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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Bango PLC\n02 October 2007\n\n\n\n BANGO PLC\n ('Bango' or the 'Company')\n NEW CUSTOMER\n\n\n\n Bango and AnimationFC help 70 clubs in the football league go mobile\n\n\n\nOctober 2nd, 2007 - Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile web platform provider,\nannounces today that AnimationFC, a market leader in the creation of mobile\nphone content, targeted specifically at the sports and entertainment fan, has\nsigned up to the Bango Service. By the end of 2007, 70 football clubs in the\nleague are expected to have a presence on the mobile web through AnimationFC and\nBango, including Tottenham Hotspur FC, Newcastle United FC, Fulham FC, West Ham\nUtd FC and Aston Villa FC. Current live sites include Celtic FC and Rangers FC.\n\n\n\nThe mobile club sites will be powered by Bango to provide fast, easy access and\ncharging for content from football fans world-wide through Bango's global\npayment system which offers a seamless and transparent experience for users.\nAnimationFC will create and supply the content to the clubs, including its\ninnovative brand of player animation videos as well as other official, high\nquality content including screensavers, wallpapers and realtones, tailored for\neach club.\n\n\n\n'Football clubs are keen to engage directly with their fans no matter where in\nthe world they are,' said Gavin Skelhorn, Director of AnimationFC. 'By providing\na bespoke solution for each club with Bango's technology powering the sites, we\nare giving the clubs an easy on-ramp to the mobile web. Now users can directly\nexperience their favourite club and buy fun and exciting content on their mobile\nphones over the internet.'\n\n\n\n'The mobile web now has something for everyone whether you are a sporting fan,\nwant to follow your favourite band, play games or keep up with news and events,'\nsaid Ray Anderson CEO, Bango. 'It's important for football clubs and all\nbusinesses to capitalise on this new mobile opportunity and our job at Bango is\nto make it easy for everyone.'\n\n\n\nFor further information:\n\nBango plc ICIS Limited Panmure Gordon & Co\nTel. +44 1223 472777 Tel. +44 20 7651 8688 Tel. +44 20 7459 3600\nRay Anderson, CEO Tom Moriarty Aubrey Powell\nPeter Saxton, CFO Caroline Evans-Jones Stuart Gledhill\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bango\n\nIn order to make the mobile web simple for everyone, Bango has developed and\ndelivers it...