Monaco, October 16, 2009 – SPORTELMonaco has celebrated its 20th annual event in high style, with 2 247 participants, representing 938 companies from 68 countries worldwide taking part in the 4-day mix of market, conferences and special events that wrapped up this week, it was announced today by David Tomatis, CEO of MONACO MEDIAX / SPORTEL.

The packed exhibition space in the Grimaldi Forum featured 161 stands, kiosks, displays and exhibits.

In making the announcement, Mr. Tomatis commented, “We are very satisfied with the turn-out this year, both in terms of our long-time supporters and the more than 200 companies that took part for the first time. This blend of returning companies and new participants made for a lively market with many new business opportunities for everyone.

In addition to the second annual SPORTEL Football Workshop™, presented in conjunction with SINERGI Sports Consulting, the Georges Bertellotti GOLDEN PODIUM AWARDS Ceremony, an international Symposium and several special press events, participants were treated to lively kickboxing and Mexican wrestling demonstrations presented by French distributor, Fighting Spirit Distribution.

Continuing, Mr. Tomatis said, “SPORTEL's strength rests in our ability to gather top-level executives representing the entire spectrum of the sports programming and content industry. From conceptualizing events to financing to staging and production, to sales and distribution, SPORTEL offers something for everyone, no matter what their specialty or focus."

The next SPORTEL event will be SPORTELAsia 2010, March 8 - 10, 2010 at the world-famous Ritz-Carlton, Millenia, Singapore.

The 21st annual SPORTELMonaco 2010 will return to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, October 11 - 14, 2010.

For further information about SPORTELAisa 2010 or SPORTELMonaco 2010,
contact Liliane or William Vitale at VITAL COMMUNICATIONS-USA,
Tel: +1 201 869 4022; Fax: +1 201 869 4335; sportelsales@sportelsales.com