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365 Corporation PLC 19 September 2001 Wednesday, 19th September 2001 365's Eckohtec wins multi-million pound iTV contract from Static 2358 365 Corporation plc's ('365') voice services division, Eckohtec, has signed a multi-million pound contract with Static 2358 to provide the Interactive Voice Response ('IVR') service for PlayJam, Static's interactive television entertainment channel, commencing in November. This contract arises as a direct result of the expertise and infrastructure that has been developed in-house to launch and support Eckoh, 365's voice portal. The deal follows two other major contracts struck with Granada Enterprises and EMAP Radio two weeks ago. The sophisticated IVR services, operating on PlayJam, will provide Static with a lucrative revenue stream allowing online game players to register high scores on an IVR platform, which retains membership details and acts as a termination service for competition entries. Nik Philpot, Chief Operating Officer, 365 said: 'In the last few weeks we have struck deals with Granada, EMAP Radio and now Static for our Eckohtec division. Momentum is growing rapidly as customers realise the capabilities of 365 in the voice services sector and we continue to increase our market share. ' Jeff Zie, Director of Media Content at Static 2358, adds: 'Telephony based revenue is a key part of the channel and we need a reliable and creative supplier that can manage a number of services with fast turnaround and no downtime. We are pleased to be working with a market leader and innovator who has shown so much empathy with our business.' Today's announcement follows on from two contracts won earlier this month with UK broadcasters Granada Enterprises and EMAP Radio worth millions of pounds of revenue over the next 12 months. Eckohtec is the telephony partner of Granada Enterprises for the new series of ITV's flagship daytime television programme, This Morning, providing national and premium rate phone services enabling interactive viewer participation throughout the show. Under the terms of a deal struck with EMAP Radio (part of EMAP Performance), Eckohtec is providing IVR services across all EMAP Radio stations, increasing interaction between the station and the listeners through competition phone lines, vote-lines and promotions. Eckohtec is also advising on new telephony and mobile applications. --ends-- Enquiries: 365 Corporation plc Tel: 01442 458 355 Nik Philpot, Chief Operating Officer www.365corp.com Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113 Fiona Meiklejohn Ben Atwell

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