London , UK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/22/2008 -- Support for this year's Euro 5 Man tournament has exceeded all expectations, and the prize fund now exceeds a staggering €17,000.00 with huge thanks to all of event sponsors, including Paramina who have donated a brand new, state-of-the-art ACT100 air compressor worth €4,500!

The team line-up gets more exciting by the day, with some of the very best teams in Europe confirmed, including Joy Division (Sweden), Nexus (UK), Solid (Norway), Shockwave (UK), Ugly Ducklings (Denmark) , Fat Lady Charms (Sweden), Method (UK), Poison Ivy (Norway), DUB (Holland) and Gung Ho (Germany)….

The organisers have pulled out all the stops to deliver an exceptional package for teams & spectators alike. These include:

• One4one TV documentary for worldwide web-cast
• Spectators with a great line-up of entertainment, participation activities, music and live commentary
• Low cost of entry and outstanding team prizes
• Excellent £4.5m stadium, with facilities including heated indoor players area and free parking
• Excellent media support including local newspaper & radio coverage, PG International and Kent Messenger Group journalists covering the event over the weekend

This is the closing event of the European 2007 paintball tournament season, with the next quality tournament not until April 2008. The deadline for team bookings is the 2nd of November, and with room for only three playing fields, capacity has to be limited to 50 teams this year.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

London, UK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/22/2008 -- The event organisers, Pure Rush Promotions, in liaison with Extreme Mayhem, last week made the difficult decision to delay the European 5 Man Paintball Championships until 2008.

After months of preparation and hard work, planning, promoting and marketing the event, this was a painful conclusion brought about by, in the end, the harsh reality that only 20 UK teams were in a position to commit. While the response from Europe was notably stronger than last year, teams essentially fund Paintball Tournaments, and had the event proceeded with less than 40 teams, not only would it have undermined credibility in the Euro 5 Man competition, it would have resulted in a substantial financial loss.

Warren Maxwell of Pure Rush Promotions said "with the backing and support of Ex Mayhem and one4one TV, the strongest marketing campaign to date, supported by PGi, local media and all our partners, an excellent prize purse plus a stadium-full of spectators and entertainments, we had every confidence of delivering an exceptional 'land-mark' tournament. The Euro 5 Man has been well supported over the last 5 years and in 2005 44 teams participated.

Our initial conclusion was that holding the Euro 5 Man at the end of the season might have been a misjudgement – and this may still be true, however over recent weeks we have personally called every UK team on our database and we are faced with a worryingly long list of teams that have completely disbanded, or teams short of members and/or funding. In addition key paintball brands that are most active in team sponsorship failed, for whatever reasons, to really get behind the Euro 5 Man this year and we clearly need to understand why. We are of course bitterly disappointed but certainly not beaten".

These observations are echoed in hard statistics provided by The Millennium Series, Europe's top tournament series. UK team participation has steadily declined by over 30% in the last 4 years with only 50 UK teams in the 2007 season, compared to no less than 112 French teams. Even more telling: national team support is obviously strongest when their country hosts that leg of the series, and French teams consistently account for +40% of all teams playing when the series hits French soil, however here in the England, UK team participation dropped from 39% in 2006 to an alarming 29.7% in 2007!

Duncan Farber said "it is clear that while the UK is reputedly Europe's biggest paintball-playing nation, the competitive side of the sport is suffering a decline. We must also conclude that the cost of participation is a significant factor. While we support regional leagues and indeed the Super League concept (encouraging migration from woodland to tournament paintball at grass-roots level) as best we can, it remains a critical challenge to also retain teams and in this respect the established tournament leagues here in the UK clearly have a job on their hands.

The cost of league tournament participation is, in general terms, evidently too high to be sustainable, particularly with so much historic reliance upon sponsorship, and we are working closely with Pure Rush to rework the financial model. It's clearly important to draw paintball into the wider extreme sports arena, diminish the cost of team participation and generate funding revenue's elsewhere. As a one-off stand-alone event, the Euro 5 Man championship is the perfect testing ground".

Pure Rush and Extreme Mayhem would like to thank the event sponsors, the teams who never wavered and everyone who gave such generous support this year, including (in no particular order) The Scottish Warriors, The Ghurkhas, Jewson, Warped Sports, Raw State, Manic, Regency Marquees, PGi, one4one TV, Viledge, Draxxus, Ex Time, Paintball Kit Magazine, Paramina, Funtrak, and Juggling Inferno.

Spectators who purchased tickets to attend the event will be contacted and fully refunded, and all paintball teams have been informed.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

London, UK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/22/2008 -- Event organiser, Pure Rush Paintball, in association with Extreme Mayhem and One4one TV, is pleased to announce that the European 5 Man Paintball Championships, being held at the Julie Rose Stadium in Ashford, Kent, on the 10th and 11th of November 2007, is assured of being the most exciting event to date with paintball teams now booking in from all over Europe.

This year and for the first time, the organisers are welcoming spectators of all ages to attend the championships.

The event is being promoted by Extreme (founders of The Extreme Sports Channel) and the paintball action is being filmed by One4one TV for worldwide broadcast, and in addition to the intense, high-speed team competition that culminates on Sunday, organisers have pulled out all the stops to ensure a great line-up of spectator activities and entertainment. These include:

• The Scottish Warriors (UK Champions) VS The Ghurkhas 'scenario' exhibition matches
• 'One-on-One' and 'Fastest Finger' winner-takes-all paintball competitions
• Spectacular Juggling Inferno circus performances, with fire-juggling, stilt-walkers, etc.
• Gladiators personal guest appearances
• Family activities that include Laser Quest, Wall Climbing, Trampoline Bungee, Inflatable Boxing, Jousting…

Best of all, entry is completely free for under 17's and only £5 for adults. But be warned:

• The Julie Rose Stadium has limited seating capacity (only 800 spectators per day) and tickets are now selling fast
• You must pre-book your tickets at www.euro5man.com – only ticket holders will be allowed entry on the day

The Julie Rose Stadium company chairman, Peter Davison, said: "We are thrilled that the Paintball Championships have returned to the JRS for the 5th year. This event contributes to the broad range of activities and events that the Trust wishes to offer to the people of Ashford."

