TVU Networks, www.tvunetworks.com, the leading global service for live Internet TV, has been granted exclusive broadband distribution rights for the "NetJets Showdown" tennis exhibition, a match between all-time Grand Slam champion and International Tennis Hall of Famer Peter Sampras, and young Swiss sensation Roger Federer, ranked #1 in the world by ATP.

The NetJets Showdown, produced by StarGames in association with The Marquis Jet Card and Men's Vogue magazine, will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 10, 2008.
Dubbed "A Battle for Tennis History", the NetJets Showdown will mark the first time in eight years that tennis has been played at Madison Square Garden, a venue known as "the world's most famous arena". This historic match will mark the fourth meeting between these renowned players, and their first meeting in the U.S.

Simulcast on the Tennis Channel and Fox Sports Net New York, the broadcast of this clash of the tennis titans will be available live, free, and on a global basis on TVU Channel 1, from 8PM to 10:30PM Eastern. TVU will continue to re-broadcast the match for a seven day period following the match.
According to Paul Shen, CEO, TVU Networks, "TVU is delighted to have been chosen as the Official Broadband Distributor for this monumental sporting event. We are excited that our technology and business model e nable us to deliver it live to tennis fans in every corner of the world, at no cost to any viewer."

Jerry Solomon, President of event producer StarGames, states, "TVU is the perfect media partner for this event. Tennis is a worldwide sport and through TVU this match can be available to fans everywhere."

This year's NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is scheduled to begin on March 18, 2008, and will conclude with the championship game on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

NCAA March Madness on Demand allows you to watch LIVE game broadcasts of CBS Sports television Coverage of the NCAA Championship, highlights, recaps, and archived video on your computer for FREE!

However, due to overwhelming popular demand, the virtual arena will be full with lines forming in the Waiting Room on game day. During live games, users will be routed through the Waiting Room prior to viewing the live, streaming video. To be first in line, sign up now for a free VIP pass. VIP members gain access to the games faster than General Admission members.

The Waiting Room will open shortly before the first game on Thursday, March 20.

Enjoy the games!

NBC Universal, owner of the exclusive U.S. media rights to this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, China (August 8-24, 2008), announced today that it was teaming up with MSN and Microsoft in an unprecedented strategic alliance to create "NBCOlympics.com on MSN", a next-generation online experience for Olympic fans across the United States. With thousands of hours of competition video in both live and on- demand formats, deep analysis and results delivered from NBC's award-winning broadcast and digital media teams, and Microsoft's Silverlight technology to deliver deeply immersive user experiences, NBCOlympics.com's coverage will be powered by MSN and Microsoft technology to complement NBC's broadcast programming and put millions of fans in control of the Olympic sports, athletes and countries they want to watch.

"Over the past 20 years, we have continually expanded our coverage of the Olympics to new platforms as they have become available, and the Beijing Games will mark another milestone," said Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics. "By teaming up with MSN and Microsoft, we can give both the core fan and casual consumer of the Olympic Games an amazing online experience, combining high-quality video with the storytelling and analysis that we're known for. We chose to partner with MSN and Microsoft because technologies such as Silverlight help us deliver the kind of next-generation online viewing experience that will change the way the Olympics is experienced for millions of fans in 2008."

The new alliance was announced during the keynote presentation of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The two companies will work together to deliver Olympic coverage to the U.S. online audience, powered using Microsoft's Silverlight technology. During the Beijing Games, NBCOlympics.com (www.nbcolympics.com) content will be prominently featured on the MSN.com homepage (www.msn.com), seen by over 100 million users per month, as well as on MSN Video (video.msn.com) and across the MSN and Windows Live networks, all moving the massive MSN Network audience to NBCOlympics.com's complete coverage of the Games.

