VitalStream Powers LA Kings Web TV
October 25, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Content delivery network operator VitalStream Holdings (vitalstream.com) announced on Monday it will power the Los Angeles Kings online video portal for the new NHL hockey season with its partner VirtuPoint (virtupoint.com), a digital media producer and distributor.
Together, VitalStream and VirtuPoint will broadcast KingsTV. VitalStream says KingsTV provides fans with coverage of live events including press conferences, pre-game build-up and post-game interviews. Hockey fans can watch interviews with players after morning practices and see post-game analysis, press conferences and interviews with the coaches and players from both sides.
VirtuPoint delivers video encoding and production, while VitalStream’s content delivery network provides the streaming for Kings fans and the organization’s internal and affiliate needs.
“We’ve seen a significant demand for sporting events and news to be broadcast online,” says Michel Maeso, executive VP of sales and marketing at VitalStream. “VitalStream’s content delivery network, combined with VirtuPoint’s production technology, meets this demand and ensures the LA Kings biggest fans receive their favorite sports-related news and entertainment in a viewing quality next-best to being at the STAPLES Center in-person. Through our partnership with VirtuPoint, we’re able to provide rich media streaming and the highest on-line viewing quality for some of the NHL’s most in-demand content.”
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