Quattro Accelerates NHL's Mobile Advertising and Publishing Enterprise To Create A Comprehensive Mobile Venue for Today's Sophisticated NHL Sports Fan
Waltham, MA - April 15, 2009 — Quattro Wireless (www.quattrowireless.com),
mobile's largest premium publisher ad network, unveiled new plans under
its exclusive mobile advertising and publishing partnership with the
National Hockey League (NHL) to delight and engage fans in the
experience of the 2009 Stanley Cup™ Playoffs via mobile devices.
Since
the launch of NHL Mobile™, Quattro has leveraged its comprehensive ad
network and technology platform to create an unprecedented mobile NHL
destination for fans to complement the unrivaled digital experience
built by the League at NHL.com.
The NHL Mobile site is designed
to super-serve avid, on-the-go NHL fans with innovative and
comprehensive features, including statistics, photos, standings,
schedules, scores, NHL headlines and NHL GameCenter™ Mobile, which
delivers complete coverage of NHL games.
For the Stanley Cup
Playoffs, Quattro has created new mobile features to engage the fan in
preparation for the Playoffs starting April 15, including bilingual
mobile websites, and "myNHL," a tool for fans to personalize their NHL
experience.
"NHL fans are tech-savvy consumers that are at the
leading edge of the convergence of information devices," said Larry
Gelfand, Senior Vice President, Media Sales of the National Hockey
League. "The NHL's partnership with Quattro on NHL Mobile is a natural
next-step in delivering a best-in-class digital experience to our fans,
regardless of if they are in an arena, watching on TV, logging in
online, or accessing the NHL via wireless device."
"The NHL is a
powerful sports leader with unprecedented fan dedication and Quattro is
thrilled to partner with them to create a mobile experience that meets
the demands of even the most avid fans," said Lars Albright, Senior
Vice President of Business Development of Quattro Wireless. "By drawing
upon our leading technology services and ad sales experience in the
sports category, Quattro has developed a premier and fully ad-supported
experience for NHL fans across the U.S. and Canada, enabling unbridled
access to scores, news, stats, and league standings at any time and in
any location."
The NHL joins Quattro's unrivaled Sports Channel
and impressive premier publisher roster of the Quattro Mobile Ad
Network, including leading sports and entertainment companies such as
NFL.com, CBS Sportsline, TSN.com, CNET, Hachette, Fox Interactive and
Univision, among others. The NHL will exclusively leverage Quattro's Ad
Sales and Ad Network to help build their mobile business via the mobile
web and in concert with the NHL's text messaging partner, Telescope.
By using Quattro's technology, the NHL mobile sites are able to
incorporate a dynamic feed process that allows the sites to update
current game statistics, while handling the high volume of traffic that
the NHL attracts. Users have access to all game scores and player
statistics to meet the needs of any NHL fan. Bell Canada subscribers,
in an exclusive arrangement with the NHL, also have exclusive access to
audio and video components of the site.
Quattro's
ad network has a significant foothold in the Canadian market with
category-leading premier publishers like CTV, CBC, TSN, Sympatico and
others.