November 26, 2010 – LOS ANGELES, CA – This year, even if you can’t get away from work to catch kickoff or get home to switch on the TV to watch the United Football League (UFL) Championship Game, you can take advantage of the live streaming options to enjoy live online viewing. With the aid of AEG Digital Media, fans will now be able to tune in online to watch the two top teams in the UFL, the Florida Tuskers and the Las Vegas Locomotives in a Championship rematch Saturday, November 27th.
AEG Digital Media, the leading provider of complete webcast management, production and media services in the digital media industry, has been selected by the UFL to enable a first of its kind digital experience for fans. Streaming live from the AEG Digital Media platform and broadcast on the UFL’s YouTube channel (www.YouTube.com/theUFL), viewers can select their camera angle and video feed throughout the game. AEG Digital Media and the UFL will enable up to 4 different angles of all the live action from Omaha starting at noon EST.
AEG Digital Media will manage the transmission of the live online broadcast from the stadium to their Digital Broadcast Operations Center at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, CA. AEG Digital Media will also encode the feeds in multiple bit rates including HD, build a branded and optimized video player and provide AEG Digital Media’s participatory messaging platform, the Hawk, that converts viewers to participants. The Hawk will provide unified messaging from texts, tweets and web based submissions where users can message about the game in real time.
“We are pleased to work with AEG Digital Media on our first-ever YouTube live streaming event,” said Tomas Llibre, VP of Information Technology, United Football League. “With their unique expertise, multiple bit rate technology, and integration of the fan messaging aggregation and sharing, this year’s event will reach more viewers and provide a more in-depth look at this exciting event.”
About AEG Digital
AEG Digital Media is the leading provider of complete webcast management, production and media services in the digital media industry. Regarded as the definitive turnkey service provider in the market today, AEG Digital Media takes a broadcast approach to streaming/digital media and enables the world’s largest, innovative webcasts and live events. For more information, visit www.aegdigitalmedia.com.
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Contacts
For AEG Digital Media
Mary Kay Crocker, 801-592-5575
marykay@radi8creative.com
