Teamtalk gets wired for sport

TEAMtalk GETS WIRED FOR SPORT TEAMtalk, the sports media group, has strengthened its leading position in sports content provision, with the launch of its new sports wire. The sports wire will launch to 500 media clients on a free trial basis, giving access to TEAMtalk's in-depth and up-to-the-minute news on football, rugby union, rugby league and horse racing. The service will be expanded in the near future to include news on F1, Cricket, Tennis and Golf. Client benefits are two-fold. Firstly they will benefit from the breadth of sports content and the vast quantity of stories generated daily by TEAMtalk's network of over 370 journalists. Secondly, they will benefit from the bespoke nature of feeds available. Clients can tailor the sports wire to their own requirements, by selecting the sports and coverage they want to receive. Clients gain access to the wire from http://wire.teamtalk.com via a personalised user name and password. TEAMtalk believe that through the free month trial, clients will evaluate how beneficial the service is and become subscribed users. Several clients were involved with the development of the service and feedback to date has been extremely positive. Ian Holding, TEAMtalk's Sports Director commented: "The TEAMtalk sports wire has taken many months of planning and development and we are delighted with the result. We believe that we have created a quality service that can be tailored to meet each of our client's needs, taking advantage of a demand in the market. TEAMtalk is now a recognised quality content provider, evident by our portfolio of blue chip clients. I believe that the launch of the sports wire will further stamp TEAMtalk's position in the sports content market". For more information please contact: Sheona Southern, Scott Learmouth, Director Communications Director, TEAMtalk Media Group, WMC Communications 0113 399 2068 020 7591 3999 sheona.southern@teamtalk.com scott.learmouth@wmccommunicat ions.com About TEAMtalk TEAMtalk, established in 1988, has evolved from providing fixed line telephony services to become a major provider of sports content and entertainment delivered to customers via the Internet, radio, TV, mobile and premium rate fixed line telephone and satellite networks. Bespoke content is distributed directly by TEAMtalk through its own sports portal, www.teamtalk.com, or sold to business partners for delivery via all major delivery channels. TEAMtalk covers all professional football teams in the UK, US, Germany and Sweden, in addition to over 250 top world teams across 60 countries. TEAMtalk writes over 5,000 stories each week on football alone, in addition to thousands of stories on other sports including cricket, golf, formula 1, horse racing, greyhound racing, rugby league and union and tennis. TEAMtalk Satellite generates 55 editions of international multilingual newspapers printed in 10 different languages every day to maritime customers. TEAMtalk Broadcast leads the in-store radio market with an impressive blue chip customer base including ASDA and MOTO. The Group's network of web sites attracts a loyal fan base of over 3 million unique users every month. Media Metrix has ranked TEAMtalk the top UK sports web site for 11 out of the last 13 months. TEAMtalk is now the leading independent sports radio programmer in Germany, supplying over 200 radio stations across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the UK, 330 hours of audio sports programming is produced including a 9 hour a day radio show for Ladbrokes. Audio activities have been further strengthened with the acquisition in June 2001 of Hampson Radio Limited, the number 1 for in-store radio programming in the UK. The TEAMtalk Group has offices worldwide including in the UK, the US, Germany and Sweden. The team consists of over 520 staff, including 100 in-house journalists and 270 freelancers. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/16/20011016BIT00500/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/16/20011016BIT00500/bit0001.pdf