net mobile AG, Germany’s leading
provider of mobile entertainment services, and Dadango, a mobile content marketing, publishing and distribution
company, signed an extensive franchise agreement for the innovative
`net-m maxmedia’ distribution platform in the US market.
Dadango, based in Sunnyvale, California with international branch
offices in China and Taiwan, is one of the most important mobile
content aggregators in the US. Furthermore, Dadango is partnering with
mobile operators (carriers) and content providers for marketing and
distribution around the world.
This agreement with Dadango gives net mobile AG immediate access to
important customers of the network operators and media environments
across the US. This new partnership has considerable revenue growth
potential for net mobile AG.
With the expansion of the franchise business by Dadango in the US
market, net mobile AG reaches with a short time - after the already
announced partnership with 8 Elements Ltd. from Hong Kong in July 2007-
another strategic milestone for its core business and
internationalisation strategy
Mike Duffy, CEO of Dadango, is extremely excited about the
cooperation with net mobile AG: “This strategic relationship with net
mobile represents a significant milestone in Dadango’s expansion here
is the US. net mobile AG brings a robust, content rich media delivery
platform to the partnership which surpasses any such technology
available here in the US. We notice rapidly increasing interest in the
marketing of music, games and other high-quality contents, by carriers
and media companies in the US-American market. With the unique `net-m
maxmedia’ distribution platform of net mobile, Dadango can now offer
our existing and new customers a fully managed service approach to the
construction, operation and complete content management of a web or
mobile portal. We see important new business potential with net mobile
AG which will deliver value to our customers, accelerate the revenue
opportunities for both companies and improve returns to our respective
shareholders.”
Theodor Niehues, CEO of net mobile AG, has high expectations for the
new partnership: “We are pleased to be able to present with Dadango
another franchise partner for our `net-m maxmedia’ distribution
platform, who is extremely well integrated in the US-American market
and has an excellent standing with network operators. Therefore we
expect to achieve considerable impulses with the partnership for net
mobile AG at the opening up of the US-American market.”
About Dadango (TM)
Dadango is a privately held mobile content marketing, distribution
and publishing solutions provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, with
a presence in Guangzhou, China and Taiwan. The company globally
sources, localizes, sells, and delivers high quality content and
applications to mobile subscribers both directly and through channel
partners into Greater China, US and Europe. The company has established
content delivery channels in the US, Europe and Asia and takes content
from the “scripting” stage through development, launch and revenue
collection at a lower cost because of Durango’s overseas operations and
partnerships. Dadango also provides consulting services to the mobile
industry.
About net mobile
net mobile AG is an internationally leading full-service provider of
mobile and interactive value added services. Founded in November 2000,
the company is already highly respected as an innovation leader in the
market, and its full-managed service portfolio encompasses consulting,
conception, applications, content, billing, transport and the technical
implementation of optimum multi-channel marketing campaign management.
As a partner for all major music labels and rights holders in the film,
television and games industries, net mobile AG also assumes
responsibility for all aspects of content and royalty management. Our
global customer base of more than 500 customers includes nationally and
globally operating mobile service providers, the media industry,
Internet portals, brand manufacturers, and TV broadcasters, for whom we
provide complete mobile interactive TV services.