Disney
launches kids mobile phone in the Middle East
Indiantelevision.com
Team
(29 November
2006 6: 00 pm)
MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Disney is going mobile
to spread its reach among kids in the Middle East.
It
has launched a children's mobile phone in the UAE as
a result of research that shows that 8- to 13-year-olds
use the new media device a lot.
Disney
has been quoted in media reports saying that the D100
mobile phone includes Disney ringtones, changeable
handset covers, automatic vibration ring during school
hours and various restrictions on handset use.
Developed
for Disney by Dubai-based Broadlink Research, the
D100 goes on sale today priced at Dh399. It will be
available through distribution company Al Sayegh Brothers
at stores including E4U.
The
company notes that while parents are buying mobile
phones for their children they worry about them running
up high bills, accessing inappropriate content on
the internet and not being able to control who their
child contact by phone. The product seeks to solve
their concerns.