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

London, UK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/20/2008 -- The Extreme Group, founders of The Extreme Sports Channel, is pleased to announce the launch of Extreme Mayhem, the ingenious, off-the-wall biz limbering up to deliver meaningful growth to the paintball industry in the UK & Europe.

At a grass-roots level, the new extrememayhem.co.uk website is the foundation and portal to this venture. Informative, relaxed and innovative, it is designed to help users – and particularly those new to paintball – to book a game online for free, with direct links to their nearest accredited venue, and without unwittingly paying hidden agency booking fees. With a community approach typical of the Extreme brand, the website already boasts Britain's widest (and still growing) network of over 70 quality paintball sites in England, Scotland, N. Ireland, Ireland & Wales, and also unique guides to training sites, leading forums, news & sporting events, to help paintballers navigate their way into the sport.

The Extreme Group is committed to seeing paintball in Europe emulate the success seen in the USA, where Paintball is now the 3rd largest action sport, by working closely with key players in the industry and harnessing the strength of Extreme – with its multiple brands and media exposure – to support and expand the Paintball industry, both as a recreational activity and as a competitive sport.

To this end Extreme Entertainment (a long-term player in production & distribution of extreme sports footage) is already working closely with one4one TV (world's biggest producer of paintball footage) on several documentary projects targeted at mainstream TV. The business is also exploring ways to actively encourage the migration of recreational players into the competitive tournament sport.

Al Gosling, CEO of the Extreme Group and founder of the Extreme Sports Channel, believes that paintball should now be recognised as a sport and personally endorsed an application made by The Paintball Association earlier this year. This is currently being reviewed by Sport England. If successful the UK (the leading paintballing nation in Europe) would be the first country to do so, taking the initial mandatory step towards the ultimate long-term achievement – getting tournament paintball into the Olympic Games.

"Extreme Mayhem is a perfect example of the Extreme business concept in action; pinpointing a market sector with obvious cultural synergy where the brand can make a substantive difference, defining the strategy and then just doing it", stated Al Gosling.

Duncan Farber, head of Extreme Mayhem, said "Paintball in the UK is evidently struggling to achieve its true potential and is devalued by remaining in essence an 'underground' sport with fragmented routes to market. Our strategy is simplicity itself; use our marketing strength and brand loyalty to promote and grow the sport".

Ex Mayhem is proud to sponsor the Euro 5 Man Paintball Championships being held in Ashford, Kent on the 11th and 12th of November, 2007. http://www.euro5man.com

For further information about Extreme Mayhem please contact:

Lis Hunt, Extreme Mayhem

T 0044 (0)1233 755098
M 0044 (0)7751 810202
E lis.hunt@extremeinternational.com
W http://www.extrememayhem.co.uk

To receive all Extreme Mayhem news, please sign up at http://www.extrememayhem.co.uk/

Notes to editors:

Extreme Group was started in 1995 by Al Gosling, founder of the Extreme Sports Channel and is a collection of businesses with a shared brand and shared values. Aged 24, passionate about extreme sports and unable to find a job that interested him, Al set up Extreme. Today Extreme delivers a range of branded lifestyle products and services including, Extreme Entertainment (TV), Ex Stores, Extremepie.com (online retailer), Extreme Mob (an MVNO mobile phone network), Extreme Drinks, Extreme Hotels, Ex Parks (sports based theme parks), Ex Freshies (cafes), Extreme Cred, Ex Travel, Extreme Element (sports courses and experience voucher service), Viledge.com (first 'real time live' social network), Extreme Mayhem, Extreme Medics, Ex Decko (large pic and graphic service), Ex Raw State (apparel and footwear range). Extreme employs 247 people and operates in more than 70 countries around the world. The Extreme Sports Channel gives the Extreme brand continuous 24/7 exposure and reaches over 40 million homes in 60 countries around the world.

For more information please see the 'About us' section on http://www.extrememediagroup.com

For further press information about the Extreme Group please contact:

Gemma Parkinson, Extreme International

T 0044 (0)207 244 1000
E gemma@extremeinternational.com
W http://www.extremeinternational.com

To receive all Extreme Group news, please sign up at http://www.extrememediagroup.com/news.htm

We value our relationship with you. If you do not wish to receive our press releases, please reply to Gemma@extremeinternational.com with 'REMOVE' in the title, detailing the email address you wish to be deleted and the title of the email you received and we will remove you from the list.

About one4one TV
One4one TV is owned by Sekwa7prod company, the world leader in producing and broadcasting paintball since 2004. Based in France, Sekwa7prod focus in bringing paintball to larger audiences on different medias such as the internet, mobile phones, Video on Demand, Peer to Peer TV, Cable and satellite TV and more.

Sekwa7prod operates the international paintball website http:/www.one4one.tv, and is the creator of the first video on demand channel dedicated to paintball, The Paintball Channel.

For further press information about one4one TV please contact:

Mathieu Luquet

T 0033 (0)675 497036
E video@one4one.tv
W http://www.one4one.tv

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm