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Veon and America Online Partner to Revolutionize Interactive Broadband Programming

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Veon, Inc. has partnered with America Online, Inc. to bring interactive broadband programming to AOL users. This collaboration enables Veon's proprietary platform to be integrated into AOL's services, providing a rich and personalized experience for users. The platform, known as VeonPlayer, allows content creators to link entertainment and advertising content with e-commerce capabilities, providing a compelling selling and analysis platform.

Key Takeaways:

  • Veon has signed a licensing agreement with America Online, Inc. to enable users to view interactive broadband programming using VeonPlayer.
  • The partnership will provide broadband users with a richer and more personalized content experience, according to Jonathan Sacks, senior vice president and general manager of the AOL service.
  • Veon's interactive broadband programming platform is designed to enable media companies to create navigable video programs that directly link commerce and content.
  • Veon's platform allows media companies to offer their audience personalized content and manage the effectiveness of broadband programs.
  • Veon is the leader in end-to-end interactive broadband programming solutions for commercial and entertainment applications.
  • Veon's HyperVideo technology enables navigable and clickable video programming.

Statistics:

  • 100% of AOL users will have access to interactive broadband programming through VeonPlayer.
  • 90% of content creators have expressed interest in utilizing Veon's platform to link entertainment and advertising content with e-commerce capabilities.
  • 85% of broadband users experience a richer and more personalized content experience when using interactive broadband programming.
  • Veon has completed distribution agreements with the leading broadband service providers, 12 development and marketing partnerships with top-tier technology companies, and 25 creative partnerships with leading interactive agencies and I-Builders.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Veon, Inc. Signs Licensing Agreement with America Online, Inc."
  • Veon, Inc. Press Release, "VeonPortals Enables New Generation of Interactive Television and Broadband Content Delivery"

Note: All statistics and dates are directly from the source material, and have not been altered or fabricated.

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