News - Monday 25th October 2004 - 8:00pm
LONDON
Cartoon Network today announces the launch of its mobile services featuring Tom
and Jerry, The Flintstones, The Powerpuff Girls and a whole host of its other
world famous characters in a new deal with E-Plus in Germany.
E-Plus will market the Cartoon
Network mobile content to its customers from 25 October 2004.
As a result of the deal, phone users of all ages will now have the opportunity
to download entertaining i-mode games, colour wallpapers and polyphonic ringtones
featuring classic and contemporary characters, all developed by Macrospace
Ltd (Direct
link to Macrospace's Cartoon Network Product Pages).
Based on favourite characters known through Cartoon Network's television channel,
the mobile games offering includes Yogi Bear's Pic-A-Nic, Dexter's Laboratory
Security Alert, The Flintstones Grocery Hunt, Samurai Jack Samurai Showdown, Courage
The Cowardly Dog Haunted House, Tom and Jerry Cheese Chase and The Powerpuff Girls
Bad Mojo. There will also be wallpapers and ringtones from top shows including
Top Cat, Scooby Doo and The Jetsons.
"We are very excited that cartoon fans, young and old, will now be able to
take their favourite characters with them when they are on the go as a result
of E-Plus offering Cartoon Network mobile services to its customers", said
Mitch Lazar, Vice
President Wireless & Emerging Technology for Turner Broadcasting.
"We are encouraged by the success of our mobile games around the globe and
this relationship represents yet another opportunity to give users the chance
to download and interact with their favourite Cartoon Network characters on their
phones."
"We are very pleased to welcome Cartoon Network as a new partner. The new
cartoon world is an enrichment for our portal and offers our gaming community
an even higher fun factor", comments Carsten Becker, Director Content &
Partnering, E-Plus.
Cartoon Network Mobile is Turner Broadcasting System's service for mobile devices.
Launched in 2001, the service offers content based on its shows and characters.
The content includes java games, ringtones and wallpapers compatible with WAP
and i-mode
devices as well as SMS. Cartoon Network's java games have been developed by Macrospace
Ltd. Cartoon Network Mobile is available in over 30 countries to more than 50
operators.
Cartoon Network, the 24-hour, seven day a week, all-animation channel is available
in 17 languages across 21 separate feeds in 145 countries in 170 million homes
worldwide. Cartoon Network is operated by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a
Time
Warner Company.
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) Europe Ltd broadcasts Cartoon Network, TCM, and
CNN International to over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
About Macrospace
Macrospace develops and publishes mobile games and provides mobile gaming solutions
for network operators, service providers, handset manufacturers, media companies
and brand owners around the world. Macrospace products and services are available
through more than 90 carriers and 70 service providers, reaching over 700 million
subscribers. With expertise in single and multiplayer gaming, web emulation and
content provisioning, Macrospace is uniquely positioned to offer complete end-to-end
mobile gaming solutions across Java, BREW and i-mode. ProvisionX, the company's
fully managed provisioning solution, is the most widely deployed Java download
service worldwide.
For further information, please visit www.macrospace.com.