The Sports Network and Contec Innovations Offer Real-Time NBA Sports Service to Mobile Users World-Wide


HATBORO, Pennsylvania and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Expanding the portfolio of ready-to-deploy and data rich mobile services,
The Sports Network (TSN) and Contec Innovations Inc. (TSXV: BUZ) announced
the immediate availability of a live, brandable, mobile NBA sports service
timed for the beginning of the much anticipated NBA 2008-09 Season. This
latest addition to Contec's BUZmob(TM) live mobile services portfolio
effectively meets the demand of NBA fans for real-time updates, scores,
statistics, news and images which are rendered for every handset and network,
wherever located. With the availability of a white-labeled, fully-managed and
easily integrated WAP/SMS service for mobile operators and service providers
worldwide, a joint sales outreach has begun in all potential markets.

Mickey Charles, President, CEO and founder of The Sports Network said,
"As the leading real-time sports content provider, we are more than well
positioned to capture the critical distribution channel of mobile and we
intend to be that potent link to instant sports content covering every
category imaginable for mobile NBA fans around the world. Mobile subscribers
can stay connected to the excitement of one of the most watched sporting
leagues there is, with team rosters, scores as they occur together with
breaking news, photos, schedules and statistics, all delivered by BUZmob.
This partnership allows our organization to reach deeper into new and
untapped mobile sports audiences in emerging markets like Southeast Asia,
China and Africa. The industry estimates that, by 2015, 5 billion people will
be accessing the mobile Internet and TSN will be there every step of the way
providing the content that sports fans globally want at their fingertips, on
their mobile access to the game."

"The Sports Network continues to provide BUZmob with the widest roster of
live and in-demand sports news and information content available, enabling us
to quickly expand our portfolio of real-time mobile services which are easily
customized, integrated and commissioned for mobile operators and service
providers worldwide," said Don Lay, President and CEO of Contec Innovations.
"In several markets, we have established billing relationships and successful
deployments of our other mobile content services so that our ability to offer
the NBA as live mobile content, via WAP or SMS, opens up exciting sales
opportunities and new sources of revenue through subscription and ad funded
business models."

About The Sports Network

The Sports Network, North America's foremost international real-time
sports wire service, furnishes a plethora of content on a 24/7 basis
utilizing state-of-the-art technology that sets the tone and standard for the
entire industry. Additionally, Sportsnetwork.com delivers proprietary global
sports news data to thousands of sites online and, now, to mobile users
globally in partnership with Contec Innovations. TSN clients include IBS/NBC,
World Now, Metro Source, Tribune Interactive, Knight-Ridder Digital,
Lexis*Nexis, Westwood One, New York Times and hundreds more. For more
information please visit www.sportsnetwork.com Contact: Ken Zajac @
+1-215-441-8444 or e-mail kzajac@sportsnetwork.com

About Contec Innovations

We are innovators in mobile technology and services. Our BUZmob(TM) live
mobile services enable mobile operators, media companies and service
providers to generate new revenue from dynamic content services that engage
mobile audiences worldwide-on every handset, every network, everywhere.
Contec Innovations (TSXV: BUZ) has the largest portfolio of live news,
sports, entertainment and finance mobile content delivered as a full-managed
service. Fast. Visit www.buzmob.com or call Oren Friedman at +1-604-552-0360.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Contec Innovations (TSXV: BUZ) has a
sales and support office in Beijing, China. For more information visit:
www.contec.ca

Web site: http://www.sportsnetwork.com
              http://www.contec.ca

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