Recreational Technologies Purchases Major Sports Domain Addresses From dotTV.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers KANSAS CITY, Kan. and PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2000 Kansas City-Based Sports Technology Innovator Introduces Baseball.tv, Basketball.tv, Hockey.tv and Football.tv to Deliver Complete Stats and Streaming Video to Sports Fans Recreational Technologies (Rec-Tech), developer of the popular SportsMaster Pro(TM) baseball charting system, and dotTV (www.tv), the exclusive worldwide source for web addresses ending in .tv, today announced that Rec-Tech has registered Baseball.tv, Basketball.tv, Hockey.tv and Football.tv from dotTV to launch a comprehensive sports network via the World Wide Web. Rec-Tech introduced Baseball.tv last month at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers in Atlanta; Rec-Tech plans to roll out the additional channels during the next year. As the Internet evolves into a more visually engaging and dynamic medium, the .tv domain is rapidly emerging as the "must-have" web address. dotTV offers the only top-level domain that truly symbolizes convergence, rich media, streaming video and other broadband content. In only a few months, companies and individuals from around the globe have rushed to obtain .tv domain names, signaling to the world that they are providers of the rich and engaging content that is the future of the Internet. Rec-Tech is the first company to spearhead the development of interactive broadcast and marketing technologies exclusively for the sport of baseball with Baseball.tv. The new web channel will offer highly interactive web cast formats, game data management systems, interactive CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). baseball cards and virtual ticketing. In addition to providing fans and baseball professionals with round-the-clock access to highlights and statistics, Baseball.tv plans to provide interactive web casts of professional, college and youth games and will be home to behind-the-scenes team and player information and player-hosted chat rooms. "The .tv domain gives us the opportunity to bring the fun and excitement of truly interactive sports to fans worldwide," said Tom Heshion, president 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. of Rec-Tech. "Through the marriage of two media, our goal is to give fans, professionals and marketers unlimited opportunities to participate in sports broadcasting and webcasting in ways never before possible." "By the purchase of Baseball.tv and the other sports domain addresses, Rec-Tech clearly understands the huge value that the .tv domain brings to Internet branding," said Lou Kerner, CEO of dotTV. "By having a .tv address, people will know that they are a provider of rich, engaging and interactive content." dotTV announced the availability of .tv Internet addresses earlier this year, uniting "TV," the world's most recognized two letter symbol, with the World Wide Web to empower companies, organizations and individuals to create the global Internet destinations and brands of tomorrow. Leading companies from around the globe that have adopted the .tv domain name include Sega of America, Columbia TriStar International Television Columbia TriStar International Television was known as the worldwide television distribution arm of Columbia TriStar Television that was launched in 1995. In 2002, it was renamed to Sony Pictures Television International. , Billabong bil·la·bong n. Australian 1. A dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river. 2. A streambed filled with water only in the rainy season. 3. A stagnant pool or backwater. , Zee TV, TVB TVB Television Bureau TVB Ti Voglio Bene (Italian: I Love You) TVB Television Bureau of Advertising TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong) TVB Top Vs. Online, Carsey-Werner Company and over 150 leading broadcasters from around the globe, including PAX TV, TV Norge, Granada Sky, British Telecom, Globo and affiliates of Fox, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation . Inquiries can be made at the company's web site, www.tv. About Recreational Technologies Recreational Technologies, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (Rec-Tech) was founded in 1997 with one goal in mind -- to bring state-of-the-art technology to the sports industry. The Kansas City-based company is committed to providing coaches, fans and players with critical game-enhancing information and products and to improving individual and team performance by offering immediate and easy access to data for review and analysis. About dotTV dotTV (www.tv) is a registrar and the exclusive worldwide registry for second-level domain names in the .tv top-level domain through an agreement with the country of Tuvalu. The company is dedicated to creating the premier top-level domain so that companies, organizations and individuals can create the Internet brands and identities of the future. dotTV has received its initial funding and support from idealab!, a leading creator of Internet businesses. |
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