PlayJam

PlayJam

PlayJam is the worlds largestFact|date=June 2008 interactive TV games channel delivered to approximately 30 million households through various digital TV networks including Sky in the UK and Echostar in the USA. PlayJam was started by Static2358 Ltd, founded by Jasper Smith and Mark Rock in 1997 and sold to Open TV for $60m in 2001.

PlayJam first launched in 2000 on the UK Sky platform. Over the next year it launched on cable platforms in the UK and on TPS and Canal+ in France.
In December 2007, PlayJam was sold to a private UK company for an undisclosed sum.

References

* [http://www.secinfo.com/dut49.4FAxv.d.htm Sale to OpenTV] - secinfo.com.
* [http://seekingalpha.com/article/65938-opentv-corp-q4-2007-earnings-call-transcript Sale December 2007] - seekingalpha.com.

External links

* [http://www.playjam.com PlayJam Official Website]
* [http://playjamgames.wetpaint.com PlayJam Official Wiki]
* [http://playjamgames.ning.com New PlayJam Beta Site]


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