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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ammar Afif, ammar@yackinc.com
New Licensing Deals Signed with Digital eStation, Sun TV and Interactive Media http://www.yack.com
The company's new distribution partners include California-based Digital eStation, China's Sun TV and Germany's Interactive Media, a subsidiary of Axel Springer Verlag. Yack currently has distribution agreements with EarthLink, Road Runner, British Telecommunications, Tiscali's World Online, chello Broadband NV, Singapore One, leading UK Internet service providers Line One, FreeServe and Madasafish, high-speed entertainment portal Switch2it.com from Edison Interactive, and Handbag.com, Britain's largest women's portal. "We are thrilled to add these three major players to our growing list of distribution partners," stated Malatesta. "These deals are a giant leap forward in expanding Yack's reach both domestically and internationally, and further reflects our dominance as the only truly global program guide to the Web." Details of the deals include: Digital eStation: Yack will provide its Internet Program GuideSM services across a variety of topical categories for Digital eStation's Digital eChannel Portal and purchasers of the Digital eBOX product. Digital eBOX is a revolutionary all-in-one set-top entertainment appliance designed with the tech savvy consumer in mind. The product will combine DVD with Personal Video Recorder functionality, Video-mail, Interactive TV, movies and video games on-demand, and more. Digital eBOX will launch this Summer, with distribution through major consumer outlets. Sun TV: Sun TV will develop and distribute customized Internet Program GuidesSM for major cable television networks and broadband systems throughout Hong Kong and mainland China. Sun TV CyberNetworks is the leading documentary-based thematic satellite television operator for China. The company also operates high-speed networks for businesses and consumers, and plans to launch its broadband portal in April 2001. Interactive Media (a subsidiary of Axel Springer Verlag): A subsidiary of one of Europe's largest media companies, Interactive Media will translate the English language data feed of YackÕs comprehensive Web event listings into German and actively market, sell, license and syndicate it to Axel Springer Verlag's (ASV) vast network of print, broadcast and online outlets throughout Germany. In addition to publishing a broad spectrum of newspapers, magazines, specialty titles and free advertisers (both in Germany and abroad), ASV owns a number of book publishers and operates its own printing plants and distribution organizations. The company is also actively involved in electronic media, including teletext, value-added telephone services and online services.
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