Las Vegas, Nevada (January 9, 2004) - iStreamPlanet Co. and WorldPool.com are proud to announce the LIVE pay-per-view webcast of the UPA Pro Tour from the Bicycle Casino using iStreamPlanet PayCast Solutions and Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series. This Professional Billiard Tournament will be held on January 8th through 11th at the Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens, California. Pool fans all over the world will be able to tune in and watch the world’s best pool players in action.
“We're extremely happy to bring professional pool directly to it's many fans all over the world with this new technology made possible with iStreamPlanet and Windows Media Player,” said, Bryce Eshelman, Vice President of WorldPool.Com.
"Publicity is great for pool as it helps it progress the game. It helps fans see the sport for what it is since it is live, this makes it very exciting for the viewers.," said Evan Broxmeyer, professional pool player.
All the events will be webcast LIVE in broadband video using iStreamPlanet PayCast Solutions, a turn-key media delivery platform that incorporates media acquisition, digitalization, Digital Rights Management, distribution on a live, on-demand or download basis, ecommerce and reporting, and Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft.
Fans can purchase any of the matches individually for US $7.99 or an all-day pass for US $19.99.
“Interest for target market specific live content otherwise not available on TV has increased tremendously,” said Alex Khaira, Director of Entertainment Content at iStreamPlanet. “Offering events live on pay-per-view over the Internet is rather cumbersome and an error-prone process, but with PayCast Solutions we made it as easy as selecting the event and pressing a start button!”
[via iStreamPlanet]
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