Bango Regulatory News (BGO)

2 Oct 2007 07:01

Bango PLC02 October 2007 BANGO PLC ("Bango" or the "Company") NEW CUSTOMER Bango and AnimationFC help 70 clubs in the football league go mobile October 2nd, 2007 - Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile web platform provider,announces today that AnimationFC, a market leader in the creation of mobilephone content, targeted specifically at the sports and entertainment fan, hassigned up to the Bango Service. By the end of 2007, 70 football clubs in theleague are expected to have a presence on the mobile web through AnimationFC andBango, including Tottenham Hotspur FC, Newcastle United FC, Fulham FC, West HamUtd FC and Aston Villa FC. Current live sites include Celtic FC and Rangers FC. The mobile club sites will be powered by Bango to provide fast, easy access andcharging for content from football fans world-wide through Bango's globalpayment system which offers a seamless and transparent experience for users.AnimationFC will create and supply the content to the clubs, including itsinnovative brand of player animation videos as well as other official, highquality content including screensavers, wallpapers and realtones, tailored foreach club. "Football clubs are keen to engage directly with their fans no matter where inthe world they are," said Gavin Skelhorn, Director of AnimationFC. "By providinga bespoke solution for each club with Bango's technology powering the sites, weare giving the clubs an easy on-ramp to the mobile web. Now users can directlyexperience their favourite club and buy fun and exciting content on their mobilephones over the internet." "The mobile web now has something for everyone whether you are a sporting fan,want to follow your favourite band, play games or keep up with news and events,"said Ray Anderson CEO, Bango. "It's important for football clubs and allbusinesses to capitalise on this new mobile opportunity and our job at Bango isto make it easy for everyone." For further information: Bango plc ICIS Limited Panmure Gordon & CoTel. +44 1223 472777 Tel. +44 20 7651 8688 Tel. +44 20 7459 3600Ray Anderson, CEO Tom Moriarty Aubrey PowellPeter Saxton, CFO Caroline Evans-Jones Stuart Gledhill About Bango In order to make the mobile web simple for everyone, Bango has developed anddelivers its technology as a global exchange for the mobile web. By providing acommon integration point for brands, businesses and individuals, Bango removesthe complexities that make the mobile web difficult to exploit. Through Bango's global exchange, content providers see all users as a unifiedglobal community. Users easily discover and access the widest range of contentand the world's leading mobile operator's partner with Bango to give theirsubscribers the widest choice. Billing providers, search engines andadvertisers are automatically connected to content providers in Bango's globalexchange. Bango has offices in USA, UK, Spain and Germany and is quoted on the LondonStock Exchange (AIM:BGO). Learn more at www.bango.com About AnimationFC AnimationFC is a market leader in the creation of mobile phone content, targetedspecifically at the sports and entertainment fan. Its unique range of contentincludes everything from wallpapers, screensavers and the highest quality mp3realtones through to mobile games, video downloads and the worlds firstofficially branded caricature videotones. AnimationFC not only creates and sources some of the most dynamic and uniquecontent in the market place but also supplies the tools and support necessaryfor a smooth transition for delivery to the consumer's handset. It sells anddistributes not only in the UK and Ireland but also on a worldwide scale throughmajor network operators such as T-Mobile, Vodafone, Orange, O2, Three and AT&T. AnimationFC also offers to its clients and consumers complete billing,statistics and support via email and phone. To compliment its specialization inmobile phone content it also offers services such as web design, wap sitedevelopment and film and audio production services. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange