PlayOn(TM) Powers Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Consoles to Stream Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon VOD, Cartoon Network and More on TV
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PlayOn(TM) Powers Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Consoles to Stream Hulu,
Netflix, YouTube, Amazon VOD, Cartoon Network and More on TV
Popular Science Honors PlayOn with 'Best of What's New Award'
SEATTLE, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaMall Technologies, Inc. today announced
that its PlayOn(TM) software won Popular Science's "Best of What's New Award"
in the Home Entertainment category. PlayOn brings high-quality and free
movies, TV shows and video from the Internet to your living room TV through
your networked Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) or
DLNA-compliant device. PlayOn software is easy to download and run on a
Windows PC anywhere in your home without messy cables, thanks to your wireless
network. A free 14-day trial of PlayOn's full-featured software, which
retails for a one-time fee of $39.99, is available online from www.PlayOn.tv.
"For 22 years, Popular Science has honored the innovations that surprise and
amaze us - those that make a positive impact on our world today and challenge
our views of what's possible in the future," said Mark Jannot, Editor-in-Chief
of Popular Science. "The Best of What's New Award is the magazine's top
honor, and the 100 winners - chosen from among thousands of entrants -
represent the highest level of achievement in their fields."
"PlayOn makes it simple and affordable to enjoy a virtually endless number of
movies, TV shows and other content on-demand from the Internet on your TV,"
said Jeff Lawrence, CEO of MediaMall Technologies. "PlayOn's new My Media
feature, which is in beta, enables you to also enjoy personal photos, music
and videos from your PC on your TV."
Popular Web-to-TV Content
PlayOn users are enjoying a huge variety of steaming content from the Internet
- including Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, CBS, ESPN and Amazon VOD - right on their
living room TVs. Fans can access even more content, from Food Network to
Adult Swim and podcasts, by adding PlayOn plug-ins from third party
developers.
Thousands of PlayOn users completed a recent survey and shared how they watch
TV using PlayOn:
-- 96 percent watch Hulu
-- 76 percent watch movies from their Netflix Instant Queue
-- 66 percent watch YouTube
-- 60 percent stream their personal media (photos, music and videos)
-- 51 percent watch programming via plug-ins, including Adult Swim,
Cartoon
Network, Food Network and more
Examples of free online programming currently available on TV for PlayOn users
includes feature films from "Bram Stoker's Dracula," to "Air Force One" and
"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." Full episodes from "Family Guy," "The
Office," "House," "The Simpsons" and "Saturday Night Live" and more are also
currently available.
About MediaMall Technologies
MediaMall Technologies was founded in 2003 to make it simple, affordable and
fun to enjoy your favorite movies, TV shows and videos from the Internet on
your TV. Its PlayOn software runs on Windows PCs and wirelessly streams
Internet content to networked Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 gaming consoles and
many DLNA compliant devices connected to your TV. MediaMall operates with
offices in New York, Seattle and Copenhagen and can be found online at
www.PlayOn.tv.
PlayOn is a trademark of MediaMall Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contact: John Uppendahl, John@PlayOn.tv, 206-659-5021
SOURCE MediaMall Technologies
John Uppendahl of MediaMall Technologies, +1-425-785-5688, John@PlayOn.tv
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