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Youthstream and MediaZone Expand Partnership to Broadcast 2006 FIM Motocross & Supermoto World Championships Online; Live Racing Begins April 2 on The Moto Channel.


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. -- Motocross motocross

Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud.
 fans will be able to watch the 2006 FIM FIM

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Finnish Markka.
 Motocross World Championship and the 2006 FIM Supermoto World Championship live and on-demand exclusively on The Moto Channel on MediaZone (http://moto.mediazone.com).

Starting today, fans can gear up for the first race of the season by watching the 2005 races and highlight shows on The Moto Channel. Live action begins April 2 with the Grand Prix Grand Prix  
n. pl. Grand Prix
Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course.
 of Flanders, direct from Zolder at 10:00 GMT/6:00 EDT EDT
abbr.
Eastern Daylight Time


EDT Eastern Daylight Time

EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York

EDT 
 and will continue with every race throughout the 2006 series.

Building on the success of the 2005 season, Youthstream expands its relationship with MediaZone, to provide complete live motocross and supermoto online coverage. Fans worldwide can tune in to live racing with English commentary via high-quality streams, or watch streams or downloads at their leisure with pause and rewind capabilities just hours after each race. The Moto Channel is offered in multiple languages to cater to different audiences around the world.

"By working with MediaZone, we can enable motocross and supermoto fans to stay connected to their favorite sport anywhere in the world. Our partnership with MediaZone was a great success last season, and we're excited to extend the relationship for many years to come," said Mr. Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream's President.

For the annual subscription price of $49.99, racing fans can watch over 100 hours of live and on demand racing. This special introductory price for The Moto Channel is available until May 1. The subscription offers viewers all of the live races from the 2006 FIM Motocross and Supermoto World Championships, archives from the 2005 season, plus full 52 minute highlight shows of every 2005 race. The Moto Channel is devoted to serving world-class motorcycle programming to fans around the globe.

"We're delighted to expand our relationship with Youthstream," said Resa Lee, Director of Content, MediaZone. "It's great to work with such a reputable, well-established organization like Youthstream to take these premier-level international motorcycle races to new audiences through our online broadcasting network."

The 2006 Motocross series includes 16 races, beginning with the Grand Prix of Flanders and wrapping up on September 24 with the Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin in Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. . The 2006 Supermoto series runs from April 30 to November 5, comprised of 8 regular races plus the Supermoto of Nations in Belfast, Ireland on October 1. All events are available via The Moto Channel on MediaZone.

About Youthstream

Youthstream is the company that manages the exclusive television, marketing and promotional worldwide rights of the FIM Supermoto World Championship, the FIM Motocross World Championship, the FIM Motocross of Nations, the FIM Supermoto of Nations, the UEM UEM Universidade Estadual de Maringa (State University of Maringa, Brazil)
UEM Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Maputo, Mozambique)
UEM Unione Economica e Monetaria
 Motocross European Championship, the UEM Supermoto European Championship, FIM Snowcross World Championship, the FIM Women Motocross World Cup and the FIM Amateur Motocross World Cup. www.motocrossMX1.com - www.supermotoS1.com

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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