LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 21st 2012
UK media and management entrepreneur Simon Fuller has set his sights on the social TV space after his company, XIX Entertainment, moved to create a partnership with social TV platform yap.TV. The new enterprise launches with the new TV show ‘¡Q’VIVA! The Chosen’, a joint venture between XIX Entertainment, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and Jamie King.
The show will incorporate originally produced material on your smartphone or tablet, while simultaneously broadcasting content on yap.TV’s Live Pulse audio synchronisation technology. This provides a platform to ensure fans a social experience while watching the show at a level that previously wasn’t possible.
“The digital age allows us to redefine entertainment and create so many new ways for the consumer to enhance their experience and pleasure,” Simon Fuller said. “The second screen does just that, by creating an interactive and social experience with the programs we love.”
¡Q’VIVA! The Chosen’ has been the breakout TV hit of the spring in Latin America with over 30 million viewers tuning in each week.
About Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment:
Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment is one of the most dynamic and influential forces in the global entertainment business, with a staff of fifty executives based in offices in London, New York, Los Angeles and Nashville. He is certified by Billboard as the most successful British manager of all time. American Idol, the multi-billion dollar TV format created and executive produced by Simon Fuller, continues to break records for audience size and interaction. 122 million votes were cast in 2011’s American Idol Finale. Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment manages Annie Lennox, The Spice Girls, Lisa Marie Presley, Carrie Underwood, Will Young, the winner of 2011’s American Idol, Scotty McCreery, and is in partnership with iconic couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for their latest production Q’Viva! The Chosen! In sport, Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment manages the career of David Beckham, world tennis No.3 Andy Murray and the 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Beyond music, TV and sport, XIX Entertainment’s interests in fashion include a joint venture with influential designer Roland Mouret, and a flourishing partnership with Victoria Beckham whose award winning and critically acclaimed ready to wear collections have become a multi-million dollar business.
Issued by XIX Entertainment