Mobile Payment and Interaction
Aspiro`s Merlin Media platform is very well suited for us at Aftonbladet and Aspiro Mobile Solutions helps us with new ideas and information for us to develop our services. Aspiro is a high quality, professional supplier and extremely service minded.
- Johan Åsén, Aftonbladet.
Aftonbladet and Aftonbladet.se, Sweden's largest website and newspaper, use Aspiro Mobile Solutions' Merlin Media Platform. Merlin is used for interaction with Aftonbladets customers through the mobile phone. The Merlin platform is also handling mobile payment transactions for several mobile services offered by Aftonbladet (e.g. football, weather and mobile content). In total, Merlin handles 2,9 million transactions annually, contributing to a strong growth in mobile generated revenues at Aftonbladet.
- Services: Billing and payment, Mobile response services, CRM Solutions
- Delivery method: Merlin Media Platform
- Location: Sweden
- Launched: 2006
Service Features include:
- Receiving news alerts from readers by sms and mms
- Collection of MMS
- Subscription to and distribution of news flash
- Competitions both in print and through the mobile
- Wap billing
Interactivity and Mobile Portals
TVNorge aims to offer interactive quality TV-shows, including the new high-end quiz-show, which will air every morning from September on. Aspiro has the expertise we need to present excellent products, while they are also a high quality technical supplier.
– Eivind Landsverk, program director of TVNorge.
One of Norway's largest commercial TV station, TVNorge, is connected to our gateway through the short code 1900 and using different products and services from Aspiro Mobile Solutions to support their broadcasts and advertising business.
Aspiro Mobile Solutions is TVNorge's main partner for SMS and IVR services, supporting a wide range of programmes with vote, quiz, chat and other interactive services. Interactive TV concepts, like the brand new Playbox and Mega Quiz, enable TVNorge to generate significant end user revenue outside prime time.
The mobile services that Aspiro Mobile Solutions provide for promotion through TVNorge’s commercial breaks, are also important revenue sources for TVNorge.
Playbox is the new interactive Jukebox late night show that premièred September 2009. The mobile phone is the main tool for viewers to vote, chat and take part in a variety of quizzes and competitions. Have a look at Megaquiz running every morning on TVNorge.
- Services: Interactive TV Solutions, Billing and payment, CRM Solutions, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Portals, Search Solutions
- Delivery method: Merlin Media Platform
- Location: Norway
- Launched: March 2008
Service Features include:
- Supporting 6 hours of interactive TV, both SMS and IVR based skill games
- SMS Directory Service
- Mobile horoscopes and dating services
- Speed control alerts


