Video Reports from the Special Olympic Games
Farmers’ Almanac TV (who knew?!?) will offer friends and families of athletes competing in the first-ever Special Olympics USA National Games the opportunity to view daily reports on the games via the Internet. The Special Olympics USA National Games will be held from July 2 through July 7, on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa. More than 3,000 Special Olympics athletes from all 50 US states will compete in the Special Olympics USA National Games’ 12 Olympic-style sports and, in the process, will promote the achievements and abilities of persons with intellectual disabilities to all of America.
The Special Olympics USA National Games coverage is part of a journey through Iowa and other states and regions of North America, to videotape stories for the second season of the television series of the same name. Season one of Farmers’ Almanac TV is currently airing on public television stations throughout the US.
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Research and Markets have issued a new whitepaper from IP media experts, Herv Utheza and Colin Dixon, who examine the factors impacting the deployment of IPTV throughout in Asia, Europe, and North America. The detailed report analyzes how the IPTV deployment landscape has shifted in just the 12 months, andNBCOlympics.com Streaming the Games
NBC is significantly expanding its Olympics video offerings for the internet and mobile phones, a sure sign of its increased comfort with technologies that erect geographic boundaries online, however the video access will be limited to internet users in the United States. The network’s official Olympics site, NBCOlympics.com, will show forMarchMadness Free Web Video On Demand
Sports events have been shown on the Net in the past, by CBS, ESPN, and others. But the audiences have been limited, since they typically cost viewers money or are niche events. Since the Webcast will be paid for with advertising, it could draw the biggest online viewership ever.Fierce 15 IPTV Innovators 2007
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Since America 'votes' today we thought this was a timely post.. via Google video. (Run-time 1hr 21mins)WeatherBug Launches Web Video Stations
WeatherBug has launched its own video sharing community that allows any citizen meteorologist to upload their own reports and/or severe weather videos. This is a natural extension of what the company has been doing for years with photos. All videos can be rated and you don’t need to use theGet Your Aviation News Video on Aero-TV
Aero-News announced [with waaay too much gusto] they will be providing a preview of ANN 10.0, and Aero-TV, via online video, online audio, and online news webcasting LIVE from the grounds of Oshkosh 2007. From those hallowed grounds, ANN will be providing DAILY news and DAILY feature reports that can
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