SkillJam Technologies, the leading
provider of skill gaming on the Internet and San Francisco-based AIR Media
Inc., announced an exclusive multi-year partnership to extend the SkillJam
tournament gaming network to mobile phones on leading mobile carrier
networks worldwide. SkillJam Technologies powers skill gaming for more than
5 million members and currently offers more games of skill than any other
company. SkillJam dominates the growing online skilled gaming space as the
leading brand and is visited by over 2 million unique visitors each month.
The partnership with AIR Media Inc. will extend the SkillJam brand and its
growing tournament gaming community to millions of mobile subscribers
worldwide.
SkillJam Technologies' gaming solutions range from casual classic games,
such as Blackjack Solitaire, to popular online games like Hextwist and
Memory Match. Carriers can offer their subscribers SkillJam Mobile
tournament gaming for prize redemption of accumulated SkillJam points.
SkillJam current online distribution partners include MSN, Disney and
iVillage, and with this partnership, SkillJam subscribers will soon have
access to their favorite SkillJam tournament games from their mobile phones
and game play from a wide range of mobile devices across all leading mobile
operator networks.
SkillJam Technologies CEO, Justin Beckett said, "We are extremely excited
to enter this partnership with AIR Media to extend our SkillJam tournament
gaming network to millions of mobile subscribers and leading carrier
networks." Beckett added, "Our partnership with AIR enables the fastest
time to market, rapid deployment of new features and reach to the largest
number of handsets across all mobile networks."
Don Harris, President of AIR Media, said "The SkillJam tournament gaming
network is certain to be a big hit with mobile gamers. Subscribers will
compete in tournaments with other players on mobile handsets across leading
mobile networks. We are excited to enter this partnership with SkillJam
Technologies and take the leading skill gaming network to mobile gamers."
Skill games are one of the fastest growing forms of online entertainment
today. Players select their skill game of choice and the player who earns
the highest score in the tournament wins a prize. SkillJam tournaments are
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
About SkillJam Technologies
SkillJam is a SkillJam Technologies property. SkillJam is one of the
Internet's leading providers of online fee-based gaming solutions which
include pay-per-play and subscription-based gaming products such as
leagues, ladders, and tournaments and fee-based downloadable deluxe games.
SkillJam Technologies distributes games and game-related solutions to a
wide variety of high traffic distribution partners.
About AIR Media Inc.
San Francisco based AIR Media Inc. is a provider of mobile technology to
extend brands and businesses to the mobile marketplace. AIR Media Inc. is a
registered Qualcomm BREW(TM) and Sun Microsystems Java developer and is
located at 600 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 and on the Internet
at www.airmedia-inc.com.
AIR Media Inc. contacts:
Public Relations at AIR Media Inc.
Phone 650-283-4344
E-mail: pr@airmedia-inc.com
SkillJam Technologies Inc. contacts:
Justin Beckett
323-658-5044
justin@gameuniverse.com
