February 3, 2012

Delivery Agent Makes Super Bowl XLVI Shoppable Via TV Remote, Mobile, Tablet and Web

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Delivery Agent Provides a Multi-Channel Shopping Experience For The Most Watched Sporting Event in the U.S. with Cablevision and Shazam

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Friday February 3, 2012 – This year’s Super Bowl will be like no other for fans across the country looking to own a piece of Super Bowl XLVI. Delivery Agent, Inc., the leader in multi-channel commerce for the sports and entertainment industry, is working with client FMI, Inc., the exclusive operator of the NFL shop at the NFL Experience and Lucas Oil Stadium, along with Cablevision and Shazam to give consumers an easy way to shop Super Bowl XLVI on any device – from televisions, to mobile devices and the web during the game.

Cablevision’s nearly three million digital cable customers in the New York Metropolitan Area have a unique opportunity to shop for Super Bowl merchandise on its Market Showcase, iO TV Channel 602. Viewers have access to a range of merchandise including Super Bowl XLVI and New York Giants products typically available only to those in attendance at the Super Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Consumers can purchase Super Bowl products by pushing the select button from their remote control to request an immediate call from the NFL Experience Super Store’s customer service representative. Shortly following the crowning of the Super Bowl XLVI champions, the merchandise inventory will be updated to showcase the winning team.

Concurrently, consumers who use the Shazam App during the game will be served contextually relevant Super Bowl products to their mobile device. After a product is identified, consumers will be able to easily purchase the product via Delivery Agent’s mobile storefront and securely checkout using Delivery Agent’s TV Wallet™, the transaction engine used by media companies to process transactions across the web, mobile, tablet and ITV.

“Delivery Agent’s business is focused on driving commerce transactions tied to sports and entertainment programming for the leading media companies,” said Mike Fitzsimmons, Delivery Agent CEO. “We are thrilled to be making the Super Bowl a multi-platform shopping experience. With an estimated 45% of television households watching, we expect to see a large percentage engaging with a Delivery Agent Super Bowl shopping environment on one of the many accessible platforms we’re powering.”

“We are pleased to work with Delivery Agent to bring our customers a unique opportunity to engage directly with one of the biggest televised events of the year,” said Bradley Feldman, Cablevision’s vice president, video product management. “iO TV customers have the ability to purchase the same Super Bowl memorabilia available to fans attending the game, without having to leave the couch or miss a play through our Market Showcase.”

“We’re excited to work with Delivery Agent on one of televisions biggest sporting events this year, giving people who use Shazam a quick and easy way to buy NFL merchandise when they’re watching the Big Game,” said David Jones, Shazam’s EVP Marketing. “Whether people are fans of the Giants or Patriots, they can easily purchase products to show their support of their favorite team.”

Delivery Agent manages commerce for more than 40 global media partners and over 350 individual entertainment properties. The company’s multi-channel commerce platform, which includes a proprietary transaction engine and contextual serving capabilities, serves longtime clients including – NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, CBS, Discovery Communications, UFC, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime and more. To date, Delivery Agent has processed millions of entertainment and sports commerce transactions across traditional web, social, mobile and connected television.

About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation’s leading media and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations provide a full suite of advanced communications services that include iO TV® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, and Optimum Voice® digital voice, all over state-of-the-art cable systems that pass nearly 6 million households and businesses across the New York tri-state area and throughout four Western states. Cablevision’s telecommunications properties also include its Optimum WiFi® wireless Internet, and its Optimum Lightpath® integrated business communications solutions. Cablevision serves the New York area with compelling local content through News 12 Networks, a local news leader; MSG Varsity, a suite of television and online services covering high school activities; and, Newsday Media Group, a business unit that includes Newsday, Long Island’s leading daily newspaper, and amNewYork, the nation’s most widely circulated free daily serving New York City. The company also owns and operates Clearview Cinemas throughout the New York tri-state area including the famed Ziegfeld Theatre, a frequent and historic venue for film premieres and events. Additional information about Cablevision is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 200 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including FIFA, the Boston Celtics and UFC. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
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press@deliveryagent.com

Ryan Smith
Rosica Public Relations
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Ryan@rosica.com

January 17, 2012

Delivery Agent and the Boston Celtics Announce Multi-year Partnership Extension for Multi-channel Commerce and Marketing Services

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Exclusive Agreement has Delivery Agent Expanding the Boston Celtics Ecommerce Business from Current Web Platform to Social, Mobile and ITV

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and BOSTON, MA, – Tuesday January 17, 2012 – Delivery Agent, the leader in multi-channel commerce for sports and entertainment, and the Boston Celtics, 17-time NBA World Champions, today announced a multi-year extension and expansion to their ecommerce and marketing services agreement. Delivery Agent, who has been powering ecommerce for the Celtics since 2006 and has driven revenue growth in the triple digits, will partner with the team through 2015.

