iStreamPlanet hosts 2003 World Series of Poker

iStreamPlanet Delivers First Ever World Series Of Poker Live Internet broadcast Using Windows Media 9 Series

Las Vegas, Nevada (April 17, 2003) - Las Vegas - April 17, 2003 - iStreamPlanet Co. and Binion's Horseshoe Hotel & Casino are proud to announce the LIVE pay-per-view webcast of the 2003 World Series of Poker. Now poker fans all over the world can tune in and watch the world’s best players playing for total prize pool estimated to be well over $20 million.

“Poker is played by millions of people worldwide. We wanted to bring the World Championship closer to them by offering the live broadcast over the Internet,” said Nick Behnen, Marketing Executive at Binion’s Horseshoe.

All gambling fans with a broadband connection will be able to enjoy a total of 34 final table events at rate of one event per day, including the World Championship event on May 23rd. All the events will be webcast LIVE using Windows Media 9 Series, the latest digital media technology from Microsoft that delivers a TV-like experience for broadband users. This ensures that fans will have the highest quality experience when viewing the World Series of Poker.

“This is a great example of how companies like iStreamPlanet can take advantage of the breakthrough video quality of Windows Media 9 Series to create their own revenue generating services,” said Jonathan Usher, director of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. “iStreamPlanet is using Windows Media 9 Series and live Windows Media digital rights management to protect and distribute its live content while providing a high quality viewing experience to consumers around the world.”

Consumers must be at least 18 years old and must have a major credit card to purchase this service. Fans can watch any one of the first 33 final table events for US $14.95 and the World Championship event is US $29.95.

“We are pleased to be a part of the first ever World Series of Poker live Internet broadcast,” said Mio Babic, President, iStreamPlanet. “The interest in viewing “live” specialized programming has grown tremendously due to an increase in number of broadband subscribers and deployment of groundbreaking new technologies for digital media such as Windows Media 9 Series.”

[via iStreamPlanet]