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PokerShare.com Lives Again: Online poker room prepares to make comeback
Published: 2006-02-21
 Online poker room PokerShare.com is getting ready to relaunch after resolving some messy issues with Excapsa, its former poker network. PokerShare.com has been defunct since November, 2005, when it was forced to close by Excapsa, which allegedly was under duress from UltimateBet.com, the network's flagship poker room. In PokerShare.com's two short months of operation, it reportedly attracted enough interest to make fellow network member UltimateBet.com uneasy regarding the potential competition.
UltimateBet had reason to be apprehensive. PokerShare.com offered a groundbreaking concept in online poker; it effectively turned ordinary online poker players into shareholders by dividing a 40 percent stake in the company among them. Accordingly, PokerShare.com promised to send players quarterly dividends. Indeed, the site was an instant success among online poker players, garnering substantial popularity in its two months of operation.
After being tossed off of Excapsa, Playit Ownit, Ltd., the company behind PokerShare.com, entered into a dispute with Excapsa Software Inc. and its subsidiary, Game Theory Ltd. The two companies have now made amends, as PokerShare.com is preparing for its early March relaunch. Lucan Toh, CEO of PokerShare.com, even went as far as publicly stating that his company "[considers Excapsa] to be a very well run company and we will certainly be investing ourselves."
Regarding the impending relaunch, Max Wright, Director of Gaming for PokerShare.com, commented, "We are in tip-top shape for our return to the market... We fully expect to regain our status as the most promising site on the web."
In addition to reopening its online poker room, PokerShare.com will also launch a similarly-themed online casino, named CasinoShare.com.
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Flextech launches poker, football and fighting channel Player
Published: 2006-02-22
 by Sam Matthews Brand Republic 22 Feb 2006
LONDON - Flextech is launching a sports and gaming channel called Player, which used to operate as a programming strand on sister channel Challenge, in early March.
The channel is billed as a mix of "action, adventure, fighting, gambling, poker, football and drive-time" and will air on Sky and Telewest from launch on EPG number 123.
The 24-hour channel will kick off with the live Italian football match between Juventus and Sampdoria, an exclusive to Player.
Other launch highlights include: the Martin Scorsese gangster movie 'Casino'; drama series 'Tilt', starring 'Reservoir Dogs' Michael Madsen; live motor-racing from the FIA GT Championship; and programmes on the European Poker Tour.
As well as acquired and commissioned content, the channel will also look to make the most of advertiser-funded programming opportunities.
Dave Clarke, Bravo channel editor, adds Player to his existing remit, while Kate Barnes, acting channel editor for Challenge, will be responsible for acquisitions.
Jonathan Webb, director of programming for Bravo, Trouble and Challenge, said: "Player will be gritty and intense. It will be about taking risks and winning and losing big. Our shows will explore in depth the worlds of poker, football, fighting and driving and will capture the moments and the stories of the people we most admire as true players."
The NTL-owned Flextech owns 11 channels including Trouble, Bravo, LivingTV and Challenge, as well as a 50% stake in UKTV channels with BBC Worldwide.
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