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

Maureen Galeone of The Sports Network, +1-215-441-8444, Maureen@sportsnetwork.com