Nassau Bahamas – Law&Crime, the leading 24/7 linear and OTT live trial network continues to expand its reach with a distribution agreement with its first international linear partner, REV.

Law&Crime will be available on REV video service which serves more than 95% of The Bahamian population and provides over 400 channels. Law&Crime can be found on the REV TV Prime (basic) package so all TV subscribers can enjoy whether at home or on the go using REVGo Play.

REV subscribers will have access to Law&Crime’s live gavel-to-gavel trial coverage and a special chat feature which allows viewers to comment in real time and interact with a community of fellow trial watchers throughout the U.S. read more

“Cable Provider adds new award-winning channel to network offering.”

REV is pleased to announce the launch of CuriosityStream on its Network. TV subscribers can now enjoy the new channel that delivers the world of factual entertainment in one mind-expanding place, with shows covering space, art, volcanoes, history, travel, cars, architecture, dinosaurs and much more. 

Clint Stinchcomb, President and CEO of CuriosityStream said, “CuriosityStream is thrilled to collaborate with REV to bring inspiring and entertaining factual programming directly to their customers across the islands.” Stinchcomb added, “We’re looking forward to a long partnership and the chance to introduce REV viewers to CuriosityStream’s programs featuring unrivaled storytelling, stunning visuals, and shows covering the full spectrum of the factual genre.” read more

“The nation’s top communications provider hosts in-store blood drive for Hurricane Dorian Victims.”

REV opened its storefront in the Mall at Marathon to dozens of Bahamians who were ready to offer the ultimate gift to their compatriots many of whom were devastated by the effects of Hurricane Dorian in the Northern Islands.  The communications giant collaborated with a non-profit group, Friends of the Blood Bank who independently arranges blood drive to source the blood bank at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

Director of Friends of the Blood Bank, Mark Palmer said, “Last year we needed 26,000 pints of blood at the PMH and we only got 4,000. So we started [this group] so that we could do blood drives for PMH… help them with that and educate the public on giving blood.” read more

“REV teams up with wholesale distributor to provide tangible support for those displaced by Hurricane Dorian.”

Days after Hurricane Dorian ravaged Grand Bahama and Abaco REV partnered with wholesale distributor, Milo Butler and Sons to deliver food and other necessary supplies to the victims of Hurricane Dorian.

Kent Forbes, Sales and Marketing Manager at Milo Butler and Sons explained that one of their employees lost her home during the storm, he went on to say,

“Immediately we knew we had to do something, not just for our own but also for our country as well and given the fact that Milo butler has been around for over 50 plus years it’s our job to be an asset to our community.” read more

“The nation’s top communications provider facilitates emergency call center.”

REV provided critical equipment along with 8 commercial grade landline telephones to furnish an emergency call center at New Providence Community Center to provide much needed assistance to evacuees and victims of hurricane Dorian.

Kecia Francis, a volunteer at New Providence Community Center said, “The call center is a place that means hope. They can call, and perhaps hear a voice, it’s like getting a hug over the phone. Persons can feel as though others care and are looking for their loved ones. Victims can call in to be rescued because if we get any information about emergency evacuation we can send them directly to the person responsible for rescuing.” read more

BISX listed CBL Group announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Florida based operation, Summit Broadband, to Grain Management LLC, in a carve-out transaction for $332,500,000. The agreement follows a multiple stage bid process led by RBC Capital Markets.

President and CEO of CBL Group, Mr. Franklyn Butler, said “The sale of Summit Broadband will allow us to focus our resources on REV and ALIV, our core Bahamian operations. At the same time, we will be able to deleverage the group’s balance sheet, a key objective I committed to as part of the CBL Group’s Strategic Plan announced at the AGM in January earlier this year. I am proud to be able to deliver on this promise in such a significant way. CBL Group has undergone tremendous growth over the last six years and the performance of Summit Broadband has proved significant in contributing to these results. I wish to personally thank the management and staff at Summit Broadband for their contribution to CBL Group performance over the years and wish them well in this next exciting phase of their growth. I would also like to thank our shareholders for their tremendous support and patience and advise them the focus is now clearly on the REV and ALIV operations in The Bahamas.” read more

REV wishes to inform all of its subscribers that a fraudulent email purported to be from REV is currently in circulation. The email, which speaks to free giveaways upon completion of a survey provides an unauthorized link for and invites customers to complete a survey and provide personal information. This email is not from the company and subscribers are warned that no one should click on the link or follow any instructions contained in the post.

The fake email is designed to lure users into providing personal banking information, giving hackers access to the user’s accounts. read more

REV advised today that it has been informed of yet another Internet ad that is currently being distributed that falsely appears to be originating from the company and is targeting REV customers.

REV wishes to inform all of its subscribers that this ad, which claims that the company is offering a free Samsung phone and other gifts and provides an unauthorised and fraudulent link for customers to complete a survey and provide personal information, is not from the company and warns that no one should click on the link or follow any instructions contained in the post. The fake ad is designed to deceive people into providing personal information, giving hackers access to the user’s e-mail. read more

REV was proud to serve as a key sponsor for Shakespeare in Paradise, a non-profit theatre festival conceived by Ringplay Productions, for its 10^th consecutive year. Ever since the festival’s inception in 2008, the communications company has made it a priority to offer its full support. David Burrows, REV VP of Marketing shared, “We not only provide funding to support the event but we offer our production services to capture these events and ensure that they get to reach a larger audience by broadcasting them on our superior TV platform.” read more

“No moment will be missed with live broadcast on OURTV and REVGO Play app“

REV is pleased to once again be a part of the Bahamas National Swimming Championships; an institution that has helped to develop and mould many Bahamian swimmers over the years. The fifteen year,  live-broadcast sponsorship has connected athletes with family, friends and spectators across many islands; allowing them to share in key, life-changing moments. This year, REV is proud to deepen that relationship with the Swimming Nationals by becoming the 2018 event title sponsor.  The event is set for June 16-19th at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Center. read more

“REVGO Play gives customers the freedom to watch live and recorded shows and movies on the go.”

Pictured back row (from left): David Burrows, REV VP, Marketing; Mauro Bonomi, Minerva CEO; John Gomez, REV COO; Damien Blackburn, Aliv CAO; Mark Russell, REV Product Coordinator; Middle row (from left) Davrielle Burrows, REV Marketing Coordinator; Suzelle Etienne, REV Event Coordinator; M’khel Hanna-Ferguson, REV Product Coordinator; Front row (from left) Melissa Colebrook, REV Marketing Manager; Odette Carey, REV Director of Product Development.

REV customers will have much to smile about this Christmas, with the launch of REV’s new TV everywhere app, REVGO Play on December 13th. The app gives REV television customers the freedom to watch their favourite channels live or record them to the cloud, free on any device.

Offered at no extra cost to REV customers, REVGO Play delivers up to 50 live TV channels, and 12 local radio stations in its initial launch. The app also gives customers the option to record a total of twenty hours of programming from up to 31 available network digital video recorder (nDVR). read more