ESPN and SCP Worldwide Reach Television Agreement for the 2010 South American World...

ESPN and SCP Worldwide Reach Television Agreement for the 2010 South American World Cup Qualifying Tournament

ESPN Deportes to Produce and Air a Total of 70 Games, Including 14
Live

Agreement Includes Extensive Commitment For Additional SCP
Programming
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--ESPN and SCP Worldwide (SCP), the New York based sports, media and
entertainment company, have reached a new agreement for television
rights in the U.S. to the prestigious 2010 South American World Cup
Qualifying tournament (SAWCQ), it was announced today.

Under the terms of the agreement, ESPN Deportes, the company's
Spanish-language network in the U.S., will air a total of 70 games -
14 live. ESPN Deportes will air select live and replay games each
round. In addition, ESPN Deportes will produce, distribute and assist
SCP in marketing the property utilizing its expansive expertise and
outreach in the U.S. The deal also features an extensive package of
Friendly matches in 2008 and 2009 showcasing South American teams.
Additionally, ESPN Deportes will also carry official highlights show
for the tournament, providing a complete re-cap of each round. The
network will also air a preview show each round and provide extensive
coverage of the South American World Cup Qualifiers across news and
information shows led by SportsCenter, Fuera de Juego and Cronometro.

"This deal underscores ESPN Deportes' commitment to soccer fans in
the U.S.," said Lino Garcia, general manager, ESPN Deportes. "The
World Cup is the pinnacle of soccer competition and we're delighted to
be able to offer comprehensive coverage of teams from South America as
they face off to represent their countries in this magnificent event."

The agreement also includes an additional programming component
that will allow SCP, who owns the MLS franchise Real Salt Lake and the
U.S. media rights to international soccer powerhouse Real Madrid, to
produce and deliver added soccer related content to ESPN Deportes.

"This agreement with ESPN exemplifies the value that this property
and soccer overall possess," said Chris Bevilacqua, partner, SCP
Worldwide. "We look forward to working closely with them to utilize
their resources as we tap into the robust community this tournament
obviously appeals to. Additionally, this agreement also gives us the
unique ability to further develop related content that we either own
or will create and will program on one of the most respected and
influential networks in the business."

ESPN Deportes Radio, the only around-the-clock Spanish-language
radio network in the U.S., will also provide live coverage of the
South American World Cup Qualifying tournament. The radio network
acquired exclusive Spanish-language rights in 2007.

About ESPN Deportes

ESPN DEPORTES is the leading multimedia, Spanish-language sports
brand dedicated to providing the widest variety of sports to the U.S.
Hispanic sports fan via television, online, print, radio and wireless.
Sports media assets include ESPN Deportes television which offers
unparalleled Spanish-language sports programming, featuring more than
1400 live and/or original hours of sports programming presented
annually; ESPN Deportes Radio, the only around-the-clock
Spanish-language sports radio network in the U.S., and currently
available in 11 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic radio markets and also
distributed on SIRIUS Satellite Radio; ESPN Deportes La Revista, the
first general sports Spanish-language magazine in the U.S.;
ESPNdeportes.com (www.espndeportes.com), the #1 Spanish-language
sports Web site among Spanish-preferred fans in the U.S.; and ESPN
Deportes Wireless, the brand's emerging business which offers
Spanish-language sports content to fans to text message enabled
phones.

About SCP Worldwide

Based in New York City, SCP Worldwide is a sports, media and
entertainment company with worldwide assets that is owned and operated
by David W. Checketts and his partners, Mike McCarthy, Ken Munoz,
Chris Bevilacqua, Dean Howes and Alan Pace. Together they form an
experienced management team with a proven track record in the sports,
entertainment, media and financial fields with a combined impressive
resume which includes Madison Square Garden and its cable networks
MSG, FSN New York, the first-ever college sports network, CSTV, the
first-ever college conference network, the MTN and financial stalwart
Lehman Brothers.

SCP Worldwide's growing cadre of properties include: the National
Hockey League's St. Louis Blues, Scottrade Center and Kiel Opera House
in St. Louis, Missouri; Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake and
Sports Radio KALL 700 AM in Salt Lake City, Utah; a controlling
interest in New York City based Running Subway, a live entertainment
company which once again produced "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole
Christmas! The Musical" on Broadway this past Holiday Season; and
heralded television and broadband production company, Tupelo-Honey
Productions. In addition, SCP Worldwide has a long-term marketing
partnership with world renowned soccer club Real Madrid.

SCP Worldwide is also constructing a soccer-specific stadium with
related entertainment elements in Sandy, Utah.

ESPN Deportes
Santa Brito, 212-456-0252
santa.brito@espn.com
or
SCP Worldwide
Eric Gelfand, 212-490-1414

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