A THREE-PEAT FOR SPORTELMonaco 2008!

Monaco, October 23, 2008 - For the third consecutive year, SPORTELMonaco has posted record attendance figures, with a total of 2,495 participants, representing 1,028 companies from 80 countries worldwide taking part in the 4-day event, it was announced today by David Tomatis, CEO of MONACO MEDIAX / SPORTEL.

This year's figures shatter the previous record attendance at last year's SPORTELMonaco 2007, where 2,360 participants from 977 companies from 79 countries took part.

The sold-out exhibition space in the Grimaldi Forum featured 178 stands, kiosks, displays and exhibits.

In making the announcement, Mr. Tomatis commented, "We are extremely pleased with the continuing show of support from the international sports content community and the growing attendance from the new technologies sectors for SPORTELMonaco, especially in the face of growing financial and economic problems throughout the world."

SPORTELMonaco 2008 featured a major new initiative: the SPORTEL Football Workshop^TM, launched in conjunction with SINERGI Sports Consulting. Mr. Tomatis said, "In addition to providing a strong, vibrant market, we are happy to offer our participants a number of workshops, symposia and special press events relating to topics of timely concern. The conference side adds another interesting and informative dimension to SPORTEL for our participants."

The next SPORTEL event will be SPORTELAmerica 2009, March 16-18, 2009 at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

The 20th annual SPORTELMonaco 2009 will return to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, October 12 - 15, 2009.

For further information about SPORTELAmerica 2009 or SPORTELMonaco 2009,
contact Liliane or William Vitale at VITAL COMMUNICATIONS-USA,
Tel: +1 201 869 4022; Fax: +1 201 869 4335