As a result of this unprecedented alliance, "NBCOlympics.com on MSN" will deliver:

• 2,200 hours of live event video coverage, with more than 20 simultaneous live video streams at peak times
• More than 3,000 hours of on-demand video content including full-event replays, highlights, features, interviews and encore packages.
• An "enhanced playback mode" powered by Silverlight that gives users the choice of a high-quality full screen viewing experience that is as good or better than anything on the Internet today
• Unique metadata overlays powered by Silverlight that enable fans to have access not only to high quality video, but also to the wealth of related content including results, statistics, comprehensive bios, rules and expert analysis from NBC's Olympic digital media team in Beijing
• Live video alerts so fans can stay connected to the events and teams they care most about
• Social networking features that enable fans to share aspects of their Olympic experience with friends

"We are pleased to partner with NBC to bring immersive, interactive video experiences to millions of sports fans during the Beijing Olympics," said Kevin Johnson, president of the Platforms & Services Division, Microsoft. "Combining NBC's rich history in covering the Olympic Games with MSN's reach and Microsoft's Silverlight technology will help change the way people connect to and consume rich content on the web."

NBC Olympics, which is the U.S.' single destination for Olympic coverage, is live today and covers every Olympic summer sport as well as key athletes and events leading up to the 2008 Beijing Games. Coverage will expand in May 2008 to include the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

The tennis season will begin with unprecedented coverage of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year: 137 hours of coverage on ESPN2, as well as more than 480 hours - all live, with users choosing between action on six courts - on broadband ESPN360.com. Play will begin on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. ET and will continue through the women's and men's finals Friday, Jan. 25, and Sunday, Jan. 27, respectively. ESPN has televised the Australian Open since 1984; last year's women's final drew ESPN2's best tennis rating ever, a 1.9 for Serena Williams' victory over Maria Sharapova.

In addition, where appropriate ESPN's SportsCenter and ESPNEWS will endeavor live look-ins to the action; ESPN Deportes has a greatly increased Spanish-language schedule; and ESPN International has expanded rights.

ESPN360.com will expand its broadband coverage to include no fewer than six live feeds from various courts - including the women's, men's and mixed doubles finals - plus a simulcast of ESPN2's live coverage, totaling more than 480 hours. For the first 11 days (Jan. 13 - 23), coverage will commence at 7 p.m. (11 a.m. in Melbourne, when play begins). The courts to be included are the "TV courts," the ones most likely to have top matches: Rod Laver Arena, Vodafone Arena, Margaret Court Arena, plus Courts 2, 3 and 6. Coverage will be the "world feed" from the host broadcaster, with graphics, natural sound and no commentary. For the remainder of the tournament, ESPN360.com will continue the ESPN2 simulcast, and will carry the women's (Jan. 24), men's (Jan. 25) and mixed (Jan. 26) doubles finals.

Each window of coverage will be available for on-demand replay following its completion. With ESPN360.com's dynamic new interface, tennis fans will be able to fast-forward, rewind and pause action - during both on-demand replay and live action coverage.

The coverage is part of ESPN360.com's most robust monthly schedule ever. In January, the broadband network will deliver at least 390 live sports events, including its 100th event since the September 4 relaunch. The new ESPN360.com is a 24/7 live sports destination, delivering more than 2,500 live global sports events per year (more than ESPN and ESPN2 combined). The service offers high-quality live video and a mosaic of screens, letting users follow multiple events simultaneously. ESPN360.com is available at no charge to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection from an affiliated service provider. It has more than doubled distribution since November 2006, and is available in 20 million households via more than 25 Internet service providers including AT&T, Verizon, RCN, Frontier, Cavalier, Charter, Mediacom, Conway and Grande Communications. Consumers wanting more information about ESPN360.com should go to www.espn360.com.

ESPN.com will feature blogs from Peter Bodo and Tennis.com's staff, daily ESPN video highlights and features, original podcasts from the ESPN PodCenter (http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/index), and news and analysis from ESPN.com and Tennis.com. Other contributors: ESPN.com's Bonnie DeSimone, ESPN The Magazine and Page 2's LZ Granderson as well as Patrick McEnroe, Pam Shriver, Bodo and more.

