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FIBA and MediaZone Join Forces to Bring the FIBA World Championship 2006 via Broadband to Basketball Fans Worldwide; Strategic Partnership Delivers Expanded Coverage and Viewing Options for Prestigious Basketball Tournament.


REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- MediaZone, a leading global online broadcaster, today announced a partnership with FIBA FIBA Fédération Internationale de Basketball (International Basketball Federation)
FIBA Florida International Bankers Association
FIBA Fédération Internationale de Boxe Amateur
FIBA Financial Institution Benefit Association, Inc.
 to present live and On Demand broadband video coverage of all 80 games of the FIBA World Championship 2006. Coverage of the highly anticipated basketball tournament is available via subscription and can be accessed through the official FIBA World Championship 2006 site www.fiba2006.com or directly at http://FIBA2006.MediaZone.com.

MediaZone has been selected by FIBA as its exclusive broadband partner and will offer live and On Demand Internet broadcasts throughout the tournament, as well as Video On Demand (VOD See video-on-demand.

VoD - video on demand
) as both high-quality streams and downloads.

The broadband coverage will include the preliminary and final round games and feature the USA team as it aims to redeem its disappointing bronze finish in the 2004 Olympics. Fans will also be able to watch International stars Yao Ming
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yao (姚).


Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; Pinyin: Yáo Míng 
 (China) Dirk Nowitzki (Germany), Manu Ginobli (Argentina), Tony Parker (France), Paul Gasol (Spain) and more than 35 other NBA NBA
abbr.
1. National Basketball Association

2. National Boxing Association

NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (=
 stars as they try to carry their national teams to become the World Champions and gain an automatic bid to the 2008 summer games in Beijing.

This partnership reflects MediaZone's ongoing momentum in bringing some of the most sought after sports, lifestyle and entertainment events to fans worldwide via the Internet. In June, MediaZone partnered with the All England Lawn Tennis Club and NBC Sports to offer live and On Demand broadband video coverage of the Wimbledon tennis tournament via its groundbreaking Wimbledon Live service. Wimbledon Live included live multi-court streaming broadcasts of more than 325 matches during the Fortnight, an Internet first. MediaZone also previously partnered with FIBA to broadcast 36 live and On Demand games from the FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Championships.

"We regard this as a tremendous opportunity to extend coverage of this renowned event to an even broader set of basketball fans around the world," said Patrick Baumann, Secretary General of FIBA.

"Given the success of last year's international basketball coverage on our service, we feel that this partnership is a significant chance to provide sports enthusiasts access to in-depth tournament coverage wherever and whenever they choose," said Michelle Wu, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of MediaZone. "With our exemplary track record of effectively aggregating, packaging and distributing premium video, especially live sporting events, MediaZone is fast becoming the go-to partner for content owners seeking to expand the reach and deepen the value of their assets online."

About MediaZone

MediaZone is a leading global online broadcaster specializing in sports, entertainment, and international programming. MediaZone offers both subscription and pay-per-view access to live and On Demand event broadcasts online, helping consumers stay connected with hard-to-find, yet highly relevant programming, while providing media owners with a new channel to distribute and monetize their content libraries. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation).

The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay
 with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a division of MIH MIH Make It Happen (band)
MIH Master of International Health (University of Copenhagen)
MIH Molar-Incisor-Hypomineralisation
MIH Men in Hats (online comic) 
 Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers (Nasdaq:NPSN NPSN NAS Processing System Network
NPSN National Police Support Network Inc.
). For more information, please visit MediaZone.com.
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