Newsplayer Group PLC
21 June 2001
21st June 2001
Newsplayer signs broadband distribution deal with Freeserve Plus
Newsplayer Group plc (NPG), the new media Company, today announces a
distribution agreement with Freeserve Plus, the broadband portal, to share
subscription and advertising revenue generated from NPG properties. The deal
will involve Freeserve Plus promoting and thereby driving traffic to
Newsplayer.com, Frost.TV and the recently acquired Hollywood collection from
Passport International Productions.
NPG Chief Executive Paul Duffen commented: 'We own rights to thousands of
hours of compelling Broadband content and Freeserve can provide us with access
to 'Broadband Eyeballs'. We are delighted to be involved with them and are
confident that the relationship will prove mutually beneficial.'
Enquiries:
Paul Duffen, CEO 21st June: 020 7404 5959
Barry Llewellyn, Co-founder Thereafter: 020 7927 6699
Newsplayer Group plc
Gavin Partington/Harry Chathli Tel: 020 7404 5959
Brunswick Group Ltd
Notes to editors:
Newsplayer Group PLC exploits rights and/or licences to television and cinema
content, using interactive technology and markets them globally to B2B, B2E
and B2C platforms.
Revenues are generated from the licensing of content to third parties (B2B),
from the charging of subscriptions to schools and colleges for access to
bespoke educational products (B2E) and from pay-per-view and video-on-demand
fees from consumers (B2C).
Newsplayer's content portfolio includes 1000 hours of ITN and Reuters news
material, material from Columbia Sports News and Castle Films (Stock Video of
Boston) and Universal News (The Alison Mercer Collection) and hundreds of
interviews conducted by Sir David Frost (The Frost Collection).