Not a .mobi site, but NBC Sports is promoting a huge amount of mobile content.
NBC SPORTS TO PROVIDE ITS BIGGEST CONTENT OFFERING EVER ON MOBILE SERVICE
Published: May 15, 2008
Includes Live Game Telecasts, In-Depth Analysis and News for the Preakness Stakes, NHL Stanley Cup Final, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, The Ryder Cup, Notre Dame Football and AST Dew Tour
NEW YORK and ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. – May 15, 2008 – NBC Sports today announced its most robust mobile content offering to date, enabling fans to experience every touchdown, goal, birdie, ace, and photo finish in real time and on the go with NBC 2Go, NBC Mobile's TV-quality mobile entertainment service. NBC 2Go will provide access to simulcasts of live NBC Sports game broadcasts, highlights, in-depth analysis and news to wireless customers with FLO TV™ service from MediaFLO USA, as well as MobiTV® service. Fans will experience: This Saturday's 133rd Preakness Stakes; the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Games and Stanley Cup Final; golf's U.S. Open Championship, U.S. Women's and Senior Open Championships, Senior PGA Championship and The Ryder Cup; tennis' French Open and Wimbledon; Notre Dame Football; and the AST Dew Tour. The announcement was made by Ken Schanzer, President, NBC Sports and Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, President, NBC Universal Digital Distribution.
"NBC Sports is home to premier sports content and we are pleased to be able to make our marquee events, including the Preakness, U.S. Open, Ryder Cup, Wimbledon and Notre Dame football available to users on their mobile phones," said Schanzer.
"We are committed to making the world's most celebrated athletes and prestigious sports events available to fans in real time with the touch of their mobile device," said Perrette. "Sports events are key drivers of consumer adoption on new platforms, so extending the NBC Sports brand to consumers on the go is a significant step forward for the mobile business."
NBC Sports on NBC 2Go will offer customers access to a variety of live sporting events in the coming months, and featured event highlights will also be available on demand. Live and on demand event coverage includes:
The Preakness Stakes: NBC 2Go will offer a simulcast of NBC Sports' live broadcast coverage of this Saturday's 133rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., with coverage starting at 4:30 p.m. ET.
National Hockey League (NHL): Catch all the exciting action with NBC Sports' coverage of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff and Final games on your cell phone. For game schedules, please visit www.NBCSports.com.
Tennis: NBC 2Go offers live tennis coverage of the 2008 French Open from Roland Garros in Paris starting Saturday, May 31, and Wimbledon, beginning Saturday, June 28.
Golf: NBC 2Go tees up live golf coverage beginning with the Senior PGA Championship starting Saturday, May 24. Then, catch the best golfers in the world on your mobile phone with the 2008 U.S. Open Championship from Torrey Pines in San Diego, Calif. starting on Thursday, June 12. NBC's third round coverage will be available on Saturday, June 14 starting at 4 p.m. ET, with final round coverage on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15, at 3p.m. ET. And, the Ryder Cup kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Notre Dame Football: Every home game of the 2008 Notre Dame football season, starting Saturday, Sept. 6, is available on NBC 2Go.
AST Dew Tour: The first-ever Action Sports Tour, the Dew Tour features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert and dirt) and freestyle motocross. The Tour awards champions in the six disciplines with the Dew Cup at season's end based on a cumulative points system. The 2008 Tour stops begin on Thursday, June 19 with the Panasonic Open in Baltimore, Md.
For game schedules, please visit www.NBCSports.com. For art, visit NBC Universal Media Village, www.nbcumv.com. For more on NBC Mobile, visit www.nbcmobile.com.
NBC SPORTS TO PROVIDE ITS BIGGEST CONTENT OFFERING EVER ON MOBILE SERVICE
Published: May 15, 2008
Includes Live Game Telecasts, In-Depth Analysis and News for the Preakness Stakes, NHL Stanley Cup Final, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, The Ryder Cup, Notre Dame Football and AST Dew Tour
NEW YORK and ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. – May 15, 2008 – NBC Sports today announced its most robust mobile content offering to date, enabling fans to experience every touchdown, goal, birdie, ace, and photo finish in real time and on the go with NBC 2Go, NBC Mobile's TV-quality mobile entertainment service. NBC 2Go will provide access to simulcasts of live NBC Sports game broadcasts, highlights, in-depth analysis and news to wireless customers with FLO TV™ service from MediaFLO USA, as well as MobiTV® service. Fans will experience: This Saturday's 133rd Preakness Stakes; the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Games and Stanley Cup Final; golf's U.S. Open Championship, U.S. Women's and Senior Open Championships, Senior PGA Championship and The Ryder Cup; tennis' French Open and Wimbledon; Notre Dame Football; and the AST Dew Tour. The announcement was made by Ken Schanzer, President, NBC Sports and Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, President, NBC Universal Digital Distribution.
"NBC Sports is home to premier sports content and we are pleased to be able to make our marquee events, including the Preakness, U.S. Open, Ryder Cup, Wimbledon and Notre Dame football available to users on their mobile phones," said Schanzer.
"We are committed to making the world's most celebrated athletes and prestigious sports events available to fans in real time with the touch of their mobile device," said Perrette. "Sports events are key drivers of consumer adoption on new platforms, so extending the NBC Sports brand to consumers on the go is a significant step forward for the mobile business."
NBC Sports on NBC 2Go will offer customers access to a variety of live sporting events in the coming months, and featured event highlights will also be available on demand. Live and on demand event coverage includes:
The Preakness Stakes: NBC 2Go will offer a simulcast of NBC Sports' live broadcast coverage of this Saturday's 133rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., with coverage starting at 4:30 p.m. ET.
National Hockey League (NHL): Catch all the exciting action with NBC Sports' coverage of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff and Final games on your cell phone. For game schedules, please visit www.NBCSports.com.
Tennis: NBC 2Go offers live tennis coverage of the 2008 French Open from Roland Garros in Paris starting Saturday, May 31, and Wimbledon, beginning Saturday, June 28.
Golf: NBC 2Go tees up live golf coverage beginning with the Senior PGA Championship starting Saturday, May 24. Then, catch the best golfers in the world on your mobile phone with the 2008 U.S. Open Championship from Torrey Pines in San Diego, Calif. starting on Thursday, June 12. NBC's third round coverage will be available on Saturday, June 14 starting at 4 p.m. ET, with final round coverage on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15, at 3p.m. ET. And, the Ryder Cup kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Notre Dame Football: Every home game of the 2008 Notre Dame football season, starting Saturday, Sept. 6, is available on NBC 2Go.
AST Dew Tour: The first-ever Action Sports Tour, the Dew Tour features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert and dirt) and freestyle motocross. The Tour awards champions in the six disciplines with the Dew Cup at season's end based on a cumulative points system. The 2008 Tour stops begin on Thursday, June 19 with the Panasonic Open in Baltimore, Md.
For game schedules, please visit www.NBCSports.com. For art, visit NBC Universal Media Village, www.nbcumv.com. For more on NBC Mobile, visit www.nbcmobile.com.
