Gamer.tv Launches Online Premium
Content Channel
Gamer.tv Offers Consumers One Month Free Trial
of Gamer.tv Plus! Over the Next Three Months
London, UK. –
(September 8, 2003) – Leading online video games Website and TV company
Gamer.tv (www.gamer.tv) today announced the
launch of Gamer.tv Plus!, a premium online content service
offering a wealth of exclusive features aimed at the mass gaming market.
Gamer.tv Plus! offers members early access to online video previews, reviews
and features drawn from its vast editorial output. The content channel also
includes excerpts from a stable of worldwide TV shows, an array of cutting-edge
browser games and a thriving gaming community. For a limited period of three
months, Gamer.tv Plus! is offering a one-month free trial subscription
for those interested in sampling all of the new features.
“We have spent the last year building and perfecting our new premium channel and
are confident we have found the right mix of games and editorial content for a
distinct market wanting to experience the ultimate online gaming and
entertainment experience,” said Chris Bergstresser, CEO of Gamer.tv.
The Gamer.tv Plus! editorial team is second to none, scouring the globe
for red-hot news and behind-the-scenes gossip 24 hours around the clock. With
connections across both the interactive entertainment and television industries
around the world, the Gamer.tv Plus! editorial content is guaranteed to
be up-to-date, entertaining and insightful.
Gamer.tv Plus! members can access the popular browser games, including
the all-new Deluxe version of the hugely popular Dinky Bomb, complete
with new characters, levels and weapons. Members can also play Voodoo Magic,
an all-new multiplayer game revolving around turn-based black magic.
Furthermore, for players with an interest toward more traditional board and card
games, Gamer.tv Plus! also caters for classics such as Whist, Chess,
Checkers, Poker, Backgammon, Hearts, Reversi, Quadrow and the old favorite,
Dominos.
The enhanced Gamer.tv Plus! community offers access to exclusive
competitions, special offers, private messaging, buddy lists and tournaments,
offering great prizes and a chance to become part of the Gamer.tv Plus!
elite. The subscription service will run customers $4.75 per month.
“In choosing our games content offering, we understood consumers don’t just play
games; they also listen to music, watch movies and play sports. Gamer.tv
Plus! is therefore designed to be a part of our consumers’ total
entertainment lifestyle,” said Chris Noone, Director of Business Development for
Gamer.tv.
Gamer.tv combines television and the Internet — the world’s two
strongest communication mediums, to deliver a dedicated one-stop online gaming
resource as well as compelling and entertaining TV video game programs.
Gamer.tv has a total of six video game-related programs in production,
including a weekly magazine show. Its programs are broadcast to over 300
million households worldwide.
About Gamer.tv
Gamer.tv combines the world’s two most powerful
communication media, television and online, to deliver cutting edge TV programs
and online content.
Gamer.tv programs are broadcast across Europe, North America and Asia including
the Bravo channel in the UK, SVT in Sweden, Game Show Network and Nickelodeon in
the US, as well as China’s CCTV. The company is a joint venture between TWI,
the TV arm of the IMG group of companies and PCCW, one of Asia’s leading
communications companies.
The web site (www.gamer.tv) is dedicated to
video games entertainment. It’s a venue to play up to the minute browser games,
join the community, read the latest reviews and watch exclusive video features.
