entertainment and sports has proven to be very popular categories among users of streaming media. We're proud to be able to offer top-quality content from the world’s leading news channel and we feel confident that this will be a great partnership”, says Henrik Eklund, CEO of Kamera.
Ben Pyne, president, Global Distribution, Disney Media Networks said: "We're pleased to be working with Kamera to bring this broad range of this world renowned, award-winning news content to international consumers whenever and wherever they want it, in innovative new ways which will enhance viewer experience."
"ABC News is committed to making sure audiences around the world have access to the breadth and depth of our reporting," said ABC News President David Westin. "Our new partnership with Kamera is an important step toward achieving that goal."
NewsOne is ABC’s satellite news service, providing complete, 24/7 coverage of news, weather and sports serving the ABC News produced network programs and digital media and for international and domestic broadcast, cable and satellite channels.
Kamera works with Disney-ABC International Television, Associated Press, Sportfive and other blue-chip content owners to package and distribute an extensive array of time-sensitive, online and mobile video news content which is translated into a host of languages, including Mandarin, French, Spanish, Swedish, Danish and Arabic, and carried by over 40 web sites and 35 mobile operators worldwide.
Editors' Notes:
For further information, please contact:
Henrik Eklund, CEO Kamera
Tel: + 46 (0) 736 25 76 06
Email: henrik.eklund@kamera.com
or
Sarah Horner, International PR, Kamera
Tel: + 34 69 66 52 146
Email: mediavision@dial.pipex.com
Sarah Hird, Disney-ABC International Television
Tel: +44 (0)7866 470072
email: sarah.hird@disney.com
ABOUT ABC NEWS
More Americans get their news from ABC News than from any other source. Through its platforms on television, radio, and the Internet, ABC News reaches on average nearly 194 million people in a given month. ABCNEWS.com is consistently ranked among the top news sites. ABC News Now, which consists of a 24-hour digital linear channel and a wide range of video-on-demand programming from all ABC News broadcasts, is available to more than 32 million users across cable, broadband, and mobile.
ABOUT KAMERA
www.kamera.com
Kamera, established in 1998, provides a raft of TV channels for mobile and online distribution. Together with the world’s leading news agency, Associated Press (AP) and other leading content producers, Kamera has developed numerous thematic video services within news, sports and entertainment.
Content is localized to suit individual markets, and currently channels are available in nine different languages: English, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Mandarin, Arabic, Swedish and Danish.
Kamera is a global operator, with headquarters in Stockholm and local offices in Singapore and Cairo. Kamera has launched its services with over 35 mobile operators and over 40 online customers worldwide.