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12:09 (BST), 09/05/2008

Playr

Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS

A new television series aimed at gamers began airing in the UK this week on cable and satellite channel Bravo.

Playr is topical weekly magazine programme which reviews new releases, reports from the major gaming events and previews the biggest games first. The series will also have 2 spin offs, Playr 2 and Playr Guide.

Executive producer Richard Wilcox commented, “It’s a good time to be launching television series about games. We expect to reach around 100,000 gamers every week in the UK and many more than that on TV networks worldwide.”

Clips from the show will also be available to watch online each week at yahoo.co.uk.

In the UK, you can watch Playr every weekend on Bravo at the following times.

Saturday 2.30 PM Bravo 2

Sunday 11.00 AM Bravo

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Contacts:

Richard Wilcox

Richard.wilcox@playrhq.com

T: +44 207 700 5176

Editorial

Jason Kilshaw

Jason.kilshaw@playrhq.com

Playr is owned and produced by Lighthouse Productions Ltd and distributed by IMG. www.playrhq.com

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