RCom signs pact with Radio Netherlands Worldwide

ADAG company Reliance Communications (RCom) today announced signing an agreement with broadcast company Radio Netherlands Worldwide.

Under the agreement, R World -– the mobile portal from RCom -- would offer 24/7 live streaming of Radio Netherlands Worldwide and will showcase its RNW WAP news feed on RWorld which includes regularly updated international news.

"News plays an important role in our day-to-day lives. Be it a college student, a young executive, a corporate chieftain or a small town entrepreneur," RCom 3G Head Prashant Gokarn said in a statement.

Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) is a multilingual multimedia broadcasting company based in the Netherlands and has been in operation since last 60 years.

"We are extremely delighted about our collaboration with Radio Netherlands Worldwide to offer live news to our 125 million customers at touch of a button on R World," Gokarn said.

"This is the first telecom company with which we have a partner relationship and we are looking forward to many more on a global basis along with advancements in technology," said Jan Hoek, RNW's Director General.

RNW will be available on RWorld at browsing cost of 5 paise per 10kb.