HONG KONG, Aug. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VODone Limited ("VODone") (stock code: 82.HK), a leading tele-media service provider in China, announced today the launch of GOAL TV(TM), a new sports channel which offers exclusive online soccer match programs in China.
The brand new sports channel offers 24-hour soccer entertainment programs with exclusive live European soccer matches including the French League, Scottish Premier League, and the Dutch League. Goal TV(TM) also offers 200 hours of original programming on two 24-hour channels, which covers three major European leagues as well as unprecedented behind-the scenes access to England's top three clubs: Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool as well as the champion club in the Spanish League, Barcelona.
Goal TV(TM) also provides a host of soccer entertainment programs, including sports news, exclusive interviews, in-depth pre/post match expert analysis, delayed and archived matches, bilingual commentaries and a fans' forum. Audiences can view these world-class soccer matches by subscribing to a monthly plan (RMB10 per month) or a specific program (RMB1 per match). It is estimated that this new channel will initially attract approximately two million new users.
Dr. Zhang Lijun, Chairman of VODone, said, "We are pleased to join hands with GOAL TV(TM) to launch a brand new sports channel exclusively on our online video portal. This new sports channel will further diversify our program offerings, which provides more choices to our subscribers. With millions of soccer fans in China, we are confident that GOAL TV(TM) will be very well received.”
About VODone Ltd.
Founded in 2005, VODone Telemedia Co. is the first and leading online video media group in China. It is also the only enterprise in the PRC to own a complete set of licenses to operate video broadcasting on the Internet. On 13 July 2006, the VODone Datamedia Technology Co., Ltd. affiliated with VODone Limited successfully entered the capital Market in Hong Kong, creating support and laying a solid capital foundation for the huge development of VODone Limited. The Group broadcasts financial information and programs on entertainment, sports and lifestyle through multimedia on the platforms of leading Internet and telecom network operators. VODone's TV programs can be accessed all over the world, around the clock through the online video portals.
