Peel's TV Tune-In Platform Surpasses 25 Million Consumers And On Track to Reach 50 Million in 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Peel, the company dedicated to reinventing the remote control and connected living room experience, today announces it exceeded 25 million registered users worldwide and forecasts that number will top 50 million by yearend. With more than 300 million monthly TV tune-ins and 1.1 billion TV recommendations, Peel is now the world's largest multi-source TV recommendation, tune-in and companion platform.

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Peel reveals its latest trends, growth metrics and user demographics in a new infographic report.

"We have forever changed the TV remote control experience so people can now easily access and interact with their favorite shows," said Bala Krishnan, founder and chief product officer for Peel. "In the last quarter we had over 10 million new consumers using Peel and over half the new Android phones sold in the U.S. have Peel preloaded on them. We are now on track to power 20 percent of the world's TV tune-ins by late 2013."

The new Peel study includes TV viewership statistics, such as the top tuned-in TV shows and networks, as well as data from Peel's interactive show feature, which projects user sentiment for programs.

Available on Android and iOS smartphone and tablet devices, Peel acts as a universal TV remote control, eliminating the need for multiple remotes and static TV grid listings. Peel empowers you to discover and interact with TV shows, preview content, send and receive TV recommendations, receive notifications on your favorite shows and major TV events and even interact with friends, family and fans of your favorite shows in real time.

Availability
Peel 2.0 is free and available immediately to download from the iTunes App Store and Google Play.

Peel continues to work with some of TV's most well-known and trusted brands, such as Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Sony and Philips. Peel is pre-loaded on select Samsung and HTC devices.

About Peel
Peel was founded with a passion for redefining the home entertainment experience. With over 25 million users in 200 countries, Peel is the recognized leader in intuitive program discovery, seamless living room control and TV program interaction. For more information or to download the iOS or Android app, visit Peel.com.

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