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[2] Predict It, Inc. and SportsLine USA, Inc. Enter Into Three Year Distribution Agreement.


NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--Nov. 18, 1999--

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), an Internet service which measures, identifies, ranks and rewards users based on their prediction performance in event categories such as sports, finance, politics, and entertainment, today announced a distribution agreement with SportsLine USA, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLN SPLN Spline ), publisher of CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast.  SportsLine (http://cbs.sportsline.com) and the leading global Internet sports media Sports Media, Inc. (SMI) is a Sports Media and Marketing company that produces radio and television programming as well as representing professional athletes. 2002 Cowboys Live - Hosted by Dallas Cowboys Joey Galloway  company.

Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Predict It will provide co-branded versions of the Predict It Sports interactive forecasting application to CBSSportsLine and other SportsLine properties in the US and European markets. The SportsLine user will be able to forecast the outcomes of sporting events and measure the results against other users. The SportsLine co-branded user experience will also be extended into other Predict It domains including Predict It Stocks and other soon-to-be release product categories. SportsLine will receive a fee in exchange for promoting Predict It through its extensive on-line and off-line media reach.

"As SportsLine continues to emerge as a leading vertical sports portal, our strength increasingly lies in forging long-term relationships that enable emerging companies to accelerate their development by leveraging our audience and global presence," said Michael Levy, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of SportsLine USA, Inc. "Our users will enjoy the information, sense of community, competition, and earnings opportunities offered by Predict It Sports, which will serve to further enhance the recognition of our content as the most comprehensive and compelling of any sports site."

"We are extremely excited about our new relationship with SportsLine USA," said Andrew Merkatz, President of Predict It, Inc. "This relationship is further acknowledgement of the attractiveness of our `sticky' interactive content and our ability to modify it for the leading audience aggregators on the Internet. The validation by SportsLine of our model cements our position as the undisputed leader in the online prediction category. We anticipate that by gaining access to SportsLine's monthly audience reach of nearly 5 million unduplicated Internet users, Predict It will significantly extend its own current base of over 130,000 registered users."

SportsLineUSA, Inc. is at the leading edge of media companies, providing Internet sports content, community and e-commerce on a global basis. SportsLine.com's content includes more than 400,000 pages of multimedia sports information, entertainment and merchandise. SportsLine.com was founded in 1994 and its flagship Internet sports service (www.sportsline.com) was renamed CBS SportsLine in March of 1997 as part of an exclusive promotional and content agreement with CBS Sports CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States.

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. SportsLine.com produces the official league Web sites for Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation).
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Predict It, Inc. is the leader distributor of user-generated predictive content on the Internet. The innovative patent-pending prediction exchange system objectively measures, identifies, and ranks users ("analysts") based on their prediction performance in event categories such as sports, finance, politics, and entertainment. The Predict It system then compensates its "analysts" when other users seek out their predictions. Consumers may access Predict It directly via its web site at www.predictit.com or through its large network of sports, finance, news, portal, and community content sites. Predict It is based in New York's Silicon Alley.
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