2013 GSMA Global Mobile Awards
ENTERTAINMENT
News Hunt nominated for
‘Best Mobile
publishing Product or Service’
Mumbai, February
7th, 2013: News Hunt, the leading
mobile news application from Ver Se Innovation has been nominated for the GSMA
18th annual Global Mobile Awards under the category of ‘Best
Mobile publishing Product or Service’. Nominations were released by the GSMA
for the 18th annual Global Mobile Awards on February
4th.
The GSMA warmly
congratulated all the nominees announced for the 18th annual
Global Mobile Awards. According to Michael
O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA, “The competition this year was of an
exceptionally high quality, breaking all previous records. Our judging panel has
assessed well over 600 entries and nominations for the 37 awards, the largest
ever number of honours to be presented at the Global Mobile Awards. It is a
tremendous achievement to have shortlisted and we look forward to recognizing
the winners at Mobile World Congress by the end of this month.”
Mr. Vishal Anand, Chief
Product Officer for NewsHunt expressed
his contentment “We are delighted to be nominated for GSMA awards. Mobile is
becoming the first point of internet access in developing economies globally and
NewsHunt is a perfect example of Mobile-first product. With over 20 million
downloads till date, NewsHunt has monthly active user base of 6.5 million users
who consume more than half a billion page views each month. Our growth and
success is a testament for need of regional language content globally.
Being
the most popular News application amongst mobile users, and now being nominated
for such a prestigious award gives us tremendous amount of satisfaction.
Nominations in such awards give us a boost of continuing the legacy of providing
innovative and creative services to our customers.”
The winners will be
announced and felicitated on Tuesday, 26th February at the GSMA Mobile World
Congress, in an afternoon ceremony hosted by one of UK’s best-loved writers,
actors and comedians, David
Walliams.
About
VERSE:
Founded in 2007, Ver Se
Innovation aim is to bridge digital divide by bringing utilitarian and
livelihood enhancing services on mobile. Headquartered in Bangalore, Ver Se
operates in 18 countries. Flagship products for the company are Mobile
Classifieds, NewsHunt and M-payments. To download NewsHunt app on your phone
visit http://www.newshunt.com.
About
GSMA:
The GSMA represents the
interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than 220 countries, the
GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators with more than 230
companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software
companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations
in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport and
utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile
World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.
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