Turner EMEA has teamed with Austrian start-up Tonio to present an innovative new viewer experience, “Gumball VIP” — giving fans of The Amazing World of Gumball the chance to take part in a live, interactive, linear TV experiment running for one week starting Saturday, Oct. 21 on Cartoon Network UK.
The “Gumball VIP” experiment combines TV viewing with an interactive second screen experience (and the chance to win awesome prizes) utilizing Tonio’s audio-recognition technology to serve up live quiz questions to fans on their mobile devices, based on the Gumball episodes they are watching simultaneously on Cartoon Network.
Marc Goodchild, Head of Digital Content Strategy & Product, Turner EMEA said: “We’re excited to launch this unique TV experiment and be taking fans on the journey with us. As an industry, we continue to witness the shift in entertainment consumption habits and we know that our fans are increasingly looking for deeper engagement experiences with the shows and characters they love. It’s been great to collaborate with Tonio to bring their innovative technology together with our brands and platforms.”
“Turner is known as a disruptor and re-inventor of the modern television industry – introducing everything from the satellite-delivered Superstation to 24-hour news. We are excited to open together a new chapter: Delivering entertainment and information on a second screen at the same time – totally synchronous,” commented Florian Novak, Founder & CEO of Tonio. “It has been an amazing experience to see a great team being committed to using the technology, in order to provide Cartoon Network’s audiences the best experience possible across devices.”
Fans in the UK can join in by downloading the free app (available from the App Store and Google Play) and opening it each day at 5 p.m. BST, when The Amazing World of Gumball goes on air.
Learn more and download the app at gumballvip.cartoonnetwork.co.uk.
