Euronews has concluded an agreement with GLWiZ, qn international WebTV provider, to connect with Persian-speaking (Farsi) communities all over the world.
With immediate effect, Euronews Persian is available on different GLWiZ platforms: on the GLBOX via IPTV, in the Persian TV channels section; on the website: www.glwiz.com and on smartphone and tablet applications with the GLWiZ app.
GLWiZ is the largest source of Persian-speaking television worldwide and provides live access to a large scale of WebTV programmes with approximately two million visitors per month and over five million page views worldwide.
GLWiZ targets global Persian-speaking viewers (Iranian, Afghan and Tajik) as well as Azerbaijani, Armenian, Assyrian and Kurdish populations to tap into GLWiZ’s source of news, cultural, educational, musical and entertaining content from anywhere, at anytime. Over 50% of GLWiZ users are located in Canada and the US.
Arnaud Verlhac, worldwide distribution director at Euronews said: “I’m delighted to have concluded this agreement to allow our Persian journalists’ coverage of the Iranian election to be available to a wider audience. We are also pleased to cooperate with GLWiZ which meets the Persian community’s needs wherever they are in the world and with different devices “.
“GLWiZ is looking forward to this collaboration with Euronews as it allows our Persian-speaking (Farsi) viewers the chance to closely follow developments in their home country,” says Anissa Moeini, VP, Business Development at GL Group of Gold Line. “At GLWiZ, our aim is to remove borders and connect people home through our strong technology solutions. It is with partners like Euronews that this aim is made possible.”
