Visiware is a French

interactive television Interactive television is a form of media convergence, adding data services to traditional television technology. It has included on-demand delivery of content, online shopping, and viewer polls. Interactive TV is an example of how new information ...

agency operating in Europe and North America. Founded in 1994 by

Laurant Weill Laurant Weill, whose first name is sometimes spelled 'Laurent' is an entrepreneur and a pioneer of the microcomputer and video game industry in France and later on new interactive digital experiences. In 1983 he co-founded with Marc Bayle the fi ...

, Visiware is a French publisher and distributor of video games for interactive television, mobile phone and internet, and a specialist in casual gaming. Its main interactive channel Playin' TV, airs on more than 30 cable, satellite and ADSL networks in 77 countries. Since October 2009, Visiware is also the head of a skill gaming website, PlayinStar. In 2010, Visiware created

PlayAlong {{unreferenced, date=October 2011 PlayAlong is a massively multiplayer dual screen interactive experience, synchronized with TV shows. It can be used via various devices such as PC, Mac, tablets or smartphones. It was created by Visiware in 2010 an ...

, a new system that allows synchronisation between TV and mobile devices as TV shows are broadcasting. The first TV show to use this system is

Endemol Endemol B.V. was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted genres, including drama, reality ...

The Million Pound Drop ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

. TV viewers could play and answer the questions as they were appearing -and their answers revealed- on TV.

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* Video game companies of France Television production companies of France {{france-company-stub