LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PlayJam, the world’s leading TV games platform, will launch on WD TV® Live™ media players.
A global leader for external storage and maker of the popular WD TV media player family, Western Digital’s media players stream the best of the internet direct to TV. PlayJam will sit alongside Western Digital’s other premium content providers including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Blockbuster, CinemaNow, Pandora, YouTube, Facebook and Spotify.
PlayJam's turnkey games solution provides consumers worldwide with easy access to an extensive library of casual and social games via millions of connected devices. The mix of in-house and branded titles by renowned developers such as Slingo, Relentless and Puzzler drives increased revenue and customer loyalty via a rich set of features.
PlayJam recently announced £5 million investment from GameStop, Adobe Ventures and Endeavour Ventures to fuel further growth, capitalizing on the rapidly expanding connected TV market. Games are already established as a key content driver within this sector, accounting for the largest share of all app downloads to date.
Anthony Johnson, PlayJam’s Director of Business Development says "The WD Media Player family of products instantly transform any TV into a truly smart device at a remarkable price-point. PlayJam believes gaming will sit at the heart of the digital home and we’re really pleased to be partnering with Western Digital to help make this happen.”
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About PlayJam
The pioneer of games on TV, PlayJam originally emerged during the dawn of digital television back in 1999 as one of the first-ever interactive broadcast channels and went on to build a global footprint of 50 million homes. The company was sold to Open TV in 2001 and was re-acquired by its founder Jasper Smith at the dawn of internet-enabled TV in 2009.
Since then, PlayJam has become a global leader in the distribution of games across all major connected TV brands including Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Sony. The PlayJam service is underpinned by its Social Engagement Platform affording game developers a powerful tool-set to enhance, monetize, promote and distribute their content across PlayJam's global TV network.
The company recently announced £5 million investment from GameStop, Adobe Ventures and Endeavour Ventures to fuel further growth, capitalizing on the rapidly expanding connected TV market.
About WD
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and home entertainment products.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital® and WD® brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's website (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.