IRB and MediaZone Launch RWCPlus
June 25 2007 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
The International Rugby Board (IRB) and MediaZone have announced
that fans will be able to view all the matches from Rugby World Cup
2007 (RWC) online through an exciting official broadband video
service, RWCPlus. The product, which will go LIVE on July 31, will
be streamed through the official Tournament website
www.rugbyworldcup.com. RWCPlus will offer fans an RWC Pass that
includes 24-hour delayed coverage of all 48 matches from the 2007
IRB Rugby World Cup, as well as LIVE audio feeds, match previews,
halftime and fulltime highlights, interviews, and archived Rugby
World Cup content for US$49.99. Individual matches are also
available on a pay-per-view basis. Existing MediaZone Rugby All
Access Pass customers in eligible territories can purchase the
package at a discounted rate of $39.99. Fans interested in
purchasing both the RWC Pass and the MediaZone Rugby All Access
Pass can buy a combined package for $139.98. RWCPlus is produced in
association with MediaZone Rugby, the world�s top provider of
online Rugby video, with coverage of more than 250 LIVE matches per
year and a wide variety of additional content from highlights and
previews to viewer participation forums. Together, the IRB and
MediaZone will offer the most comprehensive and far-reaching
coverage of Rugby�s showpiece tournament. �As part of our ongoing
efforts to make Rugby World Cup 2007 readily available to all fans
worldwide, RWCPlus provides global broadband access to complement
our unprecedented broadcast coverage at a very affordable price,�
said Mike Miller, CEO of the IRB. �In addition to providing online
coverage of premier events like Wimbledon, the Indianapolis 500 and
the New York City Marathon, MediaZone is the worldwide leader for
access to Rugby online, so it is a perfect fit for us to partner
with IRB to deliver the world�s biggest sporting event in 2007,�
said Patrick Guthrie, MediaZone�s Director of Rugby. �We are
absolutely thrilled to provide this affordable option so rugby fans
worldwide can see every single scrum, lineout, ruck, maul and try
while they support their favorite teams throughout the Finals
Tournament.� About MediaZone MediaZone is a leading global online
broadcaster specializing in professionally produced sports,
international and entertainment video programming. MediaZone has
established lasting exclusive partnerships with leading media
brands including AOL and NBC Sports and is the official online
broadcast partner for major events such as Wimbledon, the New York
City Marathon, and the Indianapolis 500. MediaZone Rugby is the
world�s leading service for rugby video online, available at
MediaZone.com/Rugby. The company is headquartered in the San
Francisco Bay Area with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a
division of MIH Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers
(Nasdaq:NPSN). For more information, please visit: MediaZone.com.
About the International Rugby Board The International Rugby Board
(IRB) is Rugby Union�s governing body. There are currently 120
Unions in membership of the IRB within six Regional Associations.
The IRB funds and runs major International Rugby tournament�s all
over the world including its most prestigious event, Rugby World
Cup (RWC), which is held every four years. RWC is now the world�s
third largest sporting event and this year�s tournament in France
is widely anticipated to be the most successful in the tournament�s
20-year history. Over 2 million fans are expected to attend one or
more of the 48 matches while a worldwide audience of over 4 billion
will watch RWC on TV. RWC plays an important part in the global
development of the Game with funds generated pumped into the Game
at every level in the form of high performance, union
infrastructure and tournament initiatives designed at increasing
the overall competitiveness of the Game.
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