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Jacked, Inc., NBC Sports launch interactive companion for “Sunday Night Football” broadcasts

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jacked.pngJacked, Inc., developer of a new publishing platform designed to operate with broadcast media, expanded its partnership with NBC Sports and NBCSports.com to power its Play Action for “Sunday Night Football” broadcasts. Jacked’s TVTOP publishing platform brings the power of the web to television via a multi-patent platform that combines a proprietary rich Internet application with a library of media, statistics, information, commerce, communication, community and advertising widgets.

Through the Jacked/NBC Sports partnership, viewers will be provided with an interactive companion to “Sunday Night Football” including fully configurable NFL dashboard with 19 unique widgets including real-time statistics and scores, in game photos from Getty Images and the Associated Press, Yahoo Flickr fan photos, player profiles, play-by-play, and chat. Jacked provides fans with complete control of their sporting experience with the convenience of everything on one page and the ability to customize and save their personalized dashboard for future games.

Originally posted on December 19, 2007 @ 11:03 am

MLB.com brings fans live video coverage from Baseball Winter Meetings

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mlb.pngMLB.com will provide baseball fans with expansive live video coverage of the annual Baseball Winter Meetings from Nashville, Tenn., via its exclusive offseason subscription package. The broadcasts will commence from Music City USA on December 3 at 11:00 a.m. EST with the live announcement of the results from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2008 Veterans Committee election.

Among the Winter Meetings programming highlights on MLB.com are: exclusive interviews with every Major League manager in attendance; live video of every press conference; breaking news updates; expert analysis from former Major Leaguers Harold Reynolds, Jim Leyritz, John Marzano and Billy Sample and former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Fred Claire; and exclusive pick-by- pick coverage of the 2008 Rule 5 Draft beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST on December 6.

Originally posted on November 30, 2007 @ 8:00 am

EA inks deal with Gigamedia for Taiwan operation of NBA Street Online

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nba.pngElectronic Arts Inc. and GigaMedia Limited have entered into an agreement to launch and operate NBA Street Online in Taiwan. The game will be released in Q1 2008 in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as the second online title by Electronic Arts for the Asia region following the success of EA Sports FIFA Online in Korea.

NBA Street Online is the perfect combination of customization, convenience, and community in a casual lifestyle game. It features special elements that are designed specifically for the online multiplayer experience including matchmaking, specialized player customization, and the ability to create own clubs to play online with friends and defend one’s court. NBA Street Online allows up to six gamers to simultaneously compete in tournaments against one another and even against the best of the real NBA league.

The cooperation between Electronic Arts and GigaMedia is expected to provide the best gaming experience for players in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Working closely with Electronic Arts development teams, GigaMedia will provide marketing, community management, customer and technical support, and other valuable services as the operator of the game.

Originally posted on November 20, 2007 @ 11:48 am

Expedia.com is now the official travel sponsor of the NFL.

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World’s leading online travel service Expedia.com and the National Football League has announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement making Expedia.com the Official Travel Sponsor of the NFL. All NFL-oriented deals and information can be found at http://www.expedia.com/nfl.

Expedia.com is now the ultimate travel planning and booking resource for 170 million NFL fans following their favorite team during football season.

In addition to travel deals and NFL-focused destination information, Expedia.com customers will have the opportunity to purchase vacation packages including tickets to league events such as the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl.

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The online travel service company kicks off “NFL Mondays,” rewarding travelers with up to $100 redeemable for merchandise on NFLShop.com when they book a hotel or vacation package in any NFL city every Monday through Dec. 3, 2007.

It will also launch an NFL-themed sweepstakes in December that will give one fan the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime, grand prize travel package to Super Bowl XLII in Arizona and the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Twenty other lucky winners will receive a trip to either the Super Bowl or the Pro Bowl and 11 additional daily winners will receive a gift certificate for merchandise on NFLShop.com.

Originally posted on November 13, 2007 @ 2:57 am

NBCSports.com, NBCOlympics.com and MediaZone to stream key marathon events from New York

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nbcsports.pngNBCSports.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.

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.

Originally posted on October 29, 2007 @ 10:55 am