Keek, Inc. Partners With Saturday Night Online Live With Romeo
Mobile Video Social Network Offers Fans Unique Opportunity to
Interact With Their Favorite Musical Artists LIVE; KEEK to Launch
Mobile and Audio Campaign Across iHeartRadio
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired
- June 11, 2014) - Keek, Inc. (TSX-VENTURE: KEK) (OTCQX: KEEKF), a leading mobile video social
network with over 67 million members worldwide, announced today a
partnership with Superadio Network's Saturday Night Online Live
With Romeo, the first uniquely interactive radio show
programmed around digital platforms. A first of its kind, this
interactive radio content integration will connect Keek's millions
of users to Saturday Night Online and the hottest music
artists in the world including Jennifer Lopez, Ke$ha, Paramore,
Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande,
Macklemore, Neon Trees and many more.
Beginning today, listeners of Saturday Night Online
will be able to use "Keeks" -- short, 36 second video updates -- to
interact live with the on-air crew and guest music artists to ask
questions, request songs and participate in on-air
contests. Accessing the Saturday Night Online Keek
page www.keek.com/SaturdayOnline and using hashtag
#SaturdayNightOnline to create and share their Keeks, users will
also have the opportunity to submit their videos to be named "Keek
of the Week," with each winner appearing on the Saturday Night
Online website and discussed live on air.
In addition, Keeks will be integrated into Saturday Night
Online through the "Ask Anything" video chat platform, where
artists answer questions live, directly from fans. These Keeks
gathered from around the world, will allow listeners to not only
ask their idols a question, but will also give them their own
unique platform to be featured online, on-air and across multiple
social sites.
The multi-platform partnership will reach Saturday Night
Online's audience across more than 130 affiliates in markets
such as New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Charlotte,
Nashville and Orlando. Fans can listen to Saturday Night
Online live on iHeartRadio and highlight clips of Saturday
Night Online on demand. iHeartRadio is Clear Channel's
all-in-one free digital listening service. In addition, Keek will
also run a mobile and audio campaign across iHeartRadio.
"Keek members are teens and young adults extremely passionate
about music and entertainment," said Keek CMO Lin Dai. "The
premise of Saturday Night Online is built around social media
interaction and connecting fans to the music they love. Keek's
unique 36 seconds micro video format is the perfect social media
instrument for content integration and can enhance engagement for
both fans and artists."
Saturday Night Online is hosted by Tim "Romeo"
Herbster. Romeo began his radio career at 15 years old in
Pennsylvania and has worked in markets including Nashville, Salt
Lake City, Detroit, New York, Paris and Philadelphia before landing
back in New York City. Romeo also serves as Vice President of
Special Programming Projects for Clear Channel Media and
Entertainment.
"Saturday Night Online is about guaranteed interaction with
the audience. Every listener who tries to reach out is heard
and engaged. The Keek platform will add volumes to
this philosophy by letting our users connect with the
show and their favorite artists like never before," said
Romeo. "With Keek, we'll be able to see our audience and
engage with them one on one in real time. Keek will take our
request line and artist engagement to a whole new level."
KEEK: Keek is a leading mobile video social network with over 67
million members worldwide. Keek is easy to use, fast and personal.
With Keek, members around the world create and interact with videos
up to 36 seconds in length and 111 characters of accompanying text,
in either public or private views. Keek makes it simple for anyone
to instantly create, distribute, discover and react to content in
real-time across mobile devices and the web. The Keek app is
available in over 190 countries across 6 global regions, and in 36
languages.
Saturday Night Online Live with Romeo:Saturday Night Online Live
with Romeo is a uniquely interactive radio show hosted by radio
veteran Tim "Romeo" Herbster. Every week, Romeo plays the biggest
hits and airs exclusive performances with the hottest artists,
including Justin Bieber, Pink, Bruno Mars and Katy Perry. His show
reaches listeners across multiple platforms -- on-air, online and
via social media -- creating a complete experience that connects
listeners, stars, and advertisers in one fantastic Saturday night
party. Whether the audience is chatting with celebrity guests,
making friends on the show's Facebook or Twitter pages, choosing
the next song to be played, or voicing their opinion on air and
online, they are guaranteed to be a part of the show. Romeo
has had a long-term relationship with America's youth since his
early days as music director of New York's hit CHR station Z100.
His on air popularity grew into features in Rolling Stone and
People, as well as appearances on E! and MTV. Now, Romeo
harnesses that connection and popularity every weekend.
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment: With 245 million monthly
listeners in the U.S., Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has
the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America.
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment serves 150 markets through
840 owned radio stations, and the company's radio stations and
content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio,
on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company's radio
station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto
dashes, on iPads and smartphones, and used via navigation
systems. iHeartRadio, Clear Channel's digital radio platform,
is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over 300 million
downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster
than any digital service in Internet history. The company's
operations include radio broadcasting, online and mobile services
and products, live concerts and events, syndication, music research
services and independent media representation. Clear Channel Media
& Entertainment is a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc.
(OTCBB: CCMO), a leading global
media and entertainment company.
Additional investor information can be found at www.sedar.com or
by contacting investors@keek.com.
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adequacy or accuracy of this Release.
For further information, please contact: Alexandra
CameronChief Executive OfficerKeek
Inc.416.639.5335alexandra@keek.comAdrienne ScordatoAtrium PR
917.402.5377adrienne@atrium-pr.com