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NEW YORK and SAN CARLOS, Calif. –– October 29, 2007 – NBCSports.com and NBCOlympics.com, in conjunction with online sports broadcaster MediaZone, will provide LIVE online coverage of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon from New York City on Saturday, November 3 and the 2007 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4. All the latest marathon action can be accessed at NBCSports.com/marathon and NBCOlympics.com.
The action kicks off on Saturday as the top American male athletes compete for the chance to represent the U.S. in Beijing next summer with LIVE streaming coverage of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon. The race is set to begin at Rockefeller Center and will be streamed in its entirety for FREE via the Web. The start of the race will be broadcast LIVE nationally on NBC's "The Today Show" at 7:35 a.m. ET. This marks the first time ever that an Olympic Trials event is available LIVE online.
"NBC Olympics and NBCOlympics.com are excited to broadcast the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the Men's Marathon––the first-ever LIVE streaming of a U.S. Olympic Trials event. Over the next year, NBCOlympics.com will continue to cover the Road to Beijing with news, scores and results, feature reporting and LIVE streaming video," said Perkins Miller, senior VP, Digital Media, NBC Sports & Olympics.
On Marathon Sunday, the world will then watch as some of the world’s legendary distance runners compete for over $2 million in prize money at the 38th running of the ING New York City Marathon. As a special highlight, the female winner of the inaugural World Marathon Majors crown and the chance to win an additional $500,000 prize will also be decided in New York. The online broadcast will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET, and is set to include LIVE chat features, commentary when watching On Demand and a three-hour world feed.
"MediaZone continues to provide sought after events and the most dynamic and interactive consumer experience in online sports. Last year's first-ever LIVE Internet broadcast of the ING New York City Marathon was a groundbreaking event, and this year's Marathon weekend coverage should build on this success, offering expanded coverage and features that can't be found anywhere else," said Chris Ott, sports director, MediaZone.
"NBCSports.com and NBCOlympics.com are committed to delivering the best in LIVE broadband sports and we are proud to continue our online coverage of the ING New York City Marathon, one of the world's greatest road races," added Miller.
Sunday's race is available LIVE online for only $4.99, while Saturday's race will be broadcast for FREE – both at NBCSports.com/marathon and NBCOlympics.com.
COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS: NBC Sports commentator Al Trautwig is joined by Olympic long-distance runner Lynn Jennings, and veteran road-racing journalist Toni Reavis for highlights of the Olympic Trials from Central Park in New York City. Coverage on NBC Sports can be seen on Saturday, November 3 from 2:00-2:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports will broadcast highlights of the 2007 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4 from 3:00-4:00 p.m., ET, hosted by NBC Sports’ Jimmy Roberts. The broadcast will feature the 38th running of the 26.2-mile race seen by 2.5 million spectators as runners pace through New York City’s five boroughs and finish at Tavern on the Green in world-famous Central Park.
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 and SANZAR rugby. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a division of MIH Ltd. For more information, please visit: MediaZone.com.
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Posted by Alison Wade at 9:16 a.m. | Tags: Web Sites, Press Releases, Webcast
otita commented, on November 3, 2007 at 9:17 a.m.:
Saturday's race was never broadcast live... it's 1:45 into the race and so far we haven't seen squat...
Humphrey commented, on November 3, 2007 at 8:49 a.m.:
NBC and MediaZone have completely failed. Where is the live coverage they promised?? It's now 1 hour and 15 minutes into the race and there is absolutely nothing they have shown us. Not even text, not even a word about technical difficulties.... it's quite disgusting!!