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Following the launch of Football365 in BBM Messenger last year, BBM has now further extended their relationship with Planet Sport and have begun offering Tennis365 in the BBM Discover menu to more than 100 countries.
"Tennis fans are passionate about their sport, and want to be able to stay updated about their favorite matches while on the go. Tennis365 is a great addition to the BBM Discover menu and adds dimension to the sports content that we are building and offering to our users and sports fans worldwide." noted Matthew Talbot, CEO of Creative Media Works.
Tim Satchell, managing director of Planet Sport additionally noted, "We are delighted to extend the partnership with BBM, as both companies continue to innovate to meet the needs of consumers who are increasingly turning to their mobiles to check the news of the day. Keep an eye out soon for PlanetF1.com on BBM!"
Tennis365 is available now in the BBM Discover menu via the latest builds of BBM for Android and iOS.
BBM Messenger and Planet Sport Serve Up Tennis365 to Tennis Fans Worldwide
New service in BBM Discover menu offers up-to-the-minute tennis score updates and more
Singapore – April 2, 2018 – Following the successful introduction of popular football service, Football365 in BBM Messenger last year, Creative Media Works, operating as BBM, has extended its partnership with Planet Sport, a global, independent publisher of quality sports news and data, to launch Tennis365 for ardent tennis fans worldwide.
Tennis365, now available in the BBM Discover menu, allows tennis fans to follow live action all year round, not just during the grand slams. Fans in more than 100 countries can browse matches by date and tournament, check the latest live action, review the final scores of finished matches, and check on upcoming match schedules.
Matthew Talbot, CEO of Creative Media Works, the company which operates and runs BBM Consumer globally, says: "Tennis fans are passionate about their sport, and want to be able to stay updated about their favorite matches while on the go. Tennis365 is a great addition to the BBM Discover menu and adds dimension to the sports content that we are building and offering to our users and sports fans worldwide."
BBM Messenger is one of the most popular mobile messaging applications. Established since 2005, BBM has evolved from a pure messaging application for text and video communication to a social ecosystem unifying chat, social, commerce, content and services such as news, games, video, payments (bill payments, top-ups) comics, shopping, travel, career, transportation, coupons, subscriptions, beauty, sports and polls.
As Tim Satchell, managing director of Planet Sport, aptly sums: "We are delighted to extend the partnership with BBM, as both companies continue to innovate to meet the needs of consumers who are increasingly turning to their mobiles to check the news of the day. Keep an eye out soon for PlanetF1.com on BBM!"
About Planet Sport
Planet Sport is part of Ole! Media Group and is an independent network of sports media titles that empowers fans with entertaining content and knowledgeable analysis.
Planet Sport's talented editorial team operate Football365, TEAMtalk, Planet Football, Planet F1, Planet Rugby, Love Rugby League, Cricket365, Golf365 and now Tennis365. The team uses their experience and insight to provide engaging coverage and interaction on a variety of platforms and channels.
Based in the UK and South Africa, Planet Sport manages an expanding portfolio of titles for its passionate and opinionated audiences around the world. For more information, visit http://www.planetsport.com.
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