Showpal™ showers viewers with gifts this Christmas!

For further information:

Sharon McHugh
TV3 PRESS OFFICE
+3531 419 3430 / 087 922 4143
sharon.mchugh@tv3.ie
publicity@tv3.ie

Ciara Byrne
+353 1 419 3329 / 087 3199732
ciara.byrne@tv3.ie

TV3 GROUP RELEASE                                                                               

IMMEDIATE: Thursday 19th December, 2013

 

Showpal™ showers viewers with gifts this Christmas!

 

TV3’s Showpal™ Christmas Prize Giveaway starts Friday the 20th December and runs right up until Monday 6thJanuary 2014.

 

Thousands of euro worth of prizes to giveaway including smart phones, iPads, Littlewoods Ireland vouchers, HMV goodie bags, weekend getaways and lots more.

 

Showpal™ will also be giving viewers the opportunity to win concerts tickets to Backstreet Boys, Dolly Parton and the now sold out One Direction concert!

 

 

ShowPal™, TV3’s second screen companion app, will be giving viewers the chance to win a prize every single day over Christmas. There are thousands of euro worth of prizes to give away from DVDs, Xbox and PlayStation games, smart phones, iPads, Littlewoods Ireland vouchers, HMV goodie bags and weekend getaways to give away. There are also tickets to some major concerts next year including The Backstreet Boys, Dolly Parton and the now sold out One Direction concert!

 

To be in with a chance to win, all viewers have to do is tune into their favourite TV3 shows with the ShowPal™ app and enter. “Like” ShowPal™ on Facebook.

ShowPal™,Ireland’s first TV viewing companion app, is proving a huge hit with viewers. Over 40,000 people so far have downloaded the new app catapulting it to Number 1 in the top 25 free entertainment apps in the App store.

ShowPal’s innovative use of audio watermarking technology from Irish second screen developers Axonista enables TV3 to proactively deliver viewers rich and related content, and information around the show they are watching. This means the app always provides relevant content, gaming, advertising and social elements to viewers at exactly the right time. From related Twitter feeds, interesting and useful links to articles, celebrity profiles, facts and info, to offering the viewer products associated with the programme they are watching, ShowPal™ adds a layer of enjoyment, engagement and information to enhance the viewing experience, and ultimately bring people closer to the shows they love.

ShowPal™ is FREE for viewers to download and use, and is available on iPhone and iPad. It will launch on Android devices in Spring 2014. For more information about the app itself, visit www.getshowpal.com

TV3’s Showpal™ Christmas Prize Giveaway starts Friday the 20th December and runs right up until Monday 6thJanuary 2014.

 

 

ENDS

For further information
Ciara Byrne

Press Officer

087 319 9732

 

Sharon McHugh
Head of Press & Publicity

087 922 4143

publicity@tv3.ie                        
www.tv3.ie

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