Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Vestel Group, the largest TV manufacturer in
Europe, today announced that consumers across Europe will soon be able
to easily access thousands of content sources, movies, TV shows, social
networks, videos, and other kinds of Internet content through Yahoo!
Connected TV. Vestel and partner OEM brands will ship Yahoo! Connected
TV to consumers in more than 40 countries across Europe starting in Q1
2011.
“As a leader in the consumer electronics space, Vestel is committed to
delivering the highest quality entertainment experiences across devices
to our consumers. Yahoo! has a proven track record of enabling a
powerful developer community and delivering the best Internet TV
experiences to millions of users around the world”
The Vestel Group of companies is a strong, leading player in European
and global markets for consumer electronics, white-label goods and
digital products accounting for 16% of the LCD TV market and 25% of the
digital set-top-box market in Europe. With its proven technology and
design and development competencies, Vestel is one of the worlds
leading OEM and ODM producers.
As a leader in the consumer electronics space, Vestel is committed to
delivering the highest quality entertainment experiences across devices
to our consumers. Yahoo! has a proven track record of enabling a
powerful developer community and delivering the best Internet TV
experiences to millions of users around the world, said Turan Erdogan,
board member and president of sales, marketing and R&D, Vestel Group.
Through this partnership, we provide customers with a high-quality,
easy to use, well-known platform for delivering Internet apps directly
to our connected products.
Yahoo! is transforming the television experience for millions of
consumers around the world. Vestels innovative consumer electronics
products combined with Yahoo!s industry-leading Connected TV platform
allow consumers to experience the Internet and television together in
ways they never have before, said Rich Riley, senior vice president and
managing director, Yahoo! EMEA. This is the future of television.
With Yahoo! Connected TV, consumers can launch TV widgets or apps with a
click of a button, which will give them direct access to thousands of
entertainment sources, movies, TV shows, videos, and other kinds of
Internet content on demand. They can stream the latest movies on
Coolroom; get local and global updates from Sky News and BILD News;
browse the latest sports scores on BILD mein Klub; listen to music on
Putpat; shop on eBay; play games on PlayJam; and keep up
with their friends on Twitter and Facebook all
while watching TV.
With new Web-based development interfaces, publishers can easily create
widgets with theYahoo!
TV Widget Development Kit (WDK).
About Vestel Group
The Vestel Group is composed of 25 companies operating in manufacturing,
technology development, marketing, and distribution fields in the
consumer electronics, digital technologies, and household appliances,
with 3.7 billion turnover. Vestel is the largest TV manufacturer in
Europe accounting for 16% of the LCD TV, as well as 25% of the digital
set-top boxes markets in Europe. www.vestel.com.tr
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! attracts hundreds of millions of users every month through its
innovative technology and engaging content and services, making it one
of the most visited Internet destinations and a world-class online media
company. Yahoo!s vision is to be the center of peoples online lives by
delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences. Yahoo!
is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
As an Internet-connected TV pioneer, Yahoo! is a trusted partner to
leading TV manufacturers around the world including Sony, Samsung, LG
TV, Vizio, Vestel, HiSense and others. Consumers can easily interact
with high-quality Internet content and services while they watch TV from
the comfort of their living room.
For more information, visit pressroom.yahoo.com
or the companys blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com).
For additional information about Yahoo! Connected TV, including images,
please visit: connectedtv.yahoo.com/newsroom
Yahoo! is the trademark and/or registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.
All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
Source: Business Wire
