ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT )
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has taken the lead by bringing advertisement free World Cup 2015 for cricket lovers nationwide. PTCL remains a proud supporter of Pakistan Cricket Team and PTCL customers can now enjoy the much awaited Cricket World Cup on-the-go without missing any action.
PTCL is the largest information communication technology and entertainment services provider in Pakistan, touching millions of lives through its broadband and digital television services. To provide fans with an uninterrupted World Cup experience, PTCL has unveiled a new SmartTV application that makes World Cup matches available on mobile phones, iPads and laptops.
Kamal Ahmed, Chief Digital Services Officer (CDSO) PTCL said, “As a digital leader, PTCL understands the public pulse when it comes to digital entertainment preferences, be it on in-home screens or across handheld smart devices.”
“Being a proud supporter of Pakistan cricket team, PTCL is binding the entire Pakistani nation together to cheer for our heroes through its SmartTV platform. This PTCL service enables our customers to enjoy advertisement-free cricket experience and support their national team,” added Kamal Ahmed.
The SmartTV application makes viewing even more fun with its ‘Time Shift TV’ and ‘Pause and Rewind’ in-app features that enable viewers to rewind and re-play exciting moments. In addition to these features, PTCL subscribers also get access to 150 digital quality TV channels to watch movies through video-on-demand and TV programs through TV-on-demand. There is even a ‘Personal Video Recorder’ that enables customers to keep their favourite content for personal library.
Yasir Manzoor, GM Video Services, PTCL, said “We recognize that the future of news and entertainment lies with over the top TV application. We constantly endeavor to provide our customers with quality content on various screens. We want to entertain our customers everywhere anytime”
PTCL subscribers can simply download the SmartTV application from Google Playstore for Android phones (Android Tabs coming soon) or iTunes for Apple iOS devices and view the entire Cricket World Cup 2015 uninterrupted. The service is available at only Rs. 499 for the entire World Cup.
PTCL SmartTV is geared towards delivering high quality entertainment and information content for Pakistani audience nationwide.