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London, UK,
Monday Feb 26, 2007
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REAL Madrid are the latest addition to the glittering
array of European clubs attending the Servecast
New Media Sportscasting Summit at the Emirates
Stadium, Arsenal on Thursday March 1.
Real join fellow Spanish giants Barcelona as
no fewer than half of the clubs currently competing
in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League will
be at the North London stadium.
Other Champions League clubs present are Chelsea,
Manchester, Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona, Internazionale
and Glasgow Celtic.
Sports as diverse as football, horse racing,
sailing, basketball, cricket and ice hockey will
all be represented at the event.
Darach Deehan, Chief Executive of Servecast,
said: "The addition of Real Madrid to our
portfolio of clubs is a tremendous coup for the
second staging of the Servecast Summit.
"The calibre of clubs, governing bodies
and sports broadcasters reflects Servecast's reputation
and position as the market leader in the provision
of sports new media solutions."
Also representing football are Manchester City,
Tottenham, Everton, Watford, Leicester City, Glasgow
Rangers, Hearts, Anderlecht, and St Pauli, while
in cricket Surrey CCC will be in attendance.
The FA Premier League and the Bundesliga are
among the leading European football leagues being
represented, along with the International Sailing
Federation, International Horse Racing and EuroLeague
Basketball.
The Servecast New Media conference will address
the critical issues facing sports clubs, organisations
and broadcasters with respect to their new media
strategies. The conference is centred on the new
media landscape for sport and TV, online video
search engine strategies, the emerging role of
mobile video and the opportunities of integrating
online gambling.
The objective of this Servecast conference is
to bring together the most experienced and successful
practitioners in New Media Sportscasting to share
their experiences in growing successful broadband
video services including the most effective promotion
strategies, recruiting & retaining subscribers,
the implications for rights negotiations and how
to use video search engines to complement online
TV services.
Unlike any other conference, the Servecast New
Media Sportscasting Summit attracts the most experienced
and successful practitioners in broadband video
and mobile video services.
By hosting their annual Summit, Servecast aims
to ensure the success of existing & future
clients through leveraging knowledge of best business
practice for new media sportscasting and facilitating
business relationships in the forum of the Summit.
A limited number of delegate places are still
available, priced at £290. Further information
is available from Kathrina Gallogly on +353 (0)
1 4748013.
About Servecast
Founded in 1998, Servecast is the leading provider
of audio and video webcasting solutions for the
Sports and Media sectors. Through its proprietary
Media Studio platform, Servecast provides access
to a fast growing global broadband audience for
high value content such as News and Sport thereby
generating additional revenue streams for content
owners. Servecast is the partner of choice for
sports broadcasters such as BSkyB, At The Races
and Setanta Sports and facilitates the most commercially
successful sports webcasting services in Europe.
Servecast customers include Sky Sports, FC Barcelona,
Liverpool FC, Manchester United FC, Chelsea FC,
Arsenal FC, Rangers FC, the GAA, At The Races
and the England and Wales Cricket Board.
For more details contact:
Kathrina Gallogly
Marketing and Communications Manager
Servecast Ltd.,
http://www.servecast.com
Phone: +353 (0) 1 4748013
Fax: +353 (0) 1 4748003
Paul Mace
Managing Director
Macesport PR
Tel: +44 (0)1159 895421
Fax: +44 (0)1159 402010
paul.mace@macesport.co.uk
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