Oberon Media Inks New Distribution Partnerships
Completes Integration of Acquired Business Units to Fuel Multi-platform Growth
Casual Connect, SEATTLE: July 23, 2008 - Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual-games company, today announced that it has inked several new partnerships with leading companies around the world and has completed the comprehensive integration of its acquired business units.
Oberon is launching new, ad-supported game channels with SPILL Group’s Gamenext, a leading online game destination featuring dozens of localized portals; Sky UK, the operator of the UK's largest digital pay television platform and a leading broadcaster of sports, movies, entertainment and news and SweetIM, a leading provider of instant messenger technologies and content. Further, in an expansion of an existing relationship, Oberon and Telefónica, one of the leading integrated telecommunications operators worldwide, will soon launch a new ad-supported game channel.
Oberon’s diverse revenue streams allow partners to monetize each customer, either directly through game sales or indirectly through advertising sponsorships. For many leading partners, this rapidly growing part of Oberon’s business is responsible for more than 50 per cent of revenue. As expansion continues across every platform, Oberon continues to deploy iTV channels, the latest of which is the result of a partnership with Bell Express Vu, Canada’s leading digital television provider, to deploy Oberon’s ‘JIVE™,’ an interactive television community management platform.
“Advertising-supported game channels represent a significant growth opportunity for Oberon,” Tomer Ben Kiki, Oberon Media CEO said. “and our new, optimized organization is perfectly positioned to take the company and its partners to the next level.”
In the last year, Oberon has completed five acquisitions and their integration created functional groups across all divisions. Some of the fully integrated business units include publishing, international operations, business development and partner relations of online, mobile and iTV, marketing, product development and finance.
About Oberon Media
Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual games company is the first company to deliver global, integrated casual-games solutions across online, mobile and interactive TV platforms, following its acquisitions of I-play and PixelPlay, respective leaders in the mobile games and iTV casual games markets. The Oberon Game Center platform is the industry standard and has been adopted by some of the world's largest corporations including Microsoft, Comcast, Verizon, Electronic Arts, MySpace, France Telecom and NHN. The platform combines casual-game content, merchandizing and features to fulfill each partner's specific needs. Oberon Media's publishing arm works with the industry's best, award-winning game developers to produce the top-selling casual games, which can be played in more than a dozen languages across online, mobile, console and iTV platforms. Founded in 2003, Oberon Media is headquartered in New York with offices across North America, Europe and Asia, and is backed by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Oak Investment Partners and Lehman Brothers.
Casual Connect, SEATTLE: July 23, 2008 - Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual-games company, today announced that it has inked several new partnerships with leading companies around the world and has completed the comprehensive integration of its acquired business units.
Oberon is launching new, ad-supported game channels with SPILL Group’s Gamenext, a leading online game destination featuring dozens of localized portals; Sky UK, the operator of the UK's largest digital pay television platform and a leading broadcaster of sports, movies, entertainment and news and SweetIM, a leading provider of instant messenger technologies and content. Further, in an expansion of an existing relationship, Oberon and Telefónica, one of the leading integrated telecommunications operators worldwide, will soon launch a new ad-supported game channel.
Oberon’s diverse revenue streams allow partners to monetize each customer, either directly through game sales or indirectly through advertising sponsorships. For many leading partners, this rapidly growing part of Oberon’s business is responsible for more than 50 per cent of revenue. As expansion continues across every platform, Oberon continues to deploy iTV channels, the latest of which is the result of a partnership with Bell Express Vu, Canada’s leading digital television provider, to deploy Oberon’s ‘JIVE™,’ an interactive television community management platform.
“Advertising-supported game channels represent a significant growth opportunity for Oberon,” Tomer Ben Kiki, Oberon Media CEO said. “and our new, optimized organization is perfectly positioned to take the company and its partners to the next level.”
In the last year, Oberon has completed five acquisitions and their integration created functional groups across all divisions. Some of the fully integrated business units include publishing, international operations, business development and partner relations of online, mobile and iTV, marketing, product development and finance.
About Oberon Media
Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual games company is the first company to deliver global, integrated casual-games solutions across online, mobile and interactive TV platforms, following its acquisitions of I-play and PixelPlay, respective leaders in the mobile games and iTV casual games markets. The Oberon Game Center platform is the industry standard and has been adopted by some of the world's largest corporations including Microsoft, Comcast, Verizon, Electronic Arts, MySpace, France Telecom and NHN. The platform combines casual-game content, merchandizing and features to fulfill each partner's specific needs. Oberon Media's publishing arm works with the industry's best, award-winning game developers to produce the top-selling casual games, which can be played in more than a dozen languages across online, mobile, console and iTV platforms. Founded in 2003, Oberon Media is headquartered in New York with offices across North America, Europe and Asia, and is backed by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Oak Investment Partners and Lehman Brothers.
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