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SmartVideo Delivers Vegas-Style Sports Action into the Palm of Your Hand; SmartVideo And NeoLink Offer The Information, And Sex Appeal, Gamblers CraveATLANTA --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 15, 2005 -- The excitement, energy and full-motion action of Las Vegas-style sports gaming is now available, even to players thousands of miles from "The Strip." NeoLink Wireless Inc., an innovative production company at the forefront of creating programming for mobile devices, has brought Vegas Sports to smart devices via SmartVideo Technologies' (OTCBB: SMVD.OB) unmatched mobile TV service. SmartVideo is the market leader in delivering exceptional television pictures and sound even to current-generation smartphones, and near-broadcast quality television to Wi-Fi and the new 3G-equipped phones and PDAs and all wireless devices. NeoLink's Vegas Sports and the just-the-facts Vegas Scoreline are pioneering in the direct-to-mobile TV business. With this alliance, anyone with a smartphone or other smart devices will have access to sports scores, highlights, betting lines and odds, all told with a flair for sexy showmanship. Vegas Sports features sports news, updated hourly, and highlight wrap-ups, delivered by "Sports Sirens" who bring a welcome dose of showgirl sizzle to sports reporting. Additional programming includes sports betting "touts" sharing their expertise with viewers as well as interviews and highlights from some of the greatest athletes and moments in sports. All with a Las Vegas twist! Additionally, Vegas Sports has showcased golf tips from experts such as Kip Petterbaugh (Aviara) and Jeff Minton (La Costa), weekly NFL update shows hosted by Lou D'Amico Director of the Sports Book at the Plaza Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Poker tips and educational shows hosted by Ben McGee former director of the World Series of Poker and founder and director of the Ultimate Poker League, and betting tips from renowned gambler Dino Osella. In short, it's not your father's sports highlights show. What it is, though, is a unique offering of the latest sports news and insider information, culled from a broad network of informed sources, and delivered by an engaging team of presenters. It's the kind of sports reporting that could only come out of Las Vegas. Vegas Sports will inform and empower its viewers before they go to Vegas making them true "Vegas Players." This unique agreement between NeoLink/Vegas Sports and SmartVideo was negotiated by Media Consulting Associates (MCA), a leading entertainment consultancy based in Los Angeles consisting of well-known television and motion picture executives specializing in content placement, distribution and production. MCA members include Herman Rush (former CEO, Columbia Pictures Television Group), Robert L. Friedman (former President, The AMC Entertainment Motion Picture Group), Joe Indelli (former Vice President, Orion Television Distribution), Jerry Katzman (former President, William Morris Talent Agency), and Ave Butensky (former President, Television Bureau of Advertising). About NeoLink NeoLink Wireless Inc. is a Nevada C Corporation founded in March 2004 and based in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The Company was created by Don Beck, CEO of Tool Box Productions. Toolbox Productions Inc. is an Award-winning advertising and production company with extensive experience in on-air promotion and production of television programming. Toolbox Productions Inc. is the producer of the Award-Winning "Star Trek" DVD series. Clients also include MGM, ABC, Sony, Paramount Television, and Studios USA as well as Universal Worldwide. NeoLink's core business is the development of programming and content for digital wireless technologies, (PDAs, Cell Phones), and the placement and distribution of ancillary products for television broadcasts, broadband, and DVDs. About SmartVideo Technologies, Inc. SmartVideo Technologies offers the first and best-in-class services for broadcasting live, on-demand and download-and-play television content for mobile video consumers around the world. SmartVideo's television solutions deliver sharp video images with fully synched audio for broadcast to video-enabled cell phones and other handheld devices, via current and next-generation cellular and Wi-Fi systems. SmartVideo's proprietary technologies include a full suite of television content management services for wireless telco carriers as well as content owners, to provide an end-to-end mobile television broadcast and business solution. SmartVideo's robust library of content includes news, weather, sports, children's programming and more, from such leading international brands as ABC News, NBC Universal, Fox Sports, The Weather Channel and dozens of others. SmartVideo's mobile video solutions provide exceptional image quality on all existing 2.5G and Edge cellular networks, and near-broadcast quality on 3G and Wi-Fi networks. SmartVideo is a Microsoft Windows Media(R) 9 Series Certified Hosting Provider. For additional information and to subscribe to SmartVideo's Live TV content packages visit www.smartvideo.com or using your smartphone visit www.windowsmedia.com/mobile. |
