Manchester United Develop Serious Relationship
Serious, The Sports Publisher Introduce the First- Ever Officially Licensed Manchester United DVD Cardz in Fall 2004
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 10, 2004 -- Serious USA, Inc. the world’s leading
publisher of collectible CD Cardz, has announced that they are expanding their
product line with the introduction of Manchester United DVD Cardz in the Autumn
of 2004. The announcement was made today by Chairman & President of Serious
USA, David-Joseph Brown and Director of Commercial Enterprises, Manchester
United Plc., Ben Hatton.
“We are very excited to be launching the DVD
Card division of our business,” said Brown. “DVD Cardz will provide a
collectibility and portability currently unavailable in today’s standard DVD’s.
The fact that we are able to debut this new product with the most celebrated
sports franchise in the world, Manchester United, is a privilege and will truly
make for a ‘must have’ collectible for soccer fans around the world.”
“The Serious DVD Cardz are a perfect keepsake for any fan of Manchester
United,” said Hatton. “The cardz provide a unique medium for football fans of
all ages to celebrate the rich history and exciting future of our club, through
a collectible unlike any other.”
The Man U DVD Cardz will bring soccer
fans right to the pitch from the comfort of their living rooms. Each DVD Card
will be packed with Manchester United interactive video, along with action
photos, in-depth player stats, original music, interactive trivia and more.
Packaged as singles, each pack has an anticpated suggested retail value of
$4.99/£3.99.
The series will contain several Manchester United stars
including; goalkeeper Tim Howard, forwards Ruud van Nistelrooy, Louis Saha, Paul
Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielders Ryan Giggs, and Roy Keane with
further players to be subsequently released throughout the season.
Headquartered in New York with offices in London and Singapore, Serious
is a privately owned, worldwide publisher of interactive DVD and CD Cardz.
Reminiscent in shape to traditional trading cards, the rectangular DVD Cardz
hold 570 megabytes and can be played in any standard DVD player including
PlayStation2 and Xbox. With up to 80 megabytes of content, CD Cardz are both
Windows and Mac compatible requiring no additional software or installation. A
pioneer in ‘21st Century Collectible DVD and CD Cardz,’ Serious products are
presently being sold at over 40,000 retail outlets worldwide and online at http://www.serious.com. In
addition to their current partners at the NFL, NBA, UEFA and Manchester United
FC, Serious has produced CD Cardz for New-Line Cinema, Sony Pictures, Columbia
Pictures, Warner Brothers Pictures, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures and 20th
Century Fox bringing movie fans some of the hottest Hollywood titles including
Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings.
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