Under the terms of the extension, Delivery Agent will continue to provide the Boston Celtics with ecommerce and marketing services including – design, development, research, customer service, fulfillment, and interactive marketing. In addition, Delivery Agent will deploy shopping experiences for the Celtics passionate fan base across mobile, social and interactive television channels. Through these platforms, consumers will have access to evergreen product as well as special event product as they did with Ray Allen’s historic 3-point shot. Within minutes of the shot, a commemorative Ray Allen shirt was available via the Celtics Facebook, mobile and web stores. Through an integrated online marketing campaign and near immediate in-venue promotions following the shot, sales skyrocketed driving a 167% increase in ecommerce orders the day of the historic game. To highlight an already successful year, the Celtics online store ranked #1 in the NBA in sales for 2010-11, up from #2 in 2009-10.

“The Boston Celtics have been a long-term partner of Delivery Agent,” said Mike Fitzsimmons, Delivery Agent CEO. “We’re proud of the work we’ve done with them over the last five years to bring a world-class shopping experience to fans and grow the business. We know there are exciting times ahead for this dynamic team tied to their multi-channel commerce business as well as on the court.”

“We chose Delivery Agent because of their expertise in ecommerce deployment for sports and entertainment companies”, said Ted Dalton, VP Corporate Partnerships and Business Development, of the Boston Celtics. “Delivery Agent has a clear understanding of the mechanics of launching and operating a multi-channel commerce business. We look forward to continued growth under this next phase of our partnership.”

About the Boston Celtics

A charter member of the Basketball Association of America (which evolved into the National Basketball Association) since 1946, the Boston Celtics have won a record 17 NBA Championships, including eight (8) in a row from 1959-1966, and have won NBA titles in four different eras. In addition, 31 former Celtics players, management or staff have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In December 2002 the team returned to local ownership for the first time since 1963. For more information on the Celtics, log on to www.celtics.com.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 350 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including the UFC and several NFL and NBA franchises. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
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press@deliveryagent.com

Heather Walker
Boston Celtics
Director of Public Relations
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hwalker@celtics.com

January 9, 2012

Intel Insider, Delivery Agent to Power New Entertainment Experiences for Ultrabooks

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Premium 1080p Television Content Viewable and Contextual Products Shoppable on Ultrabooks and PCs with Intel® Insider™

INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, LAS VEGAS, NV – Jan. 9, 2012 –Intel Corporation is working with Delivery Agent, Inc., the leader in multi-channel commerce for the largest global media companies and an Intel Capital portfolio company, to bring a vast library of premium television content, from top TV and cable networks, in 1080p HD to Ultrabooks™ and PCs with Intel® Insider™.

Intel Insider is a hardware feature of the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor that allows online content services to offer the latest high-definition (HD) movies and television content in 1080p on Ultrabook, notebook and desktop computers. At the end of 2011, Intel had shipped over 70 million processors that support Intel Insider.

Starting later this year, Delivery Agent will integrate Intel® Insider™ technology into its complete commerce engine, which includes Delivery Agent’s proprietary contextual product mapping functionality that lets people watch TV and purchase products tied to the content they are viewing. In addition, people can access Delivery Agent’s TV Wallet™, a transaction engine used by top media companies to process multi-platform commerce transactions tied to their entertainment content. These two features, combined with Intel Insider, will allow people to download TV content in full 1080p HD on their 2nd Generation Intel Core processor-powered Ultrabook, notebook or desktop computer, as well as buy products that are contextually relevant to the show they’re viewing via TV Wallet.

“Delivery Agent is tasked by the top media companies in the world with delivering a best-in-class commerce experience to their show viewers across all interactive platforms,” said Mike Fitzsimmons, Delivery Agent CEO. “Our relationship with Intel enables us to deliver a 1080p premium content offering, while, at the same time, bringing Delivery Agent’s complete commerce platform to market through Intel Insider.”