ESPNdeportes.com, the leading sports Web Site for Spanish-speaking fans in the U.S. and Latin America, will provide unmatched coverage with a recently re-designed tennis section featuring the latest news and results, high-quality video segments (daily SportsCenter clips, chats and columns), Australian Open blog by Simón, daily polls and more.

ESPN M OBILE TV ESPN Mobile TV, a 24/7 channel for wireless, will provide more than 50 hours of live coverage. ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN's first 24/7 wireless channel that is not a simulcast of any existing ESPN network, offers full-length live events including college football and basketball, NBA, NASCAR, MLS, Arena Football and more. It also offers content from Mike & Mike in the Morning, First Take and Pardon the Interruption. ESPN Mobile TV is available through MobiTV and on MediaFLO USA's mobile entertainment service.

MLB.TV is allowing baseball fans all over th world to catch the 2006 World Series action online. (Finally, an organization that gets it!) Baseball fans in the United States, Canada, Guam, US Virgin Islands, South Korea and Japan will be able to watch the full game after it is played due to blackout restrictions.

Fans outside of these countries will be able to catch all of the action during the World Series live.

MLB.TV
You too can join the millions of fans who are watching live baseball games online. MLB has created the online distribution site MLB.TV to broadcast live every out-of-market baseball game. Users have the ability to purchase a monthly subscription and catch over 300 live out-of-market baseball games online or a season subscription that provides access to watch every out-of-market baseball game. Subscribers also can choose from a huge selection of archived on-demand games. Please note that local and national blackout restrictions do apply. Please check MLB TV for more information.

On September 8th, the National Football League and Yahoo! announced they will enable football and sports fans around the world to watch live NFL games on the Internet. Unfortunately, that service is only available to fans outside of North America. If you are one of the lucky ones, check out NFL Game Pass below.

NFL Game Pass (Outside North America)
NFL Game Pass will allow football fans outside of North America to watch nearly every NFL game live and in its entirety online. NFL games broadcasted online will be streamed at up to 700 kbps. The new online subscription service will charge fans a fee of $24.99 per week or $249.99 for the entire 17-week NFL regular season, and each game will also be available in archived format up to 24 hours after its conclusion.

Here are some sites to follow the scoreboard and watch NFL video highlights.

NFL.com
NFL.com features online video covering the latest news and stories in the NFL. Free NFL.com video clips showcase the Network's signature show, NFL Total Access, the Best of NFL Films, special features such as In Their Own Words, Playbook, Point After, and much more. Be sure to check back on a daily basis for new video on NFL.com.

College Football - CSTV XXL
CSTV has launched more than 100 Internet TV channels dedicated to live college sports. The service is called CSTV XXL and covers live events, whether it be college football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and more. Each Internet TV channel will be a "virtual arena" -- a seamless Internet experience offering a total of more than 10,000 live events and includes audio, video and live data feeds of college sports scores, highlights, interviews, press conferences, news, features, archived games, plus ticketing, e-commerce and much more.

Sports fans can also follow a specific college athletic program and create customizable Internet TV channels on CSTV's All- Access suite of more than 100 colleges including Auburn, BYU, Memphis, Miami, Navy, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Tennessee, Tulane, Villanova, UCLA, UNLV, USC and Washington.

Not all games will be free to watch and listen. You have the option to pay a monthly or annual fee for a specific college's CSTV "All-Access" pass or you can purchase a CSTV XXL Premium pass, which offers access to all 100+ college sports channels.

ESPN GamePlan
ESPN GamePlan is one of the best college football packages and it is now available online. ESPN GamePlan is a pay-per-view service that lets sports fans watch all the college football action online. The 2006 schedule will include more than 150 games (10-15 games per week), featuring teams from conferences such as the ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Sun Belt, MAC, Pac-10, SEC, WAC and more.

Additionally, ESPN GamePlan allows fans to watch all archived non-ABC GamePlan games exclusively online.

