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CNEWSCO, LLC Launches Tantao News Mobile Reader for iPhone and iPod Touch Powered by Xinhua

Posted on: Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 11:31 CDT

WASHINGTON and BEIJING, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- CNEWSCO, LLC continues its rapid expansion by announcing today the launch of a new mobile application, Tantao Mobile News Reader® for iPhone and iPod touch, specializing in both Global and China news coverage. Powered by real-time English-language content provided by the Xinhua News Agency, Tantao News® brings to mobile one of the world's most comprehensive and unique news services, now available for both iPhone/iPod touch and BlackBerry® Smartphone users, with other platform and device availability to follow shortly.

"The extremely positive market response we have received has been outstanding and supports our proposition of the keen global interest in China and in quality Chinese news coverage," said Jim Campbell, Managing Partner for CNEWSCO, LLC. "Our expansion into the iPhone and iPod touch applications realm allows us to build upon our rapidly growing global user base. The massive international resources of Xinhua, and our groundbreaking partnership on this new media initiative, give us a continuous, high-quality stream of digital content to fuel and power our mobile and internet platforms."

Tantao News® provides global coverage of leading world events as well as "China Focus," a special emphasis on China's markets, politics, foreign relations, lifestyle and culture -- a unique offering of world headlines and Chinese features that no other news organization can provide.

"In my 31 years working in China advising key units on policy and commercialization and advising multinationals, this is by far the most significant and innovative cooperation I have seen in the media sector," said Jack Fensterstock, Managing Partner/China for CNEWSCO, LLC. "Tantao News® provides a critical bridge to improving understanding and trust between China and the rest of the world. We are de-coupling rhetoric and the news and rightly placing Xinhua alongside other leading professional news organizations in a new media manner."

The mobile application, with technology provided by Handmark, Inc., gives users access to full text news stories and rich photo news in a compelling, easy-to-navigate application. Tantao News® video service is expected to be available in future releases and can be found currently on http://TantaoNews.com/.

The Tantao News® mobile application is a FREE application and immediately available for iPhone/iPod touch and Blackberry phones in the Americas. Users can download the mobile application from Tantao News® at http://TantaoNews.com/; find the iPhone/iPod touch App in the iTunes Store; or get the BlackBerry App download at BlackBerry App World(TM) .

About CNEWSCO, LLC

The Tantao Global News Network® (http://TantaoNews.com) focuses on providing global news coverage on a variety of topics and perspectives originating mainly from Chinese news and media sources. Tantao News® is organized and operates under CNEWSCO, LLC, an apolitical and independent company which does not represent the interests of any Chinese State entity. Tantao News® maintains absolute editorial independence from its content partners.

About Xinhua

The Xinhua News Agency, also known as the New China News Agency, has over 10,000 employees, 130 bureaus worldwide with 31 in China, and works in six languages -- Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Russian and Arabic. Xinhua is the primary provider of major and authoritative news on China.

About Handmark

Handmark is the leading developer and distributor of games, applications and storefronts for mobile phones. The company offers a comprehensive range of mobile media solutions for consumers, as well as businesses looking to expand their reach by offering compelling mobile content and services across a wide range of mobile operating systems and handsets.

Tantao Mobile News Reader®, Tantao News®, and Tantao News Network® are trademarks of CNEWSCO, LLC. All rights reserved. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

SOURCE CNEWSCO, LLC

Source: PR Newswire

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