“People are increasingly streaming and downloading movies and TV shows across all of their connected devices from a variety of online entertainment services,” said George Thangadurai, general manager of Intel’s PC Client Services division. “Delivery Agent’s commerce engine and TV content library helps make the Ultrabook an ideal device for watching online television and having a great second screen experience.”

About Intel

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 350 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including the UFC and several NFL and NBA franchises. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
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press@deliveryagent.com

December 5, 2011

HISTORY®, Verizon FiOS and Delivery Agent Launch T-Commerce Initiative with the New HISTORY Shop App

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Verizon FiOS TV Customers Now Able to Purchase Products Directly from HISTORY Using a TV Remote Control

NEW YORK, NY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA – December 5, 2011 – The long-anticipated age of commerce within television programming has arrived. HISTORY, Verizon Communications Inc., and Delivery Agent, Inc., the leader in multi-channel commerce for entertainment, jointly announce the first contextual commerce application accessible to network programming viewers.

Verizon FiOS TV subscribers will have 24/7 access to the new HISTORY Shop application that enables them to watch A+E Network’s HISTORY channel and use their remote control to purchase merchandise related to and seen on hit series such as Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Ice Road Truckers and more.

Built by Delivery Agent and tested in Verizon’s labs and in-home trials, this t-commerce shopping platform taps into Delivery Agent’s proprietary database of products mapped to television content in order to present the right products at the right time. For example, while watching Pawn Stars, customers can use their FiOS TV remote controls to click to purchase a wide range of brands and products including: classic bikes from Schwinn, vintage inspired consumer electronics from Crosley, Civil War and presidential memorabilia from The Franklin Mint, as well as the complete show season on DVD.

“The HISTORY Shop application is an exciting first, because it enables viewers to see and buy things at the moment they’re most interested – while their favorite shows are on screen,” said Mark Garner, Senior Vice President, Distribution Business Development, Analytics & Marketing for A+E Networks. “This is a great convenience for HISTORY fans and a great selling opportunity for us. And, since we’re selling many of the same products on TV that we offer online – and already know our viewers love – we’re confident they are going to enjoy this new way to shop.”

To access the new application, viewers watching HISTORY programming click on the HISTORY icon that will appear on the TV screen. The application displays shopping items for the customer to view and purchase on the right hand side of the TV screen while the television program runs on the left. Viewers can then use their remote control to purchase items and securely check out using Delivery Agent’s TV Wallet™ – the transaction engine used by the top media companies. Viewers also can access the HISTORY Shop application through the FiOS TV Application Storefront under the Featured and Shopping categories. HISTORY is available for FiOS TV customers on channels 128 in standard-definition and 628 in high-definition.

“FiOS TV is a highly innovative and interactive service that puts technology in viewers’ hands to enhance and transform their home-entertainment experiences,” said Rachelle Zoffer, Director, Content Acquisition and Programming for Verizon. “Our strategic partnership with A+E Networks and Delivery Agent breaks down old technology barriers and frees subscribers to access products they want in new and exciting ways.”

Monetizing content for more than 40 leading television programmers, Delivery Agent operates and manages the online stores for more than 350 television shows and has secured the rights to market and sell more than one million products connected to television content, including A+E Network’s shows. With this HISTORY t-commerce initiative, Verizon, Delivery Agent and A+E Networks are beginning the migration of the network’s online shopping experiences to include the television.

“The technology advancements driving this ground-breaking television commerce initiative are extraordinary,” said Mike Fitzsimmons, Delivery Agent CEO. “This is the first time anyone has successfully aligned the goals and requirements of the three essential players in contextual
television commerce; the entertainment television programmer, the television service provider and the brands/products seen in entertainment content. We’re thrilled to have the solution that drives television commerce forward.”

About Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, with more than 107 million total connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with $106.6 billion in 2010 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 195,000. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 350 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including the UFC and several NFL and NBA franchises. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

About HISTORY®

HISTORY® and HISTORY® HD are the leading destinations for revealing, award-winning original non-fiction series and event specials that connect history with viewers in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. Programming covers a diverse variety of historical genres ranging from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture. Among the network’s program offerings are hit series such as American Pickers, Ax Men, American Restoration, Ice Road Truckers, Top Gear, Pawn Stars and Top Shot, as well as acclaimed specials including Gettysburg, America the Story of Us, WWII in HD, 102 Minutes That Changed America and Life After People. HISTORY has earned four Peabody Awards, 11 Primetime Emmy® Awards, 12 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards and received the prestigious Governor’s Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network’s Save Our History® campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. Take a Veteran to School Day is the network’s signature initiative connecting America’s schools and communities with veterans from all wars. The HISTORY website, located at www.history.com, is the leading online resource for all things history, featuring over 20,000 videos, images, audio clips, articles and interactive features that allow visitors to dig deeper into a broad range of thousands of historical topics.
For more information go to www.historypressroom.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
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press@deliveryagent.com

December 2, 2011

Delivery Agent CEO Mike Fitzsimmons to Present at the TV Of Tomorrow NYC Intensive Show

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SAN FRANCISCO, December 1, 2011 – Delivery Agent, the leader in shopping enabled entertainment will participate at The second annual TVOT NYC Intensive Show, held in New York on December 5, 2011. The conference is hosted by Interactive TV Today a news source focused on the emerging medium of multiplatform, broadband interactive television.

Mr. Fitzsimmons, along with strategic partners Verizon and A+E Television Networks, will participate in the panel entitled “T-Commerce Deployments: Overcoming Challenges and Evolving Best Practices”. The panel, held from 9:25-10:35 AM EST, will examine the challenges and opportunities tied to t-commerce. Mr. Fitzsimmons’ participation will focus specifically on the eco-system and infrastructure Delivery Agent has developed to enable network & cable programmers, operators and advertisers to benefit from shop via remote commerce. In addition, Mr. Fitzsimmons will demonstrate shop enabled entertainment via facebook and tablet devices.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 350 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including the UFC and several NFL and NBA franchises. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
415-728-9602
press@deliveryagent.com

November 8, 2011

Shazam and Delivery Agent Partner to Enable Consumers to Instantly Identify and Purchase Products in Television Shows from Their Mobile Devices

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Shazam Automatically Identifies the Show While Delivery Agent Handles Product Mapping and Consumer Transactions for Top Television Network Programs. NBCUniversal First to Roll-out.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, and LONDON, UK –November 8, 2011 –Delivery Agent, the leader in multi-channel commerce for sports and entertainment, and Shazam, the world’s leading mobile discovery company, today jointly announced a partnership that will allow TV viewers to identify and conveniently purchase products related to the Shazam-enabled show directly from their Apple iOS or Android mobile devices. Shazam automatically identifies what the consumer is watching, and presents the TV show-specific storefront operated and optimized for mobile purchases by Delivery Agent.

“We are very focused on partnerships that bring value to consumers, programmers and brands. The partnership we’re announcing with Shazam benefits all three constituents,” said Mike Fitzsimmons, Delivery Agent CEO. “Consumers can now use Shazam – a favorite app and the undeniable leader in music discovery – to quickly find and buy products from their favorite shows. And brands that are integrated into programming have a new avenue to bring attention to their product – an avenue that ends with a consumer transaction.”

“We are excited to partner with Delivery Agent to provide highly innovative commerce capabilities in our Shazam for TV service. We believe social TV should provide viewers with a reason to engage beyond simply ‘checking in’. This first integration of merchandise and shopping features is a unique addition to the already rich experience we currently offer,” said Andrew Fisher, Shazam’s CEO. “This capability now gives our network partners an enhanced experience for their programming as well as for consumers who want a simple, fulfilling way to interact with the shows they love.”

NBCUniversal, a long-time Delivery Agent client, will be the first to launch with Season 3 of USA Networks’ “Covert Affairs” followed by other NBCUniversal properties. While the show is airing, consumers who Shazam the series will be served contextually relevant products to their mobile device. After a product is identified, consumers will be able to easily purchase the product via Delivery Agent’s mobile storefronts and securely checkout using Delivery Agent’s TV Wallet™, the transaction engine used by media companies to process interactive transactions across the web, mobile and ITV.

