Flipps Partners with Sway's Universe to Cast Exclusive Celebrity Interviews to the TV Screen

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Oct 23, 2014, 09:00 ET

SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Flipps, a unique platform for streaming entertainment from the cloud to the TV screen using only a smartphone, has partnered with acclaimed radio host, record producer, and TV personality, Sway Calloway, to cast exclusive video interviews to connected TVs globally.

Sway's Universe has launched a channel on the Flipps mobile app, allowing Sway fans to stream "Sway In The Morning" and other video content on the big-screen TV without any extra hardware or setup. Viewers can browse a wide variety of interviews, celebrity features, and album previews featuring Sway and guests that include some of the hottest names in music, film and entertainment. The Flipps app automatically discovers all connected TVs in the local network including Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, LG and Philips plus set top boxes and media players like Chromecast, DISH Hopper, Apple TV, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The app acts as a touchscreen TV remote control, eliminating the need for cables, boxes, remotes and providing a streamlined big-screen TV experience.

Calloway is widely known for the historic "Wake Up Show" with partner King Tech which airs weekly on SiriusXM Shade 45. He is a staple at MTV where he has interviewed notable individuals like President Barak Obama, Bono, Eminem, Macklemore, Beyonce and created memorable programming like the "All Eyez" series and hosted timeless shows such as the MTV VMAs pre-show, "My Block," "Rap Fix," and most recently MTV2's "Off the Bat."

The Flipps mobile app offers over 100 channels of movies, music videos, sports, news and now, video celebrity interviews hosted by Sway Calloway. Flipps recently added video content from popular music streaming service, Rhapsody International, to the mobile catalogue for instant streaming on TV.

Download the Flipps application for free on iOS and Android to start streaming Sway's Universe videos to any connected TV instantly.

About Flipps
Flipps delivers on-demand entertainment from a mobile device to any nearby TV without any additional hardware. The company has offices in San Francisco, New York and Sofia, Bulgaria and is backed by Earlybird Venture Capital, Tim Draper, Hasan Aslanoba and LAUNCHub. Flipps' patented technology immediately works with over 250M connected TVs and is compatible with over 5,000 manufacturer models requiring no set up, no pairing of devices, no cables, no dongle and no set top box. The Flipps mobile application is free and available on the App Store and Google Play. More information can be found at www.flipps.com.

About Sway's Universe
An icon of hip-hop culture and a pivotal part of the MTV News team, Sway has been a staple of the music-news arena for more than a decade. From giving Eminem, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac their very first radio airplay on his local show in the mid-'90s to providing television viewers with their first good look at some of today's hottest celebrities in music, film, fashion and sports. Sway has been there for some of music and the world's biggest moments.

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