CBS Corporation's CSTV Launches More Than 100 Broadband Channels Of Live College Sports
Suite of broadband channels to program more than 10,000 live and On-Demand events, ranging from Notre Dame Football to Auburn Gymnastics
Aug. 31, 2006
NEW YORK - August 31, 2006 - CSTV Networks, Inc., a division of CBS Corp., is offering the most extensive content that has ever been available to sports fans through more than 100 new broadband channels dedicated to live college sports. Each broadband channel will be a "virtual arena" - a seamless Internet experience offering a total of more than 10,000 live events, including audio, video and live data feeds of press conferences, news, features, archived games, plus ticketing, e-commerce and much more.
"Exclusive Internet content has become a vital element as we segue from a mass media to a personalized media world," said
The unprecedented breadth of content is available at CSTV.com through CSTV XXL or individually through its industry-leading network of All-Access sites, which are devoted to many of the top athletic programs in the country. The unrivaled platform lends itself to a plethora of advertising opportunities for CSTV digital sponsors such as Coca-Cola, Pontiac and State Farm.
"College athletics are an extremely important arena for Coca-Cola and CSTV connects with the passion of this enormous segment," said John Egan, Group Director, Sports Marketing, Coca-Cola. "These new broadband channels are the next wave in college sports and illustrate CSTV's ability to stay at the forefront of the ever-changing media landscape. This is a huge step forward for college sports fans."
Consumers can subscribe to CSTV XXL via www.CSTVXXL.com or CSTV.com, which includes the entire array of All-Access broadband channels and all 10,000 events. For fans who want to follow a specific athletic program, the platform will be utilized to create customizable broadband channels on CSTV's All-Access suite of more than 100 colleges including Auburn, BYU, Memphis, Miami, Navy, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Tennessee, Tulane, Villanova, UCLA, UNLV, USC and Washington. These individual broadband channels, named accordingly for each school such as "Fighting Irish All-Access," are tailored to give every school its own look and feel. The All-Access channel platform is available to every university and college regardless of who publishes its athletic web site.
"Our fans and subscribers will be able to enjoy multi media content on usctrojans.com like never before," said Joe Eskenazi, Associate Athletic Director,
Said Jeff Long, Director of Athletics at the
Said Todd Turner, Director of Athletics,
A complete list of All-Access broadband channels appears below.
Fans who utilize this best-in-class platform will enter a world where they will get all of the content they desire without ever having to leave. The easy-to-use interface will let them navigate the channel by school, sport, audio, video and countless other criteria. Fans will also be linked to related content and they will be kept abreast on the progress of their favorite school with up-to-the-minute news, scores and highlights.
"CSTV is an innovator in broadband sports programming with a strong college affiliate network and a deep understanding of consumer behavior online" said Hilmi Ozguc, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Maven Networks. "It is exciting to see that CSTV has fully leveraged Maven's technology platform to deploy the most engaging and interactive sports experience of its kind anywhere on the Web. This truly represents not just the future of Internet TV but also of television in general."
"Connecting so many college fans and alumni with the live events they care so deeply about is a perfect application for broadband channels," said Ian Blaine, CEO of thePlatform. "We are excited to support CSTV Networks with thePlatform's proven Media Publishing System (MPS) and our years of expertise gained from major broadband channel deployments."
About CSTV Networks
CSTV Networks, Inc., now part of the CBS Corporation is the leading digital and cable programming company dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company, its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV: College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 250 official athletic sites; CSTV All Access, broadband services providing live audio and video of more than 10,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. Further information is available at www.CSTV.com.
About Maven Networks
Maven Networks transforms the way professional media companies deliver sophisticated broadband video services by making it fast and efficient to launch scalable, engaging and profitable Internet TV channels. Based on patent-pending technology, Maven Media SystemTM is a comprehensive platform for creating, managing and delivering compelling broadband video channels that enable direct-to-consumer services and generate new revenue streams. Maven Media System is used by industry-leading organizations across the globe such as 20th Century Fox, A&E Television Networks International, Disney Buena Vista Pictures, Hallmark Channel, National Geographic Channel, Pepsi, Nike, and Sony Pictures. For additional information please visit www.maven.net.
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