Cingular Gives Customers VIP Wireless Access to 'American Idol'
21 Février 2005 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Cingular Gives Customers VIP Wireless Access to 'American Idol'
Cingular Kicks Off Season as Official Telecommunications Sponsor of
"American Idol" with Text Voting, Idol Trivia, Exclusive Ringtones,
Wireless Fan Club, TXT Chats and Chance To Win Trip to Finale;
Voting Begins Tonight ATLANTA, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- More than
double the wireless subscribers from last year will have the
ability to text message their votes for the fourth season of
"American Idol(TM)," thanks to Cingular Wireless. Today the company
announced it is continuing AT&T Wireless' legacy as the
official telecommunications sponsor for television's No. 1 show,
and is providing all 49 million Cingular customers with exclusive
wireless access to more American Idol features than ever before.
Visit http://www.cingular.com/idol for details. To view the
Multimedia News Release, go to:
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/21300 Voting begins at the
end of this evening's show. Cingular, FOX, FremantleMedia and 19
Entertainment invite fans to tune in to "American Idol" from 8-9 pm
ET/PT. This year, Cingular's "American Idol" fans can get closer
than ever to their favorite contestants through new, exciting
wireless features, including: -- Vote Number Reminder - Shortly
after the voting window opens each week in each time zone, Cingular
will send customers text messages listing all the Idols and their
codes, so you don't have to remember them. To enroll, just text the
word IDOL to short code 3003. -- Idol Wireless Fan Club -Keep up on
the latest news with text updates on the Idols' activities and
"Behind-the-Scenes" pictures from Coca-Cola sent to your phone. To
join, text the word IDOL to 6006. Picture phone required. -- Idol
TXT Chats - Coming in March, Cingular customers can participate in
"American Idol" chat groups and hosted chats with the "American
Idol" contestants. In addition, Cingular will offer customers the
same inside access to the "American Idol" competition as AT&T
Wireless customers enjoyed in years past, including: -- Text Voting
- Text voting is the fast and easy way to vote for your favorite
Idol contestant. Text the word VOTE, then send it to your Idol's
number. Vote for your Idols as often as you would like during the
voting window after each show. -- TXT-n-Win Sweepstakes - "American
Idol" fans could walk away with $50,000 cash or a trip to the
"American Idol" finale in Los Angeles. Once you register, every
text, picture or instant message you send counts as another entry
to win. To register to win the TXT-n-Win Sweepstakes, just text the
word IDOL to 4004; all messages you send to friends and family will
offer another chance to win. -- Idol Trivia - No true Idol fan
should miss out on the best "American Idol" Trivia. To play, text
the word IDOL to short code 5005. Plus, sweepstakes participants
receive 50 bonus entries just for signing up! -- Ringtones and More
- "American Idol" fans can get the hits, from the original artists,
of songs performed by the contestants this year. Or pick from past
favorites like Kelly, Clay, Ruben or Fantasia. Check out exclusive
voice tones from Paula, Randy or Ryan and his famous, "Seacrest
Out!" Customers can even download the "American Idol" theme song
and logo. "Now that Cingular has acquired AT&T Wireless to
become the largest wireless carrier in the nation, we are excited
to continue their legacy as a sponsor of "American Idol," said John
Burbank, vice president of marketing for Cingular Wireless. "With
TXT chats, a fan club and other new features, Cingular customers
will be more personally connected to their favorite Idols than ever
before. In addition, Cingular has ensured that their 49 million
customers' opinions will be counted through the ease and
convenience of text messaging." Leading the Adoption of Text
Messaging in the U.S. In 2003 and 2004, AT&T Wireless created
the largest text messaging events by a single carrier worldwide
through its sponsorship of "American Idol" on FOX. In 2004, 13.5
million "American Idol"-related text messages were sent by AT&T
Wireless customers throughout the season, including fan mail,
games, sweepstake entries, trivia, song dedications, and votes.
This represents an 80 percent increase over the 2003 showing of 7.5
million text messages. In addition, 46 percent of customers voting
via text messages were first time text messaging users. "As the
largest wireless carrier, Cingular's sponsorship of "American Idol"
more than doubles the number of customers who can vote via text
messaging, up from 21 million customers in 2004," Burbank added.
"Let the texting begin!" Texting Your Vote Is As Easy As 1,2,3!
Texting a vote is easy! Cingular customers can text their vote
using these three simple steps: 1) On a Cingular Wireless phone,
select Menu and start a new message from the Text Messaging option.
2) Type in the word VOTE, then select Options, and Send. 3) Enter
the four-digit number of the contestant you want to vote for, then
select OK. (Numbers are listed during voting shows.) Cingular
offers two easy ways to text message: Pay as you go (automatically
included with your service - $0.10 a message) Select a text/instant
messaging package for as low as $2.99 a month Most Cingular phones
support text messaging. Have an older phone and not sure if it is
enabled for text messaging? Visit
http://www.cingular.com/media/text_messaging_faqs#faq8 to find out
how to enable your phone. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless
is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving more
than 49 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC
Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation
(NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the
nation - the ALLOVER(SM) network - and the largest mobile-to-mobile
community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only
U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that
lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the
company are available at http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular
Wireless press releases e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://www.cingular.com/newsroom. About American Idol Eight-time
Emmy-nominated "American Idol" is created and executive- produced
by Simon Fuller, founder of 19 Television; and executive-produced
by Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Chief Operating Officer, Production,
FremantleMedia North American, Inc.; Nigel Lythgoe, President, 19
Television; and Ken Warwick, Executive Producer, FremantleMedia
North America, Inc. About FremantleMedia FremantleMedia Licensing
Americas (FMLA) is the US licensing arm of FremantleMedia, one of
the largest international creators and producers of program brands
in the world, with leading prime time drama, serial drama,
entertainment and factual entertainment programming in over 40
territories. FMLA exploits FremantleMedia's many strong brands
including the award winning, American Idol, the world's longest
running game show The Price Is Right, the ever-popular Family Feud,
and other classic game shows across multiple off- screen platforms
including merchandising campaigns, interactive and wireless
support, home entertainment and music publishing.
http://www.fremantlemedia.com/ About 19 Entertainment Five-time
Emmy Award-nominee American Idol was created by Simon Fuller of
19TV and developed by FremantleMedia. Executive producers are Simon
Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe for 19TV and Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Ken
Warwick for FremantleMedia North America. 19 also manages such
leading musical artists as Annie Lennox, Will Young, Kelly
Clarkson, and Fantasia. FremantleMedia North America is one of
America's foremost producers of reality-based entertainment
programming for television, and has produced the Idols format in 30
countries worldwide. American Idol(R) 19 TV Ltd. and FremantleMedia
North America, Inc. Based on the television program "American Idol"
produced by FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Licensed by FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide.
http://www.fremantlemedia.com/ . http://www.cingular.com/idol
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/21300DATASOURCE: Cingular
Wireless CONTACT: Jennifer Bowcock, +1-404-236-6319 or , or
Kelleigh Scott, +1-404-236-6321 or , both of Cingular Wireless Web
site: http://www.cingular.com/media/text_messaging_faqs#faq8
http://www.fremantlemedia.com/
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