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March 12th, 2004
Dublin, Ireland |
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Dublin, Ireland - 12 March, 2004 - Servecast
Limited, the leading international provider of
webcasting solutions today announced that it has
launched a new Pay Per View online cricket service
in partnership with its sister company, Setanta
Sports.
Under the initiative, Servecast and Setanta will
broadcast live coverage of major international
cricket events to a global broadband audience
from Setanta's new broadband sports portal, www.setanta.tv.
The service was launched on 11 March with live
coverage of the 1st Test in the West Indies v
England Series from Kingston, Jamaica. Coverage
of this series will continue throughout April
and May with three further test matches and seven
one day internationals.
This series will be followed by full live coverage
of the return series when the West Indies travel
to England in July.
"We are delighted to add cricket to our
range of sports coverage. We are already the leading
provider of online broadcasting solutions in the
UK and Europe, serving customers such as Liverpool
FC, Manchester United FC, Chelsea FC, Celtic FC,
At the Races and many more.", said Darach
Deehan, CEO of Servecast.
"This deal extends our leadership to the
cricket segment of the market, a segment which
we believe offers enormous potential, with a massive
worldwide broadband audience. We are now the undisputed
leader in the three biggest online sports, soccer,
racing and cricket, as well as being the partner
of choice to the largest broadcasters, including
BSkyB and ITV and broadcast services operators
NTL, Globecast and Kingston inmedia."
For further information, please contact;
Darach Deehan, CEO, Servecast
Telephone + 353 (0)1 4748002
About Servecast
Founded in 1998, Servecast is the leading specialist
supplier of New Media Sportscasting delivering
advanced streaming media solutions for the Sports
Industry. Servecast's Media Studio Platform
enables Sporting Organisations and Rights Holders
to exploit their media assets to new broadband
and mobile connected audiences.
Through the delivery of high quality audio visual
sports content over broadband and mobile applications,
Servecast's Media Studio platform greatly enhances
the global fan sporting experience and enables
the delivery of significant new revenue streams
to the rights holder. Through our focus on sports,
Servecast has developed a deep partnership network
with major broadcasters, clubs and sporting bodies,
the online betting industry, technology providers
and content syndication partners. We leverage
these partnerships to ensure optimal business
success for our customers.
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