WCSN and Akimbo Team to Deliver Network's Programming on Demand Via the Internet

WCSN and Akimbo Team to Deliver Network's Programming on Demand Via the Internet

Network's Popular 'World Championship Sports' Series Is First Title to Be Featured

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- World Championship Sports Network (WCSN), the country's premier multi-platform world championship sports destination, today announced that Akimbo(TM) Systems, creator of the first Internet video-on-demand service for television, will make World Championship Sports, WCSN's most popular weekly series, available for download through the Akimbo Service.

Televised in more than 47 million cable TV homes, World Championship Sports, currently in its 26-episode second season, captures the very best of WCSN championship events in all its dramatic, life-changing and glorious sports moments. Hosted by renowned sports broadcaster Craig Elsten, each one-hour episode is dedicated to a single sport. The series features a wide range of sports including cycling, gymnastics, skiing, volleyball and much, much more. The series has also captured recent emotional and timeless moments like Brendan Hansen's two new world records in the 100m and 200m breaststroke at the USA swimming national championships, and Asafa Powell matching his own 100m world record of 9.77 seconds for the third time at the IAAF Golden League Zurich in August.

"We are excited that Akimbo recognizes that our high-quality and unique content is attracting sports fans globally," said Claude Ruibal, chairman and CEO of WCSN. "Akimbo's reputation in the industry and its robust technology will help us reach into untapped markets delivering our unique content to additional fans of these great sports."

Akimbo offers one of the largest collections of video-on-demand titles, including thousands of programs from more than 200 distinctive content providers. Akimbo's expansive collection of on-demand video includes well-known names as well as hard-to-find specialty offerings. Consumers can access Akimbo through the Online Spotlight area of Microsoft Media Center Edition PCs. Akimbo will soon be available on the brand new RCA Akimbo Player, an Internet video-on-demand set-top box, and through the upcoming AT&T Homezone entertainment service.

"We are impressed by WCSN's strong programming ties with over 20 international sports federations," said Josh Goldman, chief executive officer of Akimbo. "Through Akimbo, their audience will have even more options to see current and future sports stars in their history-making moments."

Source: World Championship Sports Network

CONTACT: James Park of Bob Gold & Associates, +1-310-784-1040,
james@bobgoldpr.com, for World Championship Sports Network; or James Cortese
of A&R Partners, +1-650-762-2813, jcortese@ar-edelman.com, for Akimbo

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