3 News iPad App No.1

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Wednesday 23 November, 2011

3 NEWS iPAD APP No.1

The 3 News – See It First iPad application has been the number one free app at the New Zealand iTunes Store since its launch a fortnight ago.

New Zealanders have been quick to take up the invitation to ‘See if First’ with over 10,000 downloads to date. More than 15,000 pages are being viewed each day, and those numbers continue to climb.

The app is a great way to get up-to-the-minute information from 3 News’ award-winning newsroom, including high quality video, and is easy to navigate and share.

As well as the latest news and video from NZ and around the world, the app has accurate weather information, video from flagship TV programmes 3 News, Firstline, Campbell Live, 60 Minutes, Nightline, Sports Tonight and The Nation, plus photo galleries, blogs and more.

MediaWorks Director of Interactive, Siobhan McKenna says: “It’s exciting to get our iPad app out there, and make it available to the audience in the lead-up to the general election, a time of high demand for news and current affairs content.

“User requirements are high for apps so Tom Jackson our Product Manager has taken the time and care to ensure we deliver the best news video experience on iPad in the market.

“Our audience is certainly telling us that they’re happy.”

3 News – See It First app (version 1.0) features:

• The latest and breaking news from 3News.co.nz, including national, world, sports, entertainment, politics, business, technology, environment, and lifestyle news.
• High quality video from 3News, Firstline, Campbell Live, 60 Minutes, Nightline, Sports Tonight and The Nation
• Photo Galleries viewable in full screen and any orientation
• Accurate weather for your region and around the country
• Blogs from the 3News resident and guest bloggers
• The ability to easily share articles with your friends via Facebook, Twitter and email
• Offline browsing by downloading articles to your iPad through any wireless connection for use when you don’t have an internet connection and to save on 3G data usage

Download it now at http://itunes.apple.com/app/3-news-see-it-first/id477563885?mt=8

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