SPORTS INTERNET GROUP PLC
26 July 1999
SPORTS INTERNET GROUP PLC
('Sports Internet' or 'the Company')
Planetfootball launches Darts Website
Sports Internet, which recently acquired Planetfootball, Europe's
leading official branded football web site developer, and Opta
Index Limited, the sports media and information company and the
provider of official statistics to the FA Premier League, today
announces the launch of www.planetdarts.co.uk, a new website
dedicated to the world of professional darts.
Planetfootball, Europe's leading official branded football web
site developer, has launched a site dedicated to the world of
professional darts. The site, www.planetdarts.co.uk, was given a
'soft' launch on Sunday 25 July 1999.
The new website is the result of a three-year licensing agreement
between Planetfootball and the Professional Darts Corporation
('PDC'), which officially represents professional dart players
world-wide. The site, which is updated on a daily basis, is the
ultimate in darts news, views, statistics and merchandising.
Darts fans are able to log-on and not only read interviews with
the top players but also download audio interviews, check out the
players' profiles, listen to an interview with the 'Velvet Gob' of
darts, Sid Waddell, and pick-up the latest PDC World Rankings.
The launch of www.planetdarts.co.uk coincided with the first PDC
tournament of the year, the PDC World Matchplay, which is taking
place at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The latest tournament
results are being posted on the web, leg by leg, to ensure none of
the top action is missed. The armchair is able to listen to all
the action on-line with commentary provided by the Sky Sports team
made up of Sid Waddell, John Gwynne and Dave Lanning. The forecast
audience figure for the PDC World Matchplay is 1.7 million.
John O'Connor, Sports Director of Planetfootball, said that he was
delighted with the website:
'Our aim is to make www.planetdarts.co.uk the world-wide
contemporary site for the provision of darts information. The
site is interactive and will be the ultimate magazine for the 60
million darts enthusiasts around the world.'
www.planetdarts.co.uk will be officially launched later this year
with an on-line auction of exclusive darts merchandise signed by
all the top players including Eric Bristow, Rod Harrington and
Phil Taylor.
Enquiries:
Sports Internet
Chris Akers, Executive Director Tel: 020 7643 5360
John O'Connor, Sports Director, Planetfootball Tel: 0113 207 6168
College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020
Nicola Weiner
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