The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced that it will provide 300 hours of live streaming video coverage known as ‘US Open Live’ delivering over 150 US Open matches on the official Web site of the tennis championship ‘USOpen.org.’ US Open Live sponsored by Westin Hotels and Stonyfield Farm will deliver live coverage from the five show courts during the majority of 2009 US Open tournament.
US Open Live will feature an interactive media console offering offer picture-in-picture match viewing, user commenting, and live match stats updates integrated with its live video.
The 2009 US Open world feed reaching to international broadcasters in around 180 countries; will be streamed live during all the live television windows for ESPN2 and the Tennis Channel.
” Pierce O’Neil, the USTA’s chief business officer said, “When we announced our new landmark cable television deal with ESPN and Tennis Channel, we promised to deliver the US Open to more fans in more ways than ever before.”
Phil Green, the USTA’s senior director of advanced media said, “With the support of our two newest sponsors–Westin Hotels and Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt–and IBM, we are making that a reality by making over 300 hours of live match coverage available on USOpen.org on a complimentary basis to fans throughout the country. Offering high-definition streaming through IBM’s new interactive media console will provide tennis fans with a more dynamic online viewing experience than they’ve ever had before.”
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