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Rallycast Announces TV App Store for HDTVs, Available on Samsung Internet TVs
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/14/09 --
Rallypoint, the developer behind the
Rallycast (www.rallycast.com) Fantasy Sports offering for
Internet-connected HDTVs running the Yahoo! TV Widgets platform, announced
today that it will be releasing its own TV App Store in 2010. The App
Store will feature dozens of downloads and options, and more information
about items in development can be found at www.rallycast.com.
According to CEO Jeff Allen, the Rallycast TV App store will feature its
patent-pending Toolbar technology that allows users to display multiple TV
Apps at once. This feature allows users to seamlessly navigate multiple TV
widgets and apps, as well as browse the web from TV without ever leaving
the Rallycast platform.
"Using a Facebook TV App while watching news or scores updates on a Ticker
at the same time is subtle but powerful," said Jeff Allen, CEO of
Rallypoint, noting that it's cumbersome for users to continuously open and
close widgets made by a single content company from existing TV widget
systems' menus. "Users are already accustomed to multi-tasking via windows
and web-browsers on PCs and Macs. The Toolbar is the TV equivalent of
browser tabs and windows on the TV."
Rallypoint, through its Rallycast platform, already offers TV Apps for NFL
fantasy football, NFL scores, text messaging and Facebook. In 2010,
Rallycast plans to release TV Apps for Twitter, eBay, StubHub, ordering
pizza, shopping for products featured on major broadcast shows, and a whole
range of additional Apps for sporting events.
Rallycast will also debut different pricing for its Sports TV Apps package.
Under the new terms, users can use all of the TV Apps for free. But, just
like on XBOX Live, special features in all TV Apps can be unlocked by
purchasing a Premium subscription that runs $9.95 per month, or $59.99 for
an annual subscription.
Free vs. premium features and services include:
-- Fantasy sports: users can play the Rallycast-branded fantasy games
powered by Rotohog for free. Fantasy sports fans can sync with their all
their ESPN, Yahoo and CBS fantasy game accounts with the Premium
subscription.
-- Sports scoreboards: users can monitor sports scoreboards for free, but
live play-by-play alerts require a Premium subscription.
-- Text messaging: users get 100 free text messages per month when
subscribing to the Premium subscription.
Rallycast is available through your HDTV's Widget Gallery or by purchasing
a subscription card at Best Buy stores. Ask your home theater
representative for Rallycast SKU #9437068.
New sports features will also be released in December through Samsung, LG,
Sony and Vizio HDTVs, including support for NCAA Fantasy Football from CBS
Sports, NFL play-by-play alerts, NBA scoreboards and stats on demand, and
Fantasy League alerts that report when a member of your fantasy league
scores.
MLB Fantasy Sports is expected to be released in late March 2010.
*HDTVs Supported:
To deliver unprecedented functionality, Rallycast has partnered with major
TV and DVD player manufacturers to give users the Internet in high
definition. Current compatible HDTVs include:
-- Samsung: Series 6, 7, and 8 HDTVs (HDTVs supporting "Internet@TV")
-- LG: LH50 and PS80 HDTVs (HDTVs supporting LG's "Netcast Entertainment")
About Rallypoint
Rallypoint is a leading software developer for Internet-connected HDTVs and
other devices, focusing on TV widget engine core technology and
applications. Rallypoint offers consumers an improved, easy-to-use way to
"mash up" their Internet content and subscriptions with broadcast
television in an overlay fashion. By bringing the best of the Internet to
HDTV, Rallypoint is redefining living room entertainment. Rallypoint is
headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit
www.rallypoint.tv and www.rallycast.com
Media Contact:
Mark Lindsey
Social Radius
(310) 343-5844
mark@socialradius.com
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