e-district.net PLC
6 June 2000
E-DISTRICT.NET PLC
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH TELEWEST
e-district.net plc ('e-district'), the AIM-quoted owner and
developer of LeisureDistrict.net, a leading interactive family
entertainment community channel and content provider for
interactive digital television, has signed a distribution
agreement with Telewest Communications plc ('Telewest').
This latest agreement follows a UK distribution agreement with
Cable & Wireless Communications plc announced on 30 March
2000. e-district's LeisureDistrict will be available in the
UK through the two largest providers of digital cable services
as well as having access to a large number of US digital cable
operators through a distribution agreement with Worldgate
Communications Inc. announced earlier this year.
Telewest's digital subscribers will have access to many
LeisureDistrict.net features including Games, Library,
PetZone, Chat, Greeting Cards, Virtual Flowers, Private
Messaging and Pal Pilot (buddies).
e-district will also deliver a range of interactive
advertising applications on the Telewest platform. Viewers
will be able to interact with advertisements, request further
information and purchase online.
STEVE LAITMAN, E-DISTRICT'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAID :
'Agreements signed with Telewest and Cable & Wireless provide
access to the leading UK providers of digital cable services
in the UK. Together with access to US digital cable services
through Worldgate, e-district's LeisureDistrict.net becomes a
leading US and UK entertainment channel available through
interactive TV - the rapidly growing delivery medium for
consumer interactive services.
'This latest agreement follows our recent IPO on AIM and
represents significant progress in our strategy for delivering
e-district's content into the marketplace.'
CHRIS TOWNSEND, TELEWEST'S DIRECTOR OF INTERACTIVE SERVICES
SAID:
'e-district's LeisureDistrict.net is a great addition to
Telewest's digital TV services, significantly strengthening
our entertainment category. Our customers can now benefit
from the UK's most comprehensive interactive platform, with
more than 80 leading high street retailers and online brands
to choose from'.
About e-district
e-district is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market. e-
district is the owner and developer of the LeisureDistrict
global interactive entertainment network, a family leisure
environment capable of being delivered through multiple
platforms including the internet and interactive TV.
LeisureDistrict continues to attract significant numbers of
new registered users. The annualised compound rate of growth
in the first quarter of 2000 was 99% to 1.8 million as at 31
March 2000 with 60% in North America, 28% in the UK and the
balance of 12% in continental Europe and around the world.
In addition to the distribution agreements with Telewest
Communications plc, Cable & Wireless Communications plc and
Worldgate Communications Inc., e-district has arrangements
with a number of other strategic partners including WH Smiths
Online, Expedia Inc. and Remarq Inc.
LeisureDistrict is accessible via PC through
www.LeisureDistrict.net. More information on e-district.net
plc is available through the company's web site ( www.e-
district.net).
About Telewest
Telewest Communications is Britain's leading integrated
broadband communications company. Telewest's broadband cable
networks now pass more than 4.7 million homes, with more than
1.6 million households choosing Telewest for their multi-
channel television, telephone and Internet services.
For further information, please contact :
e-district Frank Lewis, Chairman
Steve Laitman, Chief Executive 020-8 201-1915
Telewest Communications plc
Tim Brill
Rachel Turner 01483 750 900
Buchanan Communications
Steve Liebmann / Suzanne Dunne 020-7 466-5000
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