The mechanics of the partnership have Delivery Agent’s proprietary catalog of entertainment meta-data integrated into Shazam for TV, which further extends Shazam’s popular app beyond music to television. Delivery Agent, along with their programming partners, will utilize In Program Mentions (IPMs) inventory to trigger the Shazam calls-to-action directly from the television screen.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 350 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including the UFC and several NFL and NBA franchises. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

About Shazam

Shazam is the world’s leading mobile discovery service, enabling people to experience and share content across mobile devices and the Internet. With more than 150 million people using the service in 200 countries, Shazam has created a new way to learn about music, TV and brands and share finds with friends. For people who don’t yet have the Shazam application on their smartphone, it can be found on iTunes App Store, Android Market, AT&T’s AppCenter, Verizon VCast app store, the Ovi Store by Nokia, Windows Phone Marketplace, BlackBerry App World, and GetJar.

For further information about Shazam visit www.shazam.com and @ShazamNews or follow us on Facebook.
For daily music updates follow the Shazam Blog www.shazamers.com and @Shazam Shazam Media enquiries: PR@shazamteam.com

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
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press@deliveryagent.com

November 3, 2011

Delivery Agent Raises $35.5 Million Led by Intel Capital With Liberty Global, and Grazia Equity

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 3rd, 2011- Delivery Agent, Inc., the leader in multi-channel commerce for entertainment and sports, today announced that it has secured $35.5 million in funding led by Intel Capital with strategic investors, Liberty Global, and Grazia Equity. The Series E raise includes re-investment from all current investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing total equity funding to date to $107.3 million.

“Delivery Agent secured global strategic investment from leaders that are entrenched in the evolution of interactivity in the digital home throughout the world,” said Mike Fitzsimmons, Delivery Agent CEO. “Our investors’ capital and expertise in advanced media, e-commerce and digital delivery will enable Delivery Agent to drive substantial value for our partners in the evolving entertainment commerce ecosystem.”

Delivery Agent manages commerce for more than 40 global media partners and over 350 individual entertainment properties.  The company’s multi-channel commerce platform, which includes a proprietary transaction engine and contextual serving capabilities, serves longtime clients including – NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, CBS, Discovery Communications, UFC, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime and more. To date, Delivery Agent has processed millions of entertainment commerce transactions across traditional web, social, mobile and connected television.

“This is an extremely exciting time for the advanced media industry,” said Mark Yi, Managing Director of Intel Capital. “Delivery Agent’s vision for how consumers will synchronously transact while consuming entertainment and advertising content across platforms is in alignment with Intel’s vision for the digital home and connected consumers.”

“Our investment in Delivery Agent shows our conviction in the t-commerce space,” said Bruce Dines, Vice President of Liberty Global Ventures. “Based on Delivery Agent’s proprietary technology platform, we believe the company is well positioned to lead contextually relevant transactional capability across television and other digital platforms, both inside and outside of the US.”

“Germany, with almost 40 million TV households, represents one of the biggest and most diversified TV markets outside the US. Based on its impressive track record in the US, Delivery Agent is best positioned to play a major role in the commercialization of German and other European digital homes,” said Torsten Kreindl General Partner at Grazia Equity.

GCA Savvian served as financial advisor to Delivery Agent on this financing.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 350 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including the UFC and several NFL and NBA franchises. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

About Intel Capital

Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$10 billion in over 1,140 companies in 50 countries. In that timeframe, 191 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 268 were acquired or participated in a merger. In 2010, Intel Capital invested US$327 million in 119 investments with approximately 44 percent of funds invested outside the United States and Canada. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
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press@deliveryagent.com

September 23, 2011

Delivery Agent’s 3rd Annual “Entertainment Commerce Summit” Brings Together Most Influential Media and Licensing Executives to Drive Multi-Channel Commerce Initiatives

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA. -September 23, 2011 – Delivery Agent, Inc., the leader in multi-channel commerce for entertainment and sports, held its third annual invite – only “Entertainment Commerce Summit “ in Scottsdale Arizona from September 20th – September 22nd. Attendees included thought-leaders and executives charged with managing licensing, commerce and advanced media platforms for companies including: CBS, NBC, HBO, Discovery, Showtime, Comcast, and Verizon among many others.

Top of mind at the Delivery Agent Annual Entertainment Commerce Summit were the challenges and opportunities associated with commerce in a shifting media landscape. Disc And Digital panel moderator Billy Law from The Nielsen Company was joined by executives from Live Nation, A+ E Television Networks, Discovery and Turner Classic Media to discuss how digital media platforms are changing the ways consumers access and consume entertainment programming and the impact those trends have on commerce.

