Nokia Chooses News.com.au as Australian Launch News Provider

Nokia Chooses News.com.au as Australian Launch News Provider for Ovi Store

News Digital Media’s flagship news site news.com.au was today announced as the Australian launch news provider on Nokia’s new Ovi Store (https://store.ovi.com).

The Ovi Store, announced in conjunction with the release of Nokia’s flagship mobile computer the Nokia N97, is Nokia’s one-stop-shop for new mobile content and applications.

On compatible handsets, Nokia mobile users will now be able to download the news.com.au mobile application from Nokia’s Ovi Store for free straight onto their phone. Ovi Store is accessible from over 75 Nokia devices.

Nokia Interactive’s Australian award winning sales partner, The Hyperfactory, will be representing the advertising space on the news.com.au mobile application.

 Sue Klose, director of corporate development for News Digital Media said that the availability of the news.com.au mobile application on the Ovi Store strengthened News Digital Media as the market leading mobile news provider.

 “Already the first choice for news content among mobile carriers, news.com.au has become the first choice for news on the mobile handsets.

 “The Ovi Store is set to transform the mobile market and to be one of the first Australian news content providers on the Ovi Store is testament to the quality of our mobile sites.”

Emile Baak, managing director, Nokia Australia and New Zealand said that providing popular, quality news content to its users is key.

 “It is important for us to launch with the right mix of content to provide our users with a more relevant and personal mobile Internet experience. “We’re delighted to be partnering with a top news site like news.com.au and we’re confident our users will benefit greatly from its presence on the Ovi store.”

Ms. Klose concluded: “We look forward to further developing our relationship with Nokia Australia during this very exciting time for them.”

Nokia Australia announced the launch of the Australian Ovi store at a media conference this morning.