OzEmail First to Bring Live World of Sport to Web

Posted on October 30, 1997

OzEmail Limited, today unveiled an Australian first in the world of Net sports. SportsWatch, a joint venture between Pacific Publications magazine, Sports Monthly and OzEmail, is a real-time Web-based sports news and feature service that gives Internet users access to an around-the-dock virtual news room with Australia's top sport writers.

"This joint venture with Sports Monthly symbolizes the convergence of two mediums, print and the Web. OzEmail is delighted to have brought Australia's first sports magazine online," said David Spence, OzEmail's President and Chief Operating Officer. "With relevant Sports Monthly content and a continually updated sports feed from AAP, SportsWatch will be a popular bookmark for many Internet users."

Combining the resources of OzEmail, Sports Monthly and Australian Associated Press (AAP), SportsWatch offers users access to world breaking sports stories from the comfort of their desktop. Each month, Internet users can enjoy SportsWatch's comprehensive selection of features, profiles, sports statistics, photographs and much more from the current month's issue of Sports Monthly. In addition, AAP's real-time sports feed provides users with up-to-the minute international and local sports news and results. SportsWatch also includes functionality that allows a user to select news stories from more than 40 different sports categories. SportsWatch is located at http://www.sportswatch.com.au.