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GLOW News Glowpoint Selected by Leading Cable TV Operator to Provide Expanded Coverage of Division 1 College Sports; Glowpoint to be Used as Cost Effective Way to Gain Access to Coaches and Players
HILLSIDE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2006--Glowpoint, Inc. (OTC:GLOW), a leading broadcast-quality, IP-based video managed service provider, announced that has been selected by one of the nation's leading Cable TV providers to deliver content for Division 1 College sporting events. Glowpoint will be providing its IP-based "video-centric" network to enable live and recorded interviews of players, coaches and other personalities in and around college sports over national Cable TV.
This is the third major sports broadcaster to leverage Glowpoint's unique broadcast application services, and, in this application, Glowpoint will initially cover nine colleges in the Mountain West Conference. Glowpoint's combination of managed services and broadcast quality connectivity, backed up with a 24/7 network operations center, is designed to ensure that the broadcaster will have always on, high-quality services whenever it's desired.
"Many colleges have more of a following than professional sports teams and a number of broadcasters are trying to capitalize on this growing demand for content by expanding coverage of college sports," said Glowpoint's CEO, Michael Brandofino. "By leveraging Glowpoint's services, these broadcasters have a cost effective, high quality solution for obtaining content from colleges around the country. The uses for Glowpoint in this environment are limitless."
Glowpoint provides IP-based broadcast solutions for national networks and cable TV providers that enable on-demand broadcasting, with always-on exclusive video network connectivity that reduce transport costs by up to 80 percent as compared to traditional satellite feeds.
Glowpoint, Inc. (OTC:GLOW) is a world leading broadcast-quality, IP-based video managed service provider. Glowpoint offers video conferencing, bridging, technology hosting, and IP broadcasting services to enterprises, SOHOs, broadcasters, and consumers worldwide. The Glowpoint network carries an average of more than 60,000 video calls per month worldwide. Glowpoint is headquartered in Hillside, New Jersey. To learn more about Glowpoint, visit www.glowpoint.com.
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