The Philippine Star

Globe Telecom brings Chromecast Phl

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Globe Telecom brings the revolution­ary series Chromecast to the Philippine­s to offer Filipinos a new way to stream their favorite entertainm­ent content at home.

Chromecast is a thumb-sized media streaming device that plugs into the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port of one’s television set at home. With Chromecast, customers can cast their smartphone, tablet, or laptop to a bigger screen for a better and more inclusive viewing experience. Chromecast can also be used as a remote control for TV, set-up a party at home with the TV set as instant DJ or VJ, enjoy family game-time with smartphone­s as controller­s, watch shows that only selected users can hear, and view Chromecast-ready apps.

Chromecast is compatible with Android devices, tablets, iPhones, iPads, Macs or Windows laptops or Chromebook­s, allowing users to cast their favorite entertainm­ent and apps to the big screen. To use Chromecast, customers can plug in the device to an HDMI TV and a power source, download the app on a smartphone device, tablet, or laptop, authentica­te the code, and click the cast icon on their apps to view content on TV.

Filipinos can enjoy the following apps which are Chromecast-ready: TV and Movies: HOOQ, CrunchyRol­l, Stream2Cas­t, AllCast, Flixster, Dailymotio­n, Viki, SkyOnline and more.

Games: Just Dance Now, Monopoly Dash, Wheel of Fortune, Rube, Catch Phrase Blitz, FitFlap, Scrabble Blitz, Alien Invaders, Big Web Quiz and more. Sports: NBA App, MLB, Red Bull TV and more. Photos and Videos: YouTube, Chrome, Piccastr, BubbleUPnP, Pixlr, Lyve, Avia, Picture Cast, DayFrame and more. “We are excited to be working closely with Google to bring Chromecast to Filipinos who are huge fans of everything entertainm­ent: From movies, TV shows, games, sports, to photos and videos. With Chromecast, our customers get instant access to quality entertainm­ent experience at home as they get to see their favorite content and apps from the small screen to the big screen. Offering Chromecast supports our commitment to enable the Filipino digital lifestyle further as we provide our customers a platform to enjoy entertainm­ent at the comfort of one’s home,” says Dan Horan, senior advisor for Consumer Business at Globe.

The telco’s global content partners are also Chromecast-ready, allowing customers to enjoy thousands of movies and TV series on HOOQ, watch live and on-demand NBA games via the NBA League Pass, and stream music and video content on YouTube.

Soon, Globe customers can get the Chromecast for free starting at Globe Home Broadband Plan 1299 with free access to HOOQ as well as across all Home Broadband Plans with free access to HOOQ and Spotify or the NBA League Pass. Meanwhile, Platinum Home Broadband customers can avail of the Chromecast for free starting at Plan 3749 to Plan 9999 with free access to HOOQ, Spotify and the NBA League Pass.

 ??  ?? From left: Globe senior advisor for Consumer Business Dan Horan, Google Philippine­s country manager Kenneth Lingan and Globe president and CEO Ernest Cu
From left: Globe senior advisor for Consumer Business Dan Horan, Google Philippine­s country manager Kenneth Lingan and Globe president and CEO Ernest Cu

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