CARLSBAD, Calif., March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NTN Buzztime,
Inc. (NYSE American: NTN) is building on the success of the Trivia
for Cash competition format with the rollout of Trivia Madness.
Every day in March, Buzztime is giving away over $100 in cash and prizes to the 10 highest scorers
in Buzztime Sports trivia. Qualifying Buzztime Sports games are 30
minutes and run daily at 4:30 PT /
5:30 MT / 6:30
CT / 7:30 ET at all 2,600+
Buzztime locations.
Buzztime Sports covers the latest sports headlines, so it's the
ultimate gameday companion. With a chance to be one of 10 daily
Trivia Madness winners in March, players have yet another reason to
visit a Buzztime venue. In fact, the competition is driving in
players on days or at times they wouldn't normally go:
"Our team has never played on Sunday before, but we sure did
after I (with the team's help) won the $1,000 prize during the January Trivia for Cash
event…Sunday Funday. When we told the waitress and manager what we
had won, we noticed that the service even improved! Keep it up,
Buzztime!" said Thomas Hoobler, a
Buzztime player at Mad River Bar and Grille in New York, NY.
Trivia for Cash kicked off in December
2018, with additional competitions in January and February
that delivered positive results. February, Trivia for Cash: Awards
Season delivered a 27% overall increase in gameplay and a 21% boost
in new player registrations.
"Our skill-based Trivia for Cash competitions with prizing are
delivering results on all fronts. We're continuing to engage
current players, attract new ones, and increase foot traffic into
over 2,600 partner locations. Trivia for Cash: Trivia Madness gives
even more players – over 300 total – the thrilling experience of
winning in a national trivia competition," said Ram Krishnan, NTN
Buzztime CEO.
With Trivia for Cash, Buzztime keeps the core concept the same:
play your best, and you could win cash and bragging rights in this
skill-based competition. Each month, Buzztime switches the
qualifying games to strategically coincide with current televised
sports and entertainment events to optimize engagement impact. For
example, Sunday Funday in January helped drive customers into
businesses for pro football playoffs. Awards Season highlighted Pop
Culture and Movie Night Trivia and tied into the major award shows
during February.
"Trivia for Cash incentivizes players to choose a Buzztime
location for watching their favorite live TV events with a chance
to win prizes for competing in trivia that matches their interests.
Ultimately, it's an enhanced viewing experience for players – and
adds value to their visit at any of our partner locations,"
continued Krishnan.
Due to the overall increase in gameplay, Buzztime's
digital-out-of-home (DOOH) advertising partners are also benefiting
from a lift in impressions. Their branding messages are being seen
more frequently, by more players on 15,000 screens and 65,000
Buzztime gaming tablets when players are excited and engaged in the
competition.
Forward-looking Statements
This release
contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's
current views of future events and operations, including statements
regarding the value of our product to our customers and their
guests, player engagement, differentiation from the competition,
promotions and prizing, and partner branding opportunities.
These risks and uncertainties include the risks of unsuccessful
execution or launch of products, platforms or brands, risks
associated with customer retention and growth plans, the impact of
alternative entertainment options and technologies and competitive
products, brands, technologies and pricing, adverse economic
conditions, the regulatory environment and changes in the law,
failure of customer and/or player acceptance or demand for new or
existing products, lower market acceptance or appeal of both
existing and new products and services by particular demographic
groups or audiences as a whole, and technical problems or outages.
Please see NTN Buzztime, Inc.'s recent filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for information about these and other risks
that may affect the Company. All forward-looking statements
included in this release are based on information available to us
on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date
hereof and NTN Buzztime, Inc. does not undertake to publicly update
or revise any of its forward-looking statements, even if experience
or future changes show that the indicated results or events will
not be realized.
About Buzztime:
Buzztime (NYSE American: NTN) delivers
interactive entertainment and innovative technology, including
performance analytics and secure payment with Europay, MasterCard®
and Visa® (EMV) chip card readers or with near-field communication
(NFC) technology to accept Apple, Android and Samsung Pay.
Most frequently used in bars and restaurants in North America, the Buzztime tablets and
technology offer engaging solutions to establishments that have
guests who experience dwell time, such as casinos, senior living,
and more. Casual dining venues license Buzztime's customizable
solution to differentiate themselves via competitive fun by
offering guests trivia, card, sports and arcade games, customized
menus and self-service dining features. Buzztime's platform
improves operating efficiencies, creates connections among the
players and venues, and amplifies guests' positive
experiences. The Buzztime platform has also been recently
resold and the content licensed for other businesses serving other
markets. For more information, please visit
http://www.buzztime.com or follow us on Facebook or
Twitter @buzztime.
IR AGENCY CONTACT:
Becky
Herrick/Kirsten Chapman,
LHA
buzztime@lhai.com
415-433-3777
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