XOS, College Sports Direct adds MyTeamTV, source for video
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By Andrew Lippe
XOS Technologies, Inc, has
joined forces with the College Sports Direct Web site and has added MyTeamTV, the
only destination with a comprehensive list of all online college sports
programming. XOS Technologies has numerous relationships with key industry
players, affording it with significant resources and opportunities for the
network.
The concept behind College
Sports Direct is to be a central online content source for college sports
fans, said Nada Usina, president, XOS Network. The new site offers a selection of more than 20 sports in both men’s
and women’s categories, and includes over 1,000 teams. To appeal to a broader
fan base, College Sports Direct offers sports categories that range from rifle
and equestrian to more popular sports such as football, basketball and
baseball.
Our relationships with key players, along
with extensive research and consistent online monitoring, combine to lay the
foundation for College Sports Direct s MyTeamTV, said Usina.
MyTeamTV enables users to
search for video streams that include live and on-demand games, special events,
and press conferences and play highlights for all college teams. Users refine their searches and sort by
school, sport or date. Every category can be found instantly for MyTeamTV is
updated every day.
To access daily content fans only need a high-speed Internet
connection and Windows Media software. This makes the site very accessible. In
addition, XOS has optimized College Sports Direct web site for speed and video
quality. Much of this content is also available on mobile devices.
Our main focus is on quality
so we ensure that content is captured as efficiently as possible through the
latest technology innovations, said Usina.
MyTeamTV is also an
innovative platform for they truly listen to the fans. They have received numerous
requests on team content and have since updated to include the new content.
As the site grows and we leverage our new
community tools, our fan-rating capabilities can become integrated into MyTeamTV
and we will have the increased ability to provide truly fan-driven feature
content, said Usina.
Premium content prices vary
from monthly to seasonal to annual subscriptions on any of the partner official
team sites. On College Sports Direct fans have the ability to purchase single
event streams between $4.95 and $9.95.
College Sports Direct fills
a void in the marketplace. It s truly amazing and unlike anything fans recall
in terms of video viewing on the Web from previous years, said Usina.