“We were so pleased with the turn-out we had at this year’s summit,” said Mike Fitzsimmons Delivery Agent CEO. “We’ve seen this summit, which is now in its third year, gain great momentum. To have clients, prospects and industry thought-leaders in one room discussing the evolution and future of entertainment shopping is incredibly productive especially as we head into Q4, the biggest selling season for the collective group.”

In addition to client case studies and general trend information in the areas of licensing, commerce and social media, the group also had the opportunity to hear from Delivery Agent partners and business leaders capable of advancing entertainment shopping across multiple platforms. Speakers included: HSN, ROVI, Akamai, Verizon, Intel and Digital River.

The Summit ended with the presentation of Delivery Agent’s Performance awards covering nine categories tied to entertainment commerce. The categories and winners announced were as follows:

Categories & Winners

Highest Comparable Sales Growth CBS

Highest Audience Engagement HBO

Product of the Year – Entertainment CBS: Bert The Hippo

Product of the Year – Media AETN: America: The Story of US

Product of the Year – Sports UFC: The Official UFC Fall 2011 Sherpa

Top Performing Property F/X: Sons of Anarchy

Best Integrated Campaign Discovery: Deadliest Catch Sweeps

Best Advanced Advertising Campaign Victory Motorcycles

This year’s Delivery Agent Summit was sponsored by The Licensing Letter, Rovi and Akamai.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 350 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including the UFC and several NFL and NBA franchises. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
415-728-9602
press@deliveryagent.com


June 13, 2011

Delivery Agent CEO Mike Fitzsimmons to Present at Licensing University during the 2011 Licensing International Expo Show

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2011 – Mike Fitzsimmons CEO of Delivery Agent, the leader in shopping enabled entertainment, will present alongside Liz Kalodner, the Executive Vice President and General Manager for CBS Consumer Products, at the Licensing University session entitled How the Digital World is Changing Licensing Forever.

How the Digital World is Changing Licensing Forever will take place at 10:00 a.m. on June 14, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Presenters will take part in a discussion about how the licensing landscape has changed as a result of ecommerce, on demand product, fan designed merchandise, virtual goods and social gaming.

Fitzsimmons will talk about Delivery Agent’s role in the licensing ecosystem and how the company has activated revenue opportunities for entertainment and sports license holders through the web, mobile and ITV applications.

About Delivery Agent, Inc.

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 200 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including FIFA, the Boston Celtics and UFC. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
415-728-9602
press@deliveryagent.com

June 9, 2011

Delivery Agent Introduces Mobile Storefronts Specifically Designed for Entertainment and Sports Clients

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Discovery, HBO, FX Networks, UFC and Boston Celtics Currently Live with 15 More Partners Coming  Next Quarter

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2011 – Delivery Agent, the leader in multi-channel commerce for sports and entertainment, today announced the release of smartphone optimized storefronts accessible from over 200 mobile devices. These mobile storefronts allow Delivery Agent clients to deliver an easily accessible shopping experience, enhanced with product information, search and reviews.

What makes this platform extension to mobile unique is the ability to deliver mobile only offers timed and relevant to entertainment events – either live events or events tied to television storylines.  Fans at a UFC event, or viewing on Pay Per View, will be able to access offers from their mobile phone during the event and tied to the fight they are watching.  Viewers of the FX Networks’ show  It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will be able to access unique product and discount offers that tie directly to the storyline of the episode they’re watching.

“Delivery Agent is in the business of offering contextually relevant products to viewers of sports and entertainment content.,” said Mike Fitzsimmons, Delivery Agent CEO. “Today our clients and their viewers and fans, are consuming content across multiple devices.  Optimizing our clients’ web storefronts for mobile is a natural progression in the evolution of content consumption and shopping.”

Delivery Agent will have the mobile channel enabled for all its clients by Q4 to ensure that they all benefit from the increase in mobile transactions expected for holiday.

About Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent, Inc., named #1 Privately Held Media Company by Inc. Magazine and #3 on the Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 200 entertainment properties from major media companies including CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A&E Television Networks, HBO, Showtime, The CW, Univision Communications, and The Weinstein Company, as well as for sports organizations including FIFA, the Boston Celtics and UFC. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products tied to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and London, Delivery Agent deploys its technology platform, including commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections between entertainment content, consumers and brands. More information about Delivery Agent is available at www.deliveryagent.com.

Contacts

Kim Marder
Delivery Agent
415-728-9602
press@deliveryagent.com


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