Mobile boost for psychic TV

TV Commerce Holdings PLC 30 March 2005 TV Commerce Holdings plc Mobile psychic readings now available with all major network providers AIM-quoted TV Commerce Holdings, the fast-growing media and entertainment company, is pleased to announce that its palm readings and psychic readings by mobile telephone are now available to mobile users with 02, Vodafone, Orange, 3 and T-Mobile. The introduction across all the major network providers follows successful studio trials when users paid £4.50 a time for the service. Revenues are shared with the mobile provider involved and Requestec, the digital messaging software group that helped develop the system, leaving TV Commerce with £1.70 per call net of all costs. TV Commerce chief executive Vince Stanzione said: 'We look forward to seeing a further increase in our revenues now this service is available with all the major UK network providers. Our content is well-suited to mobile telephony, and the facility will also work well with live interactive shows.' Users take a photo of their palm and then send the photo-message to 07704 632 634. It is read by one of TV Commerce's expert readers and a reading sent back to the user via text messaging. The service is live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The photo-messaging service can also be used to enhance psychic text readings or to send in old photos for clairvoyants to use. During a recent trial on Your Destiny TV with leading clairvoyant Joe Power, viewers used the service in encouraging numbers, resulting in extra revenue for the show. Requestec's Head of Business Development, Marek Zwiefka-Sibley, said: ' Requestec is pleased to offer a fast, cost-effective solution to Your Destiny TV and we look forward to working with TV Commerce on future mobile-to-TV and TV-to-mobile applications'. TV Commerce is also testing photo-messaging technology for a new dating show, Date with Destiny, where users seeking new relationships can send in photos and messages direct to live studio hosts. For further information contact: Vince Stanzione, Chief Executive, TV Commerce Holdings plc: 01908 330 747 07712 651 777 Allan Piper, First City Financial Public Relations: 020 7436 7486 07736 064 982 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange