• 2001 - The company is founded by Andrew Wilson and Bertrand Folliet and forms partnerships to distribute mobile content with companies such as
News Corporation,
Sony BMG,
Yahoo! and
AOL Europe., and becomes one of the biggest
ringtone sellers in Asia. • 2002 - Starts broadcasting interactive content on various existing channels on
Sky Digital via
paid programming such as text in shows and competitions. • 2004 - The
Psychic Today UK TV channel is launched. Interactive
TalkSport TV show is launched. • 2005 - The company is listed on the
Alternative Investment Market of the
London Stock Exchange. The company launches a
Digital Pet like channel called 'Paddock'. • 2006 - Signs contracts with
Brazil Telecom,
Telefónica and
RedeTV! to broadcast
interactive TV during
football breaks. Launches
Sumo TV In the
United Kingdom. Launches Bid2Win TV show in India on
Sony TV,
Sahara One,
Zoom TV and
Zee TV. The company is appointed to handle regional voting for
The X Factor. • 2007 - Launches
Sumo TV in Brazil on
TV Cultura. Launches a mobile portal in
France with
Canal+,
SFR and
Bouygues Telecom. The company wins 'best interactive show' at the
Indian Telly Awards for their Bid2Win show. Signs a deal with
Bebo to distribute
Sumo TV on its social networking website. • 2008 - The company sells two
Sky UK electronic programme guide slots for £1.4m to
Discovery Networks. • 2009 - Launches
The Big Deal TV channel in the United Kingdom with programming consisting of
teleshopping and
phone-in quiz shows. Acquires mobile content rights to the
Indian Premier League. • 2010 - Indian programming is expanded to include a variety of interactive TV formats including 'Sa Re Gaana', an interactive version of the show
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. • 2011 - The company launches TView, which is a
Pay Per View channel on
Freeview which allows viewers to pay for movies via SMS text messages, on the phone or online. • 2013 -
Psychic Today is launched in the
United States as
paid programming on the TV channel Telos. • 2014 - The company's
middle eastern operations are acquired by
BinBit.
The Big Deal is sold to
Sony Entertainment Networks for £2.98m. • 2019 - The company was sold as part of a management buyout to Com & Tel Media Limited currently owned by Craig Gardiner and Emmanuelle Erna Guicharnaud. Its investment operations are retained by Vintana Plc. ==References==