Newsplayer Group PLC
18 June 2001
Newsplayer Announces Deal With
Passport on Showbiz and Entertainment Material
Newsplayer Group PLC (AIM: NPG), the new media company, today announces an
exclusive deal with Passport International Productions. The deal grants
Newsplayer a 12-year worldwide licence to exploit Passport's programme
catalogue via the internet.
The archive features biographies of hundreds of Hollywood stars - from
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall to Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. In total
there are 650 hours of programmes, including profiles of leading jazz
musicians and highlights of World Series baseball games.
Newsplayer Group will digitise the content and exploit it in B2B, B2C and B2E
marketplaces. Newsplayer will pay Passport royalties in the amount of 50% of
gross revenues received.
Paul Duffen, Chief Executive of Newsplayer said, 'We are thrilled to be
announcing this exclusive agreement with Passport International which will
significantly expand the content Newsplayer Group is able to exploit. These
programmes feature some of the biggest names from the silver screen and will
greatly enhance our collection of showbiz and entertainment material.'
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).
Enquiries:
Paul Duffen, CEO Newsplayer Group Plc 020 7927 6699
Barry Llewellyn, Co-founder
Gavin Partington, Brunswick Group Ltd 020 7404 5959