WCSN Offers Live and On-Demand Coverage on Yahoo! Sports
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World
Championship Sports Network (WCSN), the premier destination for fans of Olympic
and lifestyle sports, and Yahoo! Sports, a leading sports destination on the
Internet, announced a strategic partnership to provide fans an exclusive
opportunity to sample select live events and on-demand coverage of world class
Olympics sports competitions leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games at Yahoo!
Sports.
Fans can
get a preview of major competitions that will play a significant role in
determining who will compete in the Beijing Games, on Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com)
and Yahoo! Olympics (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics). Viewers can also go to www.wcsn.com
for in-depth coverage of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, FIG
Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, FINA World Cup, FIVB Beach Volleyball
World Championships, UCI Cycling Road World Championships and the FIS World Cup
season featuring alpine, snowboarding and freestyle events. Select live feeds
and highlights, along with articles, features, and photos, provide a
comprehensive preview of the excitement from
China.
“As
excitement builds for the Beijing Olympics, we are looking forward to working
with Yahoo! Sports to continue our mission of reaching a massive online
audience for these major Olympics sports competitions,” said Claude Ruibal,
chairman and CEO, WCSN. “This partnership gives sports fans more Olympic
coverage beyond the typical two weeks of news every couple years.”
“By
partnering with WCSN, Yahoo! Sports will continue to deliver on its mission to
provide the most compelling video to our passionate fans,” said James Pitaro, vice
president and general manager, Yahoo! Sports. “The availability of live track
& field, volleyball and cycling on Yahoo! Sports will ignite the Olympic
2008 fire in sports fans.”
Anticipated
events leading up to the 2008 Games, viewable exclusively on WCSN and Yahoo!
Sports, include:
FIVB World
Championships,
Gstaad,
Switzerland, July 24-29
IAAF World
Championships in Athletics,
Osaka,
Japan, Aug. 24 –
Sept. 2
FIG
Artistic World Gymnastics Championships,
Stuttgart,
Germany, Sept.
1-9
UCI Road
World Championships,
Stuttgart,
Germany,
Sept. 26-30
Olympic
fans can now follow the action leading up to the Summer Games on WCSN, as their
favorite athletes and teams prepare to compete for their chance at victory.
Fans can view both live and on-demand video footage anytime anywhere on WCSN
via a $4.95 monthly subscription, which includes free access to results,
behind-the-scenes features, and more. Broadcast schedules can be found at
WCSN.com and fans can also contact their local cable operator to get more details
on the WCSN television channel.