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KickApps Partners with Cycling.tv to Deploy Online Community for Cycling Enthusiasts



    KickApps Corporation today announced a partnership with Cycling.tv
    to power a full range of social media functionality on the company's
    popular community site, The Innertube. Through the agreement,
    Cycling.tv will leverage the KickApps platform to integrate
    user-generated content and social networking features throughout its
    Web offerings.

    "Cycling is truly a global sport, but social media technologies
    like KickApps are designed to ignite enthusiast communities down to
    the local level," said Alex Blum, CEO of KickApps. "In this sense,
    progressive Internet Protocol TV providers like Cycling.tv have an
    enormous opportunity to rapidly grow audience virally online, and we
    are excited to provide them with this critical social component."

    Through The Innertube, global cycling fans can rate and share
    video, audio, and photos of their favorite races, blog about ongoing
    events, and network with friends via profiles and private messages.
    Additionally, The Innertube integrates seamlessly with Cycling.tv's
    main website--allowing community-members to virally syndicate content
    from both sites across the Web.

    "The KickApps platform allowed us to create a fully-functioning,
    video-centric community site in only a few days," said Simon Brydon,
    CEO of Cycling.tv. "Plus, KickApps' platform is built to be reliable
    and scalable, so we can continue to utilize it as our user base and
    needs grow."

    About KickApps Corporation

    KickApps provides a broad range of building blocks that enable
    social media experiences at any Web site. The company's platform
    combines the scalability and flexibility required by major brands with
    the ease of implementation necessary for smaller, independent
    properties. Formed in 2005 and headquartered in New York, NY,
    thousands of companies rely on KickApps, including Universal
    Music/Interscope, National Lampoon, and Arena Football League.
    KickApps is backed by Spark Capital and Prism VentureWorks, and its
    Board members include former Liberty Digital and E! Entertainment CEO
    Jarl Mohn and former MTV and NFL President Sara Levinson. For more
    information, visit www.kickapps.com.

    About Cycling.tv

    Cycling.tv began broadcasting Pro Cycling on the internet in
    September 2003. Internet TV, or IPTV, is the fastest growing broadcast
    media. In this new business sector Cycling.tv quickly established a
    reputation for quality and breadth of service to the niche cycling
    audiences worldwide. Cycling.tv currently has seven channels: 4 free
    ones and 3 subscription services, Premium, La Vuelta and UCILive.com.
    These subscriptions services are very cheap and offer an annual
    subscription to access their content. For more information visit
    www.Cycling.tv.