Available Now for BlackBerry and iPhone, Bump! TV Mobile Travel Guides for Gay & Lesbian Travelers Offer the Latest Information on Popular Gay-Friendly Restaurants, Hotels, Clubs and More Across 12 Global Destinations
Metranome Inc., a leading mobile media solutions company, and Bumper 2 Bumper Media and Peace Point Entertainment Group, top Canadian entertainment production companies, have announced the availability of Bump! TV’s first gay and lesbian mobile Travel Guides for BlackBerry and iPhone users. Bump!, a popular global TV series now in its fourth season, explores exciting gay-friendly travel destinations. The 12 Travel Guides available now include: Montreal, Miami, Berlin, Paris, Antwerp, Barcelona, Mykonos, Puerto Vallarta, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sydney, with more to come.
“Our mobile strategy is an important brand extension for Bump! that strategically leverages our TV content, creates a new revenue stream, and further showcases our unique travel expertise,” said Les Tomlin, President, Bumper 2 Bumper Media Inc. “Offering a variety of mobile Travel Guides is the smartest way for us to stay connected and interact with our audience. Now Bump! can conveniently be with them everywhere they go.”
“Entertainment production companies are quickly seeing the additional monetization potential that mobile apps can offer to their successful franchises,” said David Kruis, president & CEO, Metranome. “Mobile apps developed on Metranome’s platform offer extensive brand customization and a cost-effective way for independent production companies to enter the mobile marketplace, and even expand their show’s discovery, by having an app store presence.”
Bump! Travel Guide App Highlights
The Travel Guide apps include the latest listings, reviews, photographs and video clips of the most popular hotels, restaurants, attractions, clubs and more to help travelers quickly and effectively enjoy their holiday or business trip. Many listings feature photos and video clips as seen on Bump! Price: $2.99 (USD). Features include:
* GPS-enabled directory listings to easily get where you want to go
* One-click phone numbers and email addresses to instantly contact establishments
* Video clips from Bump! episodes
* Community comments and ratings
* Average temperatures and current exchange rates
* Once installed, network access isn’t necessary (except for updates)
* Free content updates included
About Metranome Inc.
Metranome, an award-winning mobile media solutions company, develops creative and engaging mobile experiences across all mobile platforms, including Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPad. The company offers clients a variety of mobile application features, including video-on-demand, live streaming, subscriptions, and advertising supported services. Hollywood studios, global brands, nonprofits, political organizations and religious organizations have selected Metranome to create innovative applications. Metranome’s mobile app solutions include an easy-to-use Web-based Content Management system for ongoing content updates, built-in performance analytics, and efficient data delivery technology that reduces data download costs. Clients include The New Yorker, Dilbert, Gong, Peace Point Entertainment, Tricon Films, Streamy Awards and Tubefilter. For more information, visit www.metranome.net and follow us on Twitter: @metranome.
About Bumper 2 Bumper Media
Bumper 2 Bumper Media is an exclusive partnership between Pink Triangle Press (pinktrianglepress.com), a Toronto-based not-for-profit organization that has become one of the largest gay media companies in the world, and award-winning producer Peace Point Entertainment Group (peacepoint.tv). Bump! is Canada’s first gay and lesbian travel show and is now completing its fourth season in Canada on OUTtv (the world’s first gay television network) and in the United States on Logo. The series is hosted by OUT 100 honouree Charlie David and comedic actor and writer Shannon McDonough. For more information on the television series, log on to bumptv.com.
About Peace Point Entertainment Group Inc.
Peace Point is a Gemini award-winning media company that produces content for worldwide markets. Founded in Toronto, Canada in 2001 by President and CEO Les Tomlin, the company has grown to become one of Canada’s leading media companies. Since its inception, Peace Point has produced over 400 hours of content for major North American broadcasters including CTV, Canwest Global, Rogers Media, Discovery Communications and Viacom. The company’s can-do attitude, enthusiasm, creativity and professionalism coupled with its commitment to quality content and process has helped it build trusting and collaborative relationships with those in need of entertaining content. Well beyond its roots as a television producer, Peace Point’s content can now be viewed in over 50 countries worldwide on hundreds of broadcast and specialty television stations, websites, mobile devices and through various apps available on iTunes and BlackBerry App World. Peace Point also maintains a USA division, DIDtv (www.didtv.tv), in partnership with Toronto based Tricon Films and Television. For more information, visit www.peacepoint.tv.
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