Narrowstep Chosen by British Gymnastics Association to Launch Broadband TV Channel
November 06 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK and LONDON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Narrowstep(TM) Inc (OTC:NRWS) (BULLETIN BOARD: NRWS) , the TV on
the Internet Company, announced today that the British Gymnastics
Association and Sportsgate Ltd. has chosen its proprietary
technology medium, telvOS(TM), to launch their broadband TV channel
http://www.bgtv.biz/. British Gymnastics TV will provide live
coverage of some of the most respected events in the U.K., making
them available to the huge fan base that follows this Olympic
sport, as well as developing a full schedule of programs
specifically for gymnastics enthusiasts. Narrowstep's telvOS(TM)
(television operating system) already powers Sail TV, Martial Arts
TV, Cycling TV, and Field Hockey TV, in addition to non-sports
channels such as ITV Local and London TV, to name a few. British
Gymnastics TV launched with the men's British Masters, broadcast
directly to the Internet from the event in the north-west of
England yesterday. More live events will follow on November 11 and
25 and the channel will broadcast many live events every year.
British Gymnastics TV is a unique edition to Narrowstep's
impressive portfolio of sports-related channels. "Gymnastics is one
of many sports turning to the Internet to reach its fans. While
mainstream channels are restricted in what they can broadcast
because of their obligation to cater for mass audiences, online
channels can adapt their output to be as specific as they like.
This, coupled with the undeniable value for money offered by TV
over IP, is resulting in a boom in sports channels across the
internet," said Steve Beaumont, CEO of Narrowstep Inc. "British
Gymnastics is extremely excited with this new initiative, where
BGtv is to become the central plank of our corporate communications
policy, to deliver information, news, reviews, interviews and cover
domestic and international events wherever we can secure rights,"
said Alan Sommerville, CEO of the British Gymnastics Association.
"BGtv created considerable interest at the World Congress of the
Federation of International Gymnastics in Geneva, when I announced
it this week, many of the International Federations expressed a
desire to become subscribers." "Sportsgate works with many sport
governing bodies bringing them affordable use of new technology to
protect and maximize revenue from information and image rights. We
provide sport GB's these services to give better value to members,"
said Bill Colley, chairman and CEO of Sportsgate Ltd. "Narrowstep's
high quality TV and operating system lets sports control delivery
of image rights and re-invest the value. This is why we chose
Narrowstep as our broadband provider to offer affordable
broadcasting to all our sports. Together we will increase the
number of single and multi-sport channels." TV over IP channels are
a growing proposition in many countries, including the U.K., the
U.S. and Germany, and are finding markets hungry for the new
platform. Narrowstep's telvOS(TM) system provides the backbone for
TV over IP for 100+ channels, representing niche market interest
groups ranging from entertainment, tourism, sports, and local
broadcasters who want to expand their market and remove
geographical boundaries to broadcasting. About Narrowstep
Narrowstep(TM) Inc. (OTC:NRWS) (BULLETIN BOARD: NRWS) , the TV on
the Internet company, is a leading global provider of broadband
television services. Narrowstep's proprietary technologies and
customer-focused services enable TV channels to be delivered over
the Internet. 100+ companies have chosen Narrowstep because it
offers the most television-like and true community building
broadband experience. The company's telvOS(TM) (Television
Operating System(TM)) and nBed(TM) technologies enable the most
comprehensive delivery of video to mobile, wireless, Internet,
broadband, VOIP and entirely new IP-delivered broadcast services.
For more information, go to http://www.narrowstep.com/. For more
information on Narrowstep: Art Maulsby Bob Gold & Associates
310-784-1040 Cynthia Cooper Narrowstep, Inc. 212-404-1860
DATASOURCE: Narrowstep Inc. CONTACT: Art Maulsby of Bob Gold &
Associates, +1-310-784-1040, , for Narrowstep Inc.; or Cynthia
Cooper of Narrowstep, Inc., +1-212-404-1860, Web site:
http://www.bgtv.biz/ Web site: http://www.narrowstep.com/
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