September 28, 2007 at 11:19 am · Authored by Alex · Filed under Mobile Services

LHM Media, which specialises in mobile entertainment and marketing, is celebrating its second birthday in style after scoring a major contract with Everton Football Club that will see them develop a mobile portal for fans to view goals, images, music and latest news.
Supported by Business Link West Midlands, this breakthrough is the latest in a long line of successes for the firm and will help to increase turnover to the £350k mark for the first time in its history.

Ian Hughes, one of the founding Directors, picked up the story: “Football is a very big market and one where the demand for the latest information is growing by the passing day. This means that our technology could make a real difference to clubs throughout the UK and Everton are one of the first to take advantage.

 “We have designed a mobile portal that will allow supporters to subscribe to goal alerts, news, ringtones and competitions by the minute. This starts at just 25p for the basic service and goes up to £3 for a video of the game – relayed direct to the phone just 24 hours after it has been played.”

LHM Media was founded in September 2005 by Ian Hughes, Paul McMonagle and Steve Lawrence who support Wolves, Blues and Aston Villa respectively.

The football fans – all experienced in the media and telecoms industry – used expert assistance from Business Link WM to help with initial business planning, market research and the creation of a corporate website.