NPT.L Regulatory News (NPT)

2 Jul 2007 07:01

Netplay TV PLC02 July 2007 Date: 2nd July 2007On behalf of: NetPlay TV plc ("NetPlay TV" or "the Company")Embargoed for: 0700hrs Big Box Bingo Launch NetPlay TV plc (AIM: NPT), the interactive TV gaming company, is delighted toannounce the launch of Big Box Bingo, the UK's first ever live interactive bingoTV game. The Company will launch Big Box Bingo on Tuesday 3rd July and broadcastthe show live on Sky Channel 157 every Tuesday evening at 8pm. Players of Big Box Bingo will receive cards through the post, newspaper inserts,magazines and via the internet at www.BigBoxBingo.com. Player details must beregistered and ages verified online or over the telephone. Having registered asa member and activated their cards, players are immediately ready to play alongwith the live show, hosted by Greg Scott. There are six games of bingo per show with each game costing £1.50. Players wincash prizes on a line and a full house basis. Those who get a full house inthirty five balls or less win the house jackpot of £100,000. The UK has approximately 700 active bingo halls and there are about 3 millionbingo club members; of these it is estimated that more than 70% smoke. Theintroduction of the smoking ban in Scotland has seen the turnover of bingooperators reduced by more than 15%. Martin Higginson, Chairman and CEO of NetPlay TV plc, expects a similar reactionin the UK. He said: "Seventy per cent of people who play bingo smoke. Big Box Bingo provides theperfect environment for bingo fans - after all, there's nothing easier thanswitching on your TV. This is truly a world first. Big Box Bingo combines theflexibility of the internet with the trusted medium of television. People havebeen talking about interactive broadcasting for more than 20 years. There'snever been anything like this." -Ends - Enquiries: NetPlay TV plcMartin Higginson Via Redleaf Redleaf CommunicationsIan Haworth/Sanna Lehtinen/Susan Quigley Tel: 020 7822 0200 Notes to Editors: NetPlay TV plc, formerly known as Stream Group plc was established in 2000 todevelop and market a complete range of mass-market entertainment and informationproducts via the telephone and mobile. Stream was admitted to AIM in April2001. The Company changed its name to NetPlay TV plc on 1st December 2006, tohighlight a change of direction focusing on interactive gaming under a UK gaminglicense. NetPlay TV offers customers the flexibility of the Internet together with thetrusted medium of the TV. NetPlay TV currently operates in a number of interactive media areas including: • Roulette with www.liveroulette.com - Sky Channel 847 6pm - 2am Daily • Charity Draw with www.playmonday.com - Sky Channel 157 - 9pm Mondays • Bingo with www.bigboxbingo.com - Sky Channel 157 - 8pm Tuesdays NetPlay TV acquired: • TV production company Vegas247 in December 2006, which currently produces an interactive TV roulette show on Sky channel 847 • Online charity draw 'PlayMonday' in January 2007 from Chariot (UK) plc as well as their entire database of over 280,000 lottery players Publication photographs are available from Redleaf Communications orwww.redleafpr.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange