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/ Adam Richardson

Uproar game shows land on Excite’s Games Channel

Uproar's online game shows, including Family Feud and Bingo Blitz, come to Excite's Games Channel in August under a new deal with Excite@Home.

Uproar has cut a deal with Excite@Home to put co-branded versions of its online game shows on the Excite Games Channel starting in August. The lineup includes shows built on the Pearson Television properties 100% and Family Feud, plus Uproar staples like Bingo Blitz, Puzzle-A-Go-Go, and Picture This.

The numbers explain the handshake. Excite claims 78 million page views a day and 28 million registered users, while Uproar’s players average more than 54 minutes a month on its free site, about 1.7 million hours in total. Sticky game shows meeting a portal-sized audience is a natural pairing, so expect more deals like this one before the year is out.