Nov 2006 - PA Sport will provide comprehensive editorial, data and results services for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. We will be delivering live ball-by-ball coverage of the matches and our editorial teams in the Caribbean and England will provide daily news headlines, match previews and reports with feature content available prior to the competition starting and as the action unfolds. PA SportEV will also be offering a full audio podcast service.

Multimedia

PA SportEV will be offering informative, entertaining and timely multimedia services throughout the duration of the tournament. For more information please visit the PA SportEV website .

In-Running Wager Systems

Our cricket in-running wager system produces a continuously updated set of prices and related content as the live game progresses. This can be done simultaneously across multiple matches and provides six different types of wager:

Next batsman to 50, next batsman to 100, how the next man will be out, the number of runs in the next over, boundaries in the next over and probability of a wicket.

This service will be provided by iKnowledge. For more information please visit the iKnowledge website.

Editorial Services - News

PA Sport provides a comprehensive crickets headlines package that will be dominated by the World Cup during the event. Headlines are delivered by NewsML and come with or without pictures. Our headlines services are also suitable for both web and mobile use.

Editorial Services - Features

We have a comprehensive features services available for the tournament. Our features can be used to provide compelling static content for your website. Planned features include:

• Historical Features. This includes history of the competition, tournament stars, great matches and great performances.
• Team Features. Major pieces on all of the nations involved - 1000, 800, 600 or 400 words in length.
• England Features. A variety of features covering all aspects of the England team's preparation and performance.
• General Features. A host of pieces covering Emerging Stars, Stadia Descriptions, Coaches, Key Men and many, many more.

Editorial Services - Match Reports and Previews

PA Sport will deliver match previews and reports on every game. Previews will be available up to 24 hours before the start. Match reports will be sent within 2 hours of the close of play from each match.

Data Services - Preview Data

Our preview data can be delivered in plain text or XML. We will supply top ten lists covering a host of categories, including:

• Highest and lowest team scores
• Most 100s, most 50s and most five and ten wicket hauls
• Most dismissals by a wicket keeper
• We will also provide a preview stats package on every team, covering batting and bowling highs and lows, and all time records.

Data Services - Match Data

PA Sport data services are available in XML. The XML data can be used to provide a feed to Internet sites, mobile platforms and bookmakers.

Our full XML data service includes the following:

• Ball-by-ball
• 15 min updates
• Session updates
• Fixtures
• Squads
• Averages
• Tables

SMS Services

PA Sport can supply three levels of SMS services for the 2007 Cricket World Cup:

Option 1 - A minimum of two messages per day per team while they are still involved in the tournament. Each message will be a maximum of 135 characters in length available from 1st March 2007.

Option 2 - A minimum of two general World Cup messages per day. Each message will be a maximum of 135 characters in length, available from 1st March 2007 to 29th April 2007.

Option 3- In game messages. For each match PA Sport will deliver 3 messages per game at the toss, the end of innings and close of play.

Web Ready World Cup

Web Ready World Cup is a fully hosted solution, presented in the your website's look and feel. PA Sport host, manages and updates the content during the event. It is a complete content solution, integrated seamlessly and invisibly into your own site and managed by PA Sport.

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