MaxVU Sports and The Rice Owls Catch The Attention of Mice and Men.Sports Editors Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper & High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2003 More than 200 basketball fans and their mice tuned into www.maxvusports.tv and OwlVision Saturday as the Rice Owls The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. Rice participates in NCAA Division I athletics and is part of Conference USA. Rice was a charter member of the Southwest Conference until its breakup in 1996 . took on the University of Tulsa (TU) Golden Hurricane in one of the first live collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. Internet broadcasts in the region. "The video feed was exceptional," said University of Tulsa Moderator, Damon Lewis. "Unbelievable quality with DSL connection DSL connection n (Comput) → DSL-Anschluss m . Great idea!" added one TU senior. OwlVision, a subscription-based service created when Houston-based MaxVU Sports Broadcasting Network (MSBN MSBN Multiply-Sectioned Bayesian Network MSBN Multi-Service Broadband Network ) and Rice University teamed up, is one of the first of its kind. "We are extremely pleased that the Rice Owls and their fans are on the cutting edge of technology in bringing games live into homes around the world on OwlVision," said Mike Pede, Rice's associate AD for marketing and media relations. "For a very small fee, fans around the country can now see athletic events each year, right in the comfort of their own homes. And the fans of the teams with which we compete can now see their teams play as well. Saturday was truly a great day for Rice athletics and its supporters." Subscription services will be available for Owl baseball beginning in February, but Saturday's game was a free view. January's remaining broadcast, when the Rice women take on the University of Hawaii's Rainbow Wahine Rainbow Wahine is the nickname applied to women's sports teams at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The University of Hawaii teams were traditionally called "rainbows" until controversies with the name led the Jan. 30, will be the final free view on OwlVision. "The response to Saturday's game just goes to show how much people really do want the ability to see their favorite college teams live on the Internet," said Mark Judson, vice president of MSBN. "MSBN anticipated and is proving that people want to see sports on the Internet. We are continuously receiving inquiries from other universities interested in our services," said MSBN founder and 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. , Gregory Demetriades. "We are expanding our network of affiliates daily." The response to Saturday's game was so enthusiastic, in fact, that MSBN and OwlVision are in the process of adding additional features to the service for subscription holders. For up-to-date information on the benefits of subscribing or more information on MSBN or MaxVU Inc., log onto www.maxvusports.tv or www.maxvu.com or call 281/364-6926. For more information regarding OwlVision subscriptions or the Rice University athletic program, log onto www.riceowls.com. |
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