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‘Battle of the Exes’ as AOL Launches Olympic News Site

LONDON, 8th August 2008 – AOL has today launched a new website providing news coverage of all aspects of the 2008 Olympics, with ex-couple Sharron Davies, MBE, and Derek Redmond giving commentary and predictions in competing blogs.

The site ( www.aol.co.uk/olympics ) will provide daily analysis of the Games, with ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron on location in Beijing. To fuel the spirit of competition, AOL has set her ex-husband and former Olympic athlete Derek, as her blogging opponent, based in London.

Both have been tasked with spotting the next great hopes for British Olympic glory, in addition to delivering their daily updates on the Olympic news and gossip from China and the British sporting community. Their sporting tales will be bolstered by contributions from Jessica Ennis, Britain’s top-ranked heptathlete and former Olympic relay champion, John Regis.

AOL Latino Launches Sports Blog Fanáticos.com

AOL Latino kicked off its Olympic coverage with the launch of the site's new sports blog Fanáticos.com. The site focuses on coverage of fútbol (soccer), baseball and boxing teams from the United States, Mexico, Latin America and Spain during the Olympic games and beyond. Fanáticos' content is written by nine leading sports bloggers, who will provide insights into this highly anticipated, global competition.

AOL Latino Launches Social-Network Sports Blog Fanáticos.com

NEW YORK, NY—August 6, 2008—AOL Latino, http://latino.aol.com, kicks off its coverage today of the Olympic Games in Beijing with the launch of Fanáticos.com, http://www.fanaticos.com, a sports blog destination written by a team of seasoned sports writers from Mexico, Argentina and the U.S. The site focuses on fútbol (soccer), baseball and boxing teams from the United States, Mexico, Latin America and Spain, and will include coverage throughout the duration of the games. Fanáticos.com is supported by AOL’s digital advertising business, Platform-A, http://www.platform-a.com, which will continue to offer relevant advertising opportunities in both display advertising as well as content-targeted links on the Web site. 

Virgin Mobile to Sponsor Bebo’s The Secret World of Sam King

Virgin Mobile has signed on to sponsor Bebo's latest online drama, The Secret World of Sam King. The show, which is the fourth original online program on Bebo, focuses on a junior employee at Universal Music who starts his own music label in the mailroom. In exchange for its sponsorship, Virgin Mobile will be referenced in the show.

AOL Music Launches Tour Tracker

AOL Music unveiled Tour Tracker, a site that lets music fans track their favorite artists and bands on tour. The service, presented by American Express, lets fans follow and discuss artists throughout their tours, or find comprehensive listings for which artists are playing hometown on any given night.