ESPN360 (US)
ESPN360 will broadcast several college footbal games live via their online TV service. Some of the football games will be exclusive to the online channel. ESPN360 will also provide on-demand game scores, highlights, statistics, analysis, and interviews with players and coaches.

Want to watch live Major League Baseball games online? You can do it for a price.

MLB.TV (World)
You too can join the millions of fans who are watching live baseball games online. MLB has created the online distribution site MLB.TV to broadcast live every out-of-market baseball game. Users have the ability to purchase a monthly subscription and catch over 300 live out-of-market baseball games online or a season subscription that provides access to watch every out-of-market baseball game. Subscribers also can choose from a huge selection of archived on-demand games. Please note that local and national blackout restrictions do apply. Please check MLB TV for more information.

On a special note: Beware of World Cup Online Scams

As the FIFA World Cup 2006 has gotten underway, we have witnessed an explosion of sites that claim to show the World Cup online for a nominal fee. Buyer beware: these sites could be a scam. To read more and to see a list of sites that may fall into that category, go to our blog or click here

Some people will be lucky enough to watch the FIFA World Cup 2006 online and live. Here's what we've dug up...

ESPN360 (US)
ESPN360 will be broadcasting all 52 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2006 online. Online viewers will see the same World Cup feed as television audiences, including sponsor messages and commercials. The games are scheduled from June 9th through July 9th and are televised from Germany. ESPN360 is free but only available through certain high speed Internet service providers such as Adelphia Communications Corp., Bend Broadband, Charter Communications Inc., Grande Communications, Mediacom Communications, Mid-Hudson Cablevision, Susquehanna Communications, US Cable, and Verizon Communications Inc., among others. Check to see if your ISP provider is an affiliate.

BBC Sport (UK)
The BBC will stream all of its FIFA World Cup 2006 football matches live on the Internet via the BBC Sport website. The service is only available to UK broadband users and viewers can espect to see the same coverage as terrestrial viewing. This will be the largest event the BBC has attempted to broadcast over the Internet before.

Rogers Yahoo! (Canada)
Rogers Yahoo! customers in Canada will be happy to know that they too can tune into the 2006 FIFA World Cup action online. The Rogers Yahoo! Video Player will provide users with non-stop quality highlights from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The site claims to have "near-live" video highlights when the games begin. On a side note, Rogers Wireless will also be offering video and text highlights via phone.

Globo (Brazil)
Brazil's TV Globo has obtained territory rights to deliver live streaming video converage of the world's most watch sporting event, the 2006 World Cup soccer tournament in Germany. Beginning June 9, all 64 matches will be streamed live through the GloboEsporte.com web portal. GloboEsporte.com has deployed Quova Media for its digital rights management. Quova Media will ensure that GloboEsporte.com's World Cup coverage will be accessible to online viewers only in Brazil. Subscribers can expect to pay a one-time fee between 7.90 reals (US$3.43; 2,69€) to 14.90 reals (US$6.40; 5,02€) for the entire tournament, depending on the user's connection speed.

Sohu.com (China)
Sohu.com and SMGBB.cn have joined together to provide the FIFA World Cup 2006 online video content in China. SMGBB.cn has been granted first ever exclusive authorization from FIFA to provide broadband Internet TV content of the World Cup 2006 event in mainland China and has selected Sohu.com as its exclusive portal partner. Sohu.com will work closely with SMGBB.cn to deliver World Cup broadband Internet video and photos to Chinese Internet users and football fans.

Univision Online (US)
Univision Online has the exclusive U.S. rights to show 2006 FIFA World Cup Spanish-language, near-live video highlights for online and wireless. Hispanic soccer fans in the U.S. will have the opportunity to follow all 64 matches. Univision includes a one-of-a-kind video epicenter. Fans will be able to view free, near-live FIFA World Cup video highlights of the tournament from each of the 64 matches. Even more FIFA World Cup video coverage will be available through a broadband subscription package offering unlimited access for only $9.95.