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ABC, PointMedia to offer news at the pump

February 26, 2002

NEW YORK - In an attempt to transform gas pumps into community newsstands, PointMedia Corp. and the ABC network have signed a content agreement to provide daily news reports on PointMedia's PointTV gas-pump kiosks.

Under the agreement, ABCNEWS.com will provide daily news and entertainment reports, along with a weekly business report, for broadcast on PointTV's kiosks. ABC's Hollywood Headlines entertainment report will usually lead off PointTV broadcasts. The kiosk is activated when customers begin pumping gas.

The service will also offer business news from Bloomberg, SportsTicker live scores, local AccuWeather forecasts, and shopping opportunities.

PointMedia is currently testing PointTV kiosks in a Mobil station in New York and a Global station in Connecticut. The company plans to add four more kiosks to the test program in the next month.