Mobile boost for psychic TV

30 Mar 2005 07:00

TV Commerce Holdings PLC30 March 2005 TV Commerce Holdings plc Mobile psychic readings now available with all major network providers AIM-quoted TV Commerce Holdings, the fast-growing media and entertainmentcompany, is pleased to announce that its palm readings and psychic readings bymobile telephone are now available to mobile users with 02, Vodafone, Orange, 3and T-Mobile. The introduction across all the major network providers follows successfulstudio trials when users paid £4.50 a time for the service. Revenues are sharedwith the mobile provider involved and Requestec, the digital messaging softwaregroup that helped develop the system, leaving TV Commerce with £1.70 per callnet of all costs. TV Commerce chief executive Vince Stanzione said: "We look forward to seeing afurther increase in our revenues now this service is available with all themajor UK network providers. Our content is well-suited to mobile telephony, andthe facility will also work well with live interactive shows." Users take a photo of their palm and then send the photo-message to 07704 632634. It is read by one of TV Commerce's expert readers and a reading sent backto the user via text messaging. The service is live 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek. The photo-messaging service can also be used to enhance psychic text readings orto send in old photos for clairvoyants to use. During a recent trial on YourDestiny TV with leading clairvoyant Joe Power, viewers used the service inencouraging numbers, resulting in extra revenue for the show. Requestec's Head of Business Development, Marek Zwiefka-Sibley, said: "Requestec is pleased to offer a fast, cost-effective solution to Your Destiny TVand we look forward to working with TV Commerce on future mobile-to-TV andTV-to-mobile applications". TV Commerce is also testing photo-messaging technology for a new dating show,Date with Destiny, where users seeking new relationships can send in photos andmessages direct to live studio hosts. For further information contact: Vince Stanzione, Chief Executive, TV Commerce Holdings plc: 01908 330 747 07712 651 777 Allan Piper, First City Financial Public Relations: 020 7436 7486 07736 064 982 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange