MediaZone, IndyCar and SportVision Drive New Online Streaming Experience with IndyCar Race Control.New Interactive Destination Allows Racing Fans Worldwide to Control their Viewing Experience Online SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- MediaZone, a leading global online broadcaster, in partnership with IndyCar Series, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and SportVision today announced IndyCar Race Control, a new online portal offering LIVE coverage worldwide of the 2008 IndyCar Series race season, the leading open wheel series in North America. The partnership brings together industry leaders in their own right to offer the most interactive way to experience IndyCar racing with customizable features for race enthusiasts around the world. The All Access Pass will include 15 races from 2008 IndyCar Race Control LIVE featuring in-car cams and telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. , including this year's 92nd Indianapolis 500 plus 28 total races from the main race feed On Demand covering the 2007 & 2008 IndyCar Series season. "Coverage of the 2008 IndyCar Series season through the new IndyCar Race Control promises to be one of the most dynamic and interactive viewing experience ever offered online," said Chris Ott, vice president of sports division for MediaZone. "By combining the resources and expertise of our partners, fans can experience a cutting edge broadcast online. With the inclusion of in-car views of select drivers for each race and telemetry features, IndyCar Race Control allows viewers to feel as if they are experiencing the race firsthand." Beyond simply streaming races online, IndyCar Race Control takes the broadcasts a step further, allowing fans to get the total racing experience all in one place. For LIVE events fans can select and switch in-car cam views while simultaneously analyzing top drivers throughout the race, reading the latest blogs from IndyCar Series drivers and teams, and following the latest IndyCar Series news as the race heats up all in one destination. In total, the offering includes: * 4 Driver-Dedicated In-Car Cams: Offering a firsthand view from the driver's seat; * The Honda Leader Cam: Tracks the driver in the lead throughout the race in real time; * 360-Degree Views: Mounted in-car cams that can pan 360 degrees in all weather conditions; * Live Audio: A mix of pit communications and exciting car sounds from the in-car cams; * Racing News Feed: Offering the hottest news stories across the IndyCar Series racing circuit; * Blogs: Commentary and updates from the racing circuit including driver Ed Carpenter, and voices from Roth Racing and Vision Racing team; * Onboard Telemetry: Combines a live leaderboard lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament offering live timing and scoring, GPS tracking, including the fastest lap. Fans will be in the driver's seat with cockpit views, dashboard analytics, access to driver brake and throttle indicators, and complete performance analysis between any two drivers in the field. "The 2008 season hits another innovation milestone with the launch of a new IndyCar Series fan interaction element -- IndyCar Race Control," said John Lewis, vice president of marketing and league development for the Indy Racing League The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. The League consists of two series, the premiere IndyCar Series , sanctioning body of the IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series The Indy Pro Series is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. It was founded in 2002 as a way to introduce new talent to the IRL and coincided with Infiniti's departure from the IRL's premier Indycar series. It is a spec series using a modified 3. . "This tool immerses fans into high resolution in-car cameras that pan a full 360 degrees -- the first of its kind for any sport. IndyCar Race Control is yet another extension of the innovation initiative of the IndyCar Series." "SportVision's goal is to provide IndyCar Series fans with a richer online viewing experience," said Hank Adams, 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. , SportVision, Inc. "The on-board positioning system captures precise car location and telemetry information and then streams it online, in real-time, providing IndyCar Race Control subscribers with an unprecedented level of information and control at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ." For the price of $39.99 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , the IndyCar Race Control All Access Pass will offer worldwide interactive broadcasts for 15 LIVE races from the IndyCar Race Control 2008 season, plus 28 total races from the main race feed On Demand covering the 2007 & 2008 IndyCar Series season. Please visit http://www.IndyCarRaceControl.com for more information. About MediaZone MediaZone is a leading global online broadcaster specializing in professionally produced sports, international and entertainment video programming. MediaZone has established lasting exclusive partnerships with leading media brands including AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and NBC Sports and is the official online broadcast partner for major events such as Wimbledon, Rugby World Cup For the rugby league competition, see . The Rugby World Cup is the premier international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is contested by the men's national teams. 2007 and the Indy 500. 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 . 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. For more information, please visit: MediaZone.com. |
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