Media Content PLC
3 November 2000
Media Content PLC
Media Content PLC and SDCi Limited announce online
sports media market joint-venture, sportsmediarights.com.
Media Content Development Ltd, the investment arm of the AIM-
quoted Media Content PLC, today announces the formation of a
joint-venture company with SDCi Limited, the owner of
programmerights.com and e-adsales.com, electronic
marketplaces for the television industry. The joint-venture
sportsmediarights Limited, will be 50% owned by Media
Content and 50% by SDCi Limited, and plans to exploit the
creation of sportsmediarights.com as an online marketplace
for the trading of sports television and media rights, an
industry whose estimated annual turnover is in excess of US
$14bn.
Jean-Paul de la Fuente, CEO of Media Content PLC and new
Chairman of sportsmediarights.com said: 'We are delighted to
be working with SDCi Limited and with their online trading
software system to build what we hope will become a leading
independent market for the rapidly growing sports media
rights sector.'
Len Fertig, Chairman of SDCi Limited, said: 'Our
relationship with Media Content will allow us to combine our
own technological assets with their specific and extensive
expertise in sports media rights.'
Sportsmediarights.com is currently in development and is
targeted to go 'live' in May 2001.
Len Fertig is a non-executive director of Media Content Plc
and also a director of SDCi Limited. Len Fertig and
connected parties own 31.1% of the issued share capital of
SDCi Limited.
For further information please contact:
Media Content Plc 020 8960 0422
Jean-Paul de la Fuente jp@mcplc.com
Square Mile Communications 020 7601 1000
Nick Oborne nick.oborne@sq-mile.com
Georgina Briscoe georgina.briscoe@sq-mile.com
SDCi Limited 07774 860 011
Gerry Buckland gerrybuckland@compuserve.com
Notes to Editors:
Media Content
Media Content PLC is an AIM-listed sports media advisory and
investment company (stock code MDC). Media Content's
advisory clients include Manchester United PLC and the New
Zealand Rugby Football Union. Media Content's investments
include sports webcaster sportev.com and
sportsmediarights.com.
SDCi Limited
SDCi Limited is the first B2B internet services company
providing solutions to the competitive European television
business. SDCi Limited gives buyers and sellers of television
advertising and global programming resources two electronic
marketplaces to increase their revenue and improve market
performance.
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