Livestream Chosen by Horizon League to Stream Hundreds of Division 1 College Basketball Games Live

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Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:01am EST

Livestream Chosen by Horizon League to Stream Hundreds of Division 1 College
Basketball Games Live
Exclusive Deal Expands Athletics Customer Base; Follows Launch of Livestream
Sports Solutions Division



NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Horizon League and WebStream Productions
Inc. have chosen Livestream, the leading live Internet video platform, to
broadcast hundreds of regular-season, NCAA Division 1 men's and women's
college basketball games beginning November 13.

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Under the exclusive deal, live game broadcasts will be available for free
viewing at www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv along with regularly updated highlights
and on-demand content. 

"We are excited to partner with Livestream on the new Horizon League Network
site. The power of their video platform including live streaming, on-demand
content, automatic recording, archiving and APIs make Livestream the perfect
fit for the Horizon League," said John Servizzi, president of WebStream
Productions.

The partnership is the latest in association with the recently launched
Livestream Sports Solutions division, which is focused on delivering
best-of-breed live streaming partnerships for athletic organizations. The
Horizon League, with its perennial slate of NCAA Championship contenders,
joins a growing number of leagues and networks that rely on Livestream for
sports webcasting, including the CollegeFanz Sports Network, National Lacrosse
League and the Kansas City Chiefs NFL franchise.

"This partnership with the Horizon League and WebStream Productions is yet
another example of how Livestream technology is transforming the way sports
organizations bring live video to their fans," said Max Haot, CEO of
Livestream. "We are excited to be working with WebStream Productions on their
coverage of Horizon League athletics and look forward to helping other sports
organizations do the same."

"We are pleased to partner with WebStream Productions and Livestream to bring
our fans and alumni a high-quality, live streaming video experience," said
Horizon League Commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone. "The Horizon League Network
is a vital marketing and communications platform. Our partners are helping us
maximize its potential."

About Livestream
Livestream (formerly Mogulus) provides everything needed to easily live stream
video and engage an audience. Producers can use Livestream to stream live,
linear and on-demand Internet television to multiple devices through a single,
highly customizable player. The service is available in both Free
(ad-supported) and Premium (ad-free, white-label, higher-quality) packages.
Unique features include the ability to mix multiple live cameras, overlay
graphics, desktop streaming with 3D effects, and social chat. Founded in 2007,
the Livestream is based in New York and includes Gannett Co. as a minority
shareholder and investor. 

About WebStream Productions
Founded in 2006, WebStream Productions is a leader in live sports webcasting
with clients including the NCAA, Horizon League, Indianapolis Indians and
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Producers of more
than 400 live events each year and countless features, interviews and other
on-demand content, WebStream Productions is committed to delivering
television-quality content to computer screens and portable devices.

About the Horizon League
Comprised of 10 public and private institutions of higher learning, the
Horizon League is an NCAA Division I athletics conference that sponsors 19
intercollegiate championships and is headquartered in Indianapolis. The League
and its member institutions aspire to teach young people, through athletic
competition, the value of learning, service to others and personal
responsibility.

Member institutions of the Horizon League are Butler University
(Indianapolis), Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy,
the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso
(Ind.) University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) and Youngstown
(Ohio) State University.

SOURCE  Livestream

Sue Huss, for Livestream, sue.huss@comunicano.com, +1-619-379-4396
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