HATBORO, Pa., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sports Network announced its
continued burgeoning expansion of mobile product usage today in concert and
partnership with Contec Innovations (TSX Venture: BUZ) and Acme Mobile,
Southeast Asia's leading distributor of mobile entertainment content, by
launching Amob:FC, a BUZmob(tm) powered English Premier League football
(soccer) product inclusive of, but not limited to, real-time updates, news,
statistics, player profiles, team histories and much more to mobile audiences
across the region.
The launch of Amob:FC (wap.amobfc.com) coincided with the start of the
Premiership season and is initially offered by Acme Mobile's Amob portal in
Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. This ad-sponsored and
subscription service is the precursor to similar services that will be offered
soon in Africa and the Middle East as TSN and Contec have become the preferred
providers and technical distribution organizations that are leading the
industry on a wide international basis.
Paul Meyers, Acme Mobile's CEO, says, "BUZmob's live, multilingual
football content provided by The Sports Network, the acknowledged global
leader for real-time sports content, fills a big niche in our markets,
particularly for mobile sports fans in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand who
are passionate about football and want to follow their teams while
'on the go.'" "The Premiership is the world's most popular sporting league
and is incredibly sought after in Southeast Asia. By providing this
outstanding content, we're giving our mobile audience the live sports news
that they want -- wherever they may be."
"As the established mobile content distributor across Southeast Asia,
their delivery capabilities, speaking of Contec and Acme, as well as key
relationships with carriers and other mobile content portals, provide critical
reach to over 280 million mobile subscribers," said Mickey Charles, President
and CEO of The Sports Network. "As with China, we are pleased to be selected
to deliver live mobile sports content in concert with Contec and, in this
case, Acme. And I would urge all to visit http://tsnsim.buzmob.com -- for a
live presentation of the services."
About Acme Mobile
Acme Mobile is Southeast Asia's premier distributor of mobile
entertainment content. Acme distributes content through its network of
70-plus carriers and portals across 14 Asian countries. Acme's
direct-to-consumer mobile portals stretch across six Southeast Asian
countries -- Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and the
Philippines -- selling mobile entertainment and sports products to the
region's 280 million mobile subscribers via web, WAP and SMS. Founded in
2002, Acme Mobile is a privately held company with offices in Singapore,
Bangkok and Manila. For more information, visit: http://www.acme-mobile.com.
About BUZmob
BUZmob(tm) live mobile services enable mobile operators, media companies
and service providers to generate new revenue from dynamic content services
that engage mobile audiences worldwide -- on every handset, every network,
everywhere. BUZmob offers the largest portfolio of live news, sports,
entertainment and finance mobile content delivered as a full-managed service.
Fast. Visit http://www.buzmob.com or call Oren Friedman at 1.604.552.0360.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Contec Innovations (TSX Venture: BUZ) has
a sales and support office in Beijing, China. For more information:
http://www.contec.ca
About The Sports Network
The Sports Network, America's foremost international real-time sports wire
service, furnishes a plethora of content on a 24/7 basis utilizing
state-of-the-art technology that sets the tone for the entire industry.
Additionally, Sportsnetwork.com delivers proprietary global sports news data
to thousands of sites online and, now, to mobile users worldwide in
partnership with Contec Innovations. For more information please visit
http://www.sportsnetwork.com. Contact: Ken Zajac @ 1-215-441-8444 or e-mail
kzajac@sportsnetwork.com
SOURCE The Sports Network