MediaZone.com Launches Live 2005 British Ice Figure and Dance Championships on the Figure Skating Channel; MediaZone.com Partners with the National Ice Skating Association (NISA) to Broadcast UK Championship Live Online.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.com, a leading global online broadcasting provider of licensed video and audio content, and The National Ice Skating ice skating, gliding along an ice surface on keellike runners known as ice skates. Skating as a Sport Skating, besides being an important form of winter recreation and the essential skill in the game of ice hockey (see hockey, ice) has developed Association of the UK (NISA Nisa, rivers: see Neisse, rivers of Poland. ) today announced their partnership to launch the live broadcast of the 2005 John Wilson/MK Skates British Ice Figure and Dance Championships on The Figure Skating figure skating Sport in which ice skaters, singly or in pairs, perform various jumps, spins, and footwork. The figure skate blade has a special serrated toe pick, or toe rake, at the front. Channel. Starting Tuesday, November 29, figure skating fans around the world can tune to watch the UK's finest skaters compete for the gold at http://www.thefigureskatingchannel.com/britishchampionships. "The National Ice Skating Association of the UK is very excited to team up with MediaZone.com to launch the British Championships on The Figure Skating Channel. With MediaZone's success in launching the world's first and only figure skating channel, it's a perfect place to showcase British skating to an already-captive broadband skating audience. With our partnership, we can bring British skating to even more fans around the world. We look forward to our relationship with MediaZone.com as they offer a high-quality experience to broadband users worldwide," said Keith Horton, General Secretary of NISA. The 2005 John Wilson/MK Skates British Ice Figure and Dance Championships are held this year at iceSheffield on November 29 - December 3. Skaters from all over the country gather to compete at this National level prestigious skating competition. Competitors include defending 2004 Senior Ladies Champion Jenna McCorkell Jenna McCorkell (born 15 September 1986 in Coleraine) is a British figure skater. She is the 2002 - 2004 & 2007 British National Champion She is engaged to Belgian skater Kevin Van Der Perren. , newcomer Vanessa James Vanessa James (born September 27, 1987 in Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian figure skater who currently competes internationally for the United Kingdom. She is the 2006 British national champion and 2007 national silver medalist. She is coached by Karl Kurtz and Priscilla Hill. , as well as defending 2004 Senior Mens Champion, John Hamer, plus a strong list of Junior Ladies. Also, in ice dance, it will be the last time that John and Sinead Kerr perform competitively in the UK prior to their departure for the 2006 Europeans and Winter Olympics. John and Sinead will defend their 2004 Senior Dance Title and are currently ranked 8th in Europe and 12th in the World. It will be your chance to see their exciting new free programme that contains a strong Scottish theme and will be performed internationally next year. On The Figure Skating Channel (www.theFigureSkatingChannel.com), all 44 events from the competition will be broadcast live and archived. For the sale price of $29.99 (approximately GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. 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. 17.41), fans can purchase a Championship All Access Pass to watch the events live, near-live, or anytime at their leisure via high-quality streams and downloads with pause and rewind capabilities. For one low price, fans can watch the British Championships events all year long. Fans can also choose a Day Pass option for viewing at $10 & $15 (approximately GBP 5.80 & approximately GBP 8.71) per day for up to 7 days. Subscribers to The Figure Skating Channel can watch the competition at no additional cost because it is included in the annual subscription. NISA has chosen MediaZone.com as its partner because of its ability to offer a turnkey solution of delivering and marketing paid media coupled with full content security, billing and customer care. The Figure Skating Channel offers the entire world the ability to watch all levels of skating and even competitions where there is no televised broadcast. "MediaZone.com is thrilled to join together with NISA to broadcast this British National Championships," said Michelle Wu, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of MediaZone.com. "We are honored to add this British skating to The Figure Skating Channel and to work with such a premier organization." MediaZone.com will stream the shows in high-quality video, ensuring that the programs remain secure while managing international access, billing and customer care. MediaZone.com offers a complete solution for securing, marketing, selling, managing and distributing digital content via the Internet. For more information on MediaZone.com, please visit: www.MediaZone.com or send email to info@MediaZone.com. About MediaZone.com MediaZone.com is a leading global provider of licensed video and audio content distributed securely via broadband networks to personal computers. MediaZone.com offers both subscription services and pay-per-view access to live event broadcasts and an extensive library of content in sports, film, TV entertainment, lifestyle, music, health, fitness, religious, international, how-to and personal development video and audio media. 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.com 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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NPSN NPSN NAS Processing System Network NPSN National Police Support Network Inc. ).For more information, please visit www.MediaZone.com or send email to info@MediaZone.com. About NISA The National Ice Skating Association (UK) Ltd is the Governing Body for ice-skating in the UK covering the disciplines of Figure (Singles, Dance and Synchro syn·chro n. pl. syn·chros A selsyn. [Short for synchronous.] Noun 1. ) and Short Track with over 4,500 members across Great Britain. It is responsible for all activities involving the sport. On an annual basis over 50,000 individuals participate in our Skate UK programme (a series of courses run by professional coaches designed to give beginners an introduction to the skill of ice skating). Ice Skating in the UK has a very large participant base with an estimated 11 million visits to ice arenas per annum Per annum Yearly. . Ice-skating is both a recreation and sport for individuals of all ages, abilities and backgrounds from complete beginners to Olympians. For further information on how you can participate in the exciting sport of ice-skating in great Britain contact NISA at: nisa@iceskating.org.uk. |
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