UEFA Champions League Now Part of SuperPass Europe

• Thursday, 25 August 2005

RealNetworks today announced that it is boosting its successful long-term relationship with UEFA by offering the uefa.com Action channel as part of SuperPass Europe, Real’s premier broadband content subscription product in Europe.

SuperPass European Edition subscribers will be able to catch every goal, penalty shootout, as well as access to extended highlights and full match replays from midnight on the night of the game. In addition, subscribers will have access to an archive of more than 5,000 clips from over 13 years of UEFA Champions League. The service also includes live commentary and exclusive interviews with the players and coaches.

To mark the deal, today’s live webcast of the draw for the 2005/2006 UEFA Champions League Group Stage will also be freely available on the RealGuide, Real’s broadband entertainment portal. Following the draw, a free 14-day SuperPass Europe trial will be available at http://europe.real.com/superpass.

“The UEFA Champions League is the pre-eminent football competition in Europe, and draws fans from around the globe,” said Douglas Glen, Director, International Video Services, RealNetworks. “We are pleased to continue our highly successful relationship with UEFA and provide our international SuperPass subscribers with top class European football action in high quality broadband video.”

Throughout the year, SuperPass subscribers will also have access to BBC World News, ABC International News, 3000 music videos, classic live performances from MTV studios and the latest movie trailers from iFilm.

For more information, contact:
Karla Geci, RealNetworks: +44 207 618 4029, kgeci@real.com
Lewis Webb, AxiCom (for Real): +44 208 392 4065, lewis.webb@